There’s no doubt that cheesecake is one of the most popular desserts out there. It’s not a new idea, for the concept of mixing cheese with eggs and flour before baking goes way back to ancient times. Cheesecake, as we know it today, is typically made with cream cheese, and here are three varieties you have to try.
New York-Style Cheesecake
New York-style cheesecake is different from others. It uses cream cheese, but there’s also sour or heavy cream in the recipes. The extra richness is provided by adding extra egg yolks, with the result being light, delicious, and thick. The graham cracker crust provides the finishing touch that makes this famous dessert what it is.
German Cheesecake
Known as käsekuchen, the German cheesecake is made with quark instead of cream cheese, in addition to eggs, milk, and sugar. It’s baked in a dough crust, traditionally, and sometimes in a shortbread crust. There’s a version with cream and gelatin that doesn’t require baking.
Japanese Cheesecake
Japanese desserts are famously fluffy, and that’s exactly the case with Japanese cheesecake. The process of making it involves whipping egg whites and yolks separately, cooking in a bain-marie, and adding the typical ingredients: cream cheese, butter, sugar, and whipped cream.
