Cheesecake comes in several different styles and flavors. In fact there are so many different types of cheesecakes that there is one to suit everyone’s culinary delight. They are available right from basic recipes to the more complicated ones. Every time you alter the simple ingredients or add various toppings, you obtain a different type of cheesecake. Cheesecakes are simply versatile and widely enjoyed by people across the globe.

New York Cheesecake
The main ingredients of the New York cheesecake are cream cheese, eggs and sugar. It is believed that “New Yorkers say that cheesecake wasn’t really cheesecake until it was cheesecake in New York” – this is how the New York style cheesecake got its name. New York style cheesecake is made in a springform pan so as to attain the desired height while the cheesecake sets.

Pennsylvania Dutch Cheesecake
Pennsylvania Dutch Cheesecake is quite similar to the New York cheesecake with the only difference that it is made with farmer’s cheese, also called pot cheese. This variety of cheese has less water content. Pennsylvania Dutch cheesecake is somewhat tangy in flavor as compared to the traditional sour cream cheesecake.

Fruit Cheesecakes
Cheese cakes that either have fruits: as a topping or swirled within the cheesecake are known as fruit cheesecakes. Toppings usually include blueberry, strawberry, cherry or any fruit that you might like. Fruit cheesecakes are basically made by following the recipe of New York style cheesecake.

No Bake Cheesecakes
No bake cheesecakes are available in kits that do not require baking. Sweetness is added by mixing the ingredients with sweetened condensed milk or powdered sugar. No bake cheesecakes are easy to make so much so that they require little effort and they can be made quickly.

Roman Cheesecake
Roman cheesecake is made using a combination of ricotta cheese or mascarpone cheese, honey as well as flour. Roman cheesecake is not shaped in a round pie shape like the traditional cheesecakes but is shaped into loaves. Bay leaves are also used in Roman cheesecake recipes as a preservative. Roman cheesecake is dryer when compared to other styles.

Chocolate Cheesecake
Chocolate cheesecakes are available in different styles. Chocolate may be used to flavor the entire cheesecake, a marble effect is achieved by swirling the chocolate through the entire cheesecake, it may be used as a topping or it can become the base for the crumbled crust.

French Cheesecake
Gelatin is the binding ingredient in the French style cheesecakes. French cheesecakes are light and delicious. They are approximately 2 inches in height. Their distinct savor and light taste is mainly because of the use of Neufchatel cheese in this recipe.

Lactose-free or Diet Cheesecake

Lactose-free cheesecakes are popularly made using lactose-free cheese or other vegan recipes. Diet cheesecakes contain less calories and fat than the regular cheesecakes. This is so because diet cheesecake is made using low-fat or non-fat cream cheese and certain other low fat ingredients too.