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8 Wonderful Cheesecakes

Make your dessert extra special with buttery crusts, creamy fillings, and tasty toppings

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1 /8 Photography by Annabelle Breakey; styling by Dan Becker

Orange Ribbon Cheesecake

This creamy cheesecake has a glistening topping of caramelized, candy-like orange slices.

Recipe: Orange Ribbon Cheesecake

2 /8 Leigh Beisch

Eggnog Cheesecake

3 /8 James Carrier

Cranberry Crown Cheesecake

Glistening, glazed cranberries shine like jewels atop a luxuriously creamy cheesecake.

Recipe: Cranberry Crown Cheesecake

4 /8 Photography by Leigh Beisch; styling by Dan Becker

Roasted Sweet-Potato Cheesecake with Maple Cream

This prize-winning cheesecake from a Sunset reader is one of our absolute favorites. Creamy and moist, with just the right amount of sweetness, this dessert will wow your guests.

Recipe: Roasted Sweet-Potato Cheesecake with Maple Cream

5 /8 James Carrier

Pineapple Cheesecake with Haupia Sauce

This cheesecake gets a triple tropical twist with pineapple, coconut (haupia), and macadamia nuts.

Recipe: Pineapple Cheesecake with Haupia Sauce

6 /8 Annabelle Breakey

Lemon Shortbread Cheesecake

Ripe strawberries are the perfect topper for this smooth delicious cheesecake made with cream cheese and chevre. Shortbread cookie crumbs make the crust.

Recipe: Lemon Shortbread Cheesecake

7 /8 Christina Schmidhofer

Crushed Peppermint Cheesecake

Peppermint's cool bite gets smoothed out when paired with creamy cheesecake.

Recipe: Crushed Peppermint Cheesecake

8 /8 James Carrier

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Cognac and spice flavors a creamy fall pumpkin cheesecake topped with crushed pecans. Recipe: Pumpkin Cheesecake