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.

Thank you! I was trying to remember the word compote! All I could think of was "that goopy fruit stuff" 😆

Never heard of cream with cheesecake! Especially as it’s non-bake cheesecake… don’t think it goes with ice cream either. Agree it should be fruit or something else with dissimilar ingredients (biscuits, chocolate or fruit or caramel sauce). I’m American though so we usually only put cream on fruits or fruity things.

Really common in restaurants to offer cream or ice cream .

Neither.

I'm a greedy little piggy so I like it with cream, either double or whipped with vanilla extract added. Sometimes I even have it with lemon flavoured mascarpone which is delish. Each to their own but ice cream wouldn't work for me.

I prefer mine with a cup of coffee!

Err, neither. You enjoy it as is, or if is a simple vanilla cheesecake, have some stewed fruit or coulis with.

I hope the barbarians have now left the building?

Never heard of cream with cheesecake!

Whereas I've never heard of cream not being offered with cheesecake, even if it comes with fruit compote etc. I wonder if it's a regional thing?

I’ve never heard of cheesecake being served with any kind of additional dairy topping, only something like coulis. I would find cream just as odd as ice cream.

Neither. A fruit coulis or appropriate sauce (choc / caramel etc) and maybe some sort of fruit / nut garnish if you want to gussie it up.

I feel like a lot of restaurants posh or otherwise serve their cheesecake with a sprinkle of crumble of some kind, a coulis and a scoop of ice cream, but I wouldn't at home

Neither, its basically cream anyway BUT if I absolutely had to choose it would not be ice cream - who does that?

I almost ticked the sensitive image box... pic from the online menu of Ask. (Biscoff cheescake with a scoop of gelato... does using a posh word for ice cream change things?)

Icecream for me 🙈

Neither, if I have it with anything, it would be berries. Needs to be something light and acidic to cut through the richness of all the cream in the cheesecake.

Ice cream....if there is ever any question then the answer is always ice cream!

But I am extremely uncouth. I didnt even know cheesecake came in baked and unbaked varieties!

I think it's like crisps with sandwiches. A weird habit made normal by pubs, not the way I'd have ever eaten growing up or expect to eat it someone's house.
I have similar views on cauliflower cheese (which is an independent dish) being served with a roast. Bizarre but people have been conditioned to thinking its normal. (spoiler it really isn't 😅)

I thought it was a standalone pudding! I do add raspberries though when I make a lemon cheesecake

Neither. There are more than enough calories in it already.

I'd have it plain or with some berries.

Neither for me. Why would you? I can see cream / ice cream (or custard) would add something to a non-creamy pudding but what does it add to a cheesecake? If it needs wetness that is what fruit purée is for.

Ice cream every time. Strawberry ice cream in lieu of fruit or a salted caramel goes very well. It's definitely a thing. I can recall being offered it in some restaurants.

Probably neither with cheesecake but if I had to choose then cream

Neither it needs a flavoured sauce to match or compliment the cheesecake flavour.

Neither. Why put more dairy on top of cheesecake?
fruit or maybe a contrasting sauce of some sort.

Neither if I plan to make it to the new year without congestive heart failure.