To think New York cheesecake is bland and claggy?

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I probably am. I tried it many years ago and didn't like it but that was a long time ago so I gave it another go today. An M&S one so probably a good example of what one should taste like I thought. I ate it but was thoroughly unimpressed. It was so bland. Yes I know it's vanilla but I love vanilla and don't find vanilla ice cream bland and it's actually my favourite. So why do I find this cheesecake so uninspiring?

My favourite bought cheesecake is usually a chocolate one as long as it's not too sickly. My all time favourite though is my homemade Oreo cheesecake which is odd as I don't like Oreos It has 5 ingredients and doesn't need baking.

Please tell me your favourite cheesecake(s).

My blackcurrant cheesecake is heaven.
Made with home grown organic blackcurrants too.

We were in New York a few years ago and went to a diner renowned for its "legendary" cheescake.

Worst I've ever had in my life.

I hate baked cheesecake. All claggy and cloying. Love a fridge cheesecake though, those are the best!

Some very proud white chocolate cheesecake production here, with a raspberry coulis.

Lemon and ginger
Yum yum yum

Or white choc and raspberry

New York cheesecake is the only type worth eating.
It must be served at room temperature though, otherwise it is cold and claggy.

It’s the baking - baked cheesecakes are horrible.

I prefer a lighter cheesecake and unbaked ones so make my own

You need to go to jail op. NY cheesecake is the best … (with lots of cream!)

Yorkshire curd cheesecake is the only way forward.

Also what was nice about the cheesecake in nyc was the base - it was more like sponge than crushed biscuits

Hi ZZ. Are you getting them at Shaw's?

We get them at Hannaford AKA Stop & Shop. They do really good bread too. At this time of night I often send one of my teens there to get something mouthwatering.

I live in the land of NY cheesecakes and they can be very good if one is in the mood, but it is a very heavy dessert. I don't like unbaked cheesecakes at all. My preference would be a fruit tart.

@Thebedistoohot

It’s the baking - baked cheesecakes are horrible.

I much prefer a baked cheesecake. I find the set types are often a bit too gelatinous which is off putting.

A cheesecake is best baked imo, but with a sharp fruit topping like raspberries or blackcurrants.

I made a passion fruit cheesecake years ago for a dinner party and it was divine, truly the best I’ve ever eaten, but it was a massive faff so I’ve never done it again.
Although now I’m thinking about it I might have to dig out and dust off that cookery book…

Dismissing all baked cheesecake because you've never bought a good one from a supermarket...I don't know where to even start with that. Who'd have thought that something full of cheap ingredients and preservatives wouldn't taste very nice?

Order one from the English cheesecake company. They arrive on dry ice, delicious cheesecake and fun to play!

If you like chocolate cheesecake, try the M& S triple chocolate cheesecake... I find this delicious

All flavours of English Cheesecake company ones are good from Waitrose. The cherry ones from the Chatsworth Farm Shop are also good.

I think that there are so many versions of 'cheesecake' that it's hard to compare them, just buy what suits you.

A proper baked cheesecake is the food of the gods. With a pastry base, not biscuit. You can only eat a small bit cos it is so rich.

When I was a child, our local Polish deli got a delivery of cheesecakes baked in Manchester every Friday. My dad just about wept - one bite took him back home.

I did get a recipe from a lady in the Polish community. It started “take 36 eggs”! Dad used to talk about the enormous cheesecakes he remembered from his childhood, but I thought he was exaggerating. ..

British cheesecakes are nice, but totally different. Lighter, less luxurious.

I know I'm late with this but I sent this M& S New York vanilla cheesecake back yesterday & got a refund. Cut half of it up between 3 of us & we all said the same. As the first post said it was totally tasteless & I love Vanilla too. £5.75 returned to me no problem. Thought I'd see if anyone else had found same problem & seems there was.