Cheesecake (unbaked): do you prefer it with ice cream or cream?

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Really not important at all in the grand scheme of things but just interested in wider opinions.

Christmas Day Christmas pudding alternatives were being discussed with a group of friends last night. Cheesecake (the unbaked variety) was mentioned. One friend said 'oh yes, definitely cheesecake with ice cream'.
We all said 'with ice cream'? She said she'd go as far as saying she wouldn't order cheesecake if she couldn't have it with ice cream. Of course each to their own, but it's not something that goes together for me. These days I'd probably just have it on its own, but if anything with a pouring cream, I can't think I've ever seen it served any other way - although others said they would prefer whipped cream.

As said, it's of no real consequence, just out of interest should I ever serve cheesecake to guests, would you personally have it with:
Ice cream, whipped cream, double cream (pouring). Or any combination of the above.

No cream! It’s cream cheese so extra cream is unnecessary. Fruit on top or maybe at Christmas you could edge it with mini chocolate orange slices 😆

Cream, definitely. I'm similarly baffled by ice cream with cheesecake. Ice cream with hot desserts makes sense, otherwise it's like having two different desserts on the same plate!

I've never heard of serving ice cream with cheesecake, and I'm a big cheesecake fan. I'd probably go for pouring cream and some fruit on top.

As it is

Neither! I’ve never heard of people serving anything with cheesecake, apart from berries. Maybe I just haven’t had enough cheesecake! Having it with ice cream sounds like two separate puddings on a plate!

But it doesn’t seem a big problem to serve a cheesecake and ice cream and then people can have one or the other - or both!

Isn’t New York Style unbaked cheesecake eaten by itself as it’s cold.

Neither! I've never had cheesecake served with anything other than eg fresh fruit topping. Its already a sweet rich creamy texture, asking more cream would be weird. And ice cream just wrong.
I also prefer baked cheesecakes tho

Cream, always!

This surprises me isn’t it normal to offer a plain ish vanilla ice cream or cream with any pudding so people can choose? I’ve definitely seen people add cream or ice cream to cold or hot mince pies. I think if there is an ice cream option for a hot pudding then it’s also available if someone wants to add it to a cold one.

Cream I couldn’t imagine ice cream would go.

but then I’m weird in liking icecream with custard especially chocolate custard

Neither. Better with something to cut through the richness (fruit) not more richness.

Fruit here... sharp enough to cut through the richness. And at Xmas a bit boozy, one of the jars of cherries in Kirsch.

Yes, fruit. Cheesecake is already rich enough

cream

I wouldn’t serve it with either. When you order cheesecake at a restaurant it generally comes on its own or with a fruit coulis type accompaniment. Surely you don’t need more soft texture on the plate, the cheesecake is a dessert in itself, and quite rich and filling on its own.

Have personally never come across cheesecake ( creamy ... ) baked or unbaked, served with cream
or icecream.
Icecream
seems the stranger combo of the 2, unless it's part of a mixed pudding plate.
At most can imagine a swirl of whipped cream /crème fraîche with a lemon based one.
Only thing I recall being served alongside cheesecake is a fruit coulis/berries or a spun sugar deco item.

Wow so many responses so quickly!

Oh yes definitely with something fruity, whether a coulis or fruits - that was a given in my mind, should have said.

I've always seen it offered with pouring cream, will be checking out menus from now on whether I want cheesecake or not!

But I think the consensus is that ice cream is an unusual accompaniment- I agree with PP it's like two desserts on the plate, whereas ice cream is a perfect accompaniment to other desserts, especially warm ones.

Thank you all!

I wouldn't want either. I love cheesecake and believe it should be it's own food group but it only needs fruit with it in my opinion.

Neither. I never put cream on cheesecake, it is already creamy. Ice cream with cheesecake would basically be having two desserts. My late MIL would definitely have had cream, the dessert did not exist that she wouldn’t render into a soggy mess with pouring cream.

Neither, I'd have the cheesecake on it's only. Cream is ruled out anyway, as I don't like it.

I think I both are really odd additions, I'd serve fruit.

Cream or nothing

Fruit, either fresh or a compote/coulis, or nothing.

Neither go with cheesecake!

Local eaterie makes fabulous cheesecakes, all sorts of flavours. The choices there are plain, with ice cream or with clotted cream. If you're eating cheesecake you might as well add clotted cream to the indulgence.