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    10 Cheesecake Topping Ideas

    Jul 19, 2020 · 2 Comments

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    Need a dessert in a hurry or one with little to no time or work required? Pick up a plain cheesecake or two and top it yourself! Here are 10 Cheesecake Topping Ideas.

    Cheesecake Toppings Ideas to top a cheesecake

    Throwing a party, hosting a dinner or Sunday dinner usually calls for dessert. We can only do so much, right!?

    You have enough to pull-together when entertaining so, instead of making a dessert from scratch, why not pick up a store-bought cheesecake or two and add your own toppings?

    Cheesecake Topping Ideas

    1. Pictured above, Blueberry compote topping for cheesecake. So decadent and pretty AND so easy to make! (recipe below)
    2. Simply top your cheesecake with fresh fruit – just scatter your chosen fruit(s) on top of the cheesecake. If you want to get fancy, you can make a design with multiple varieties of fruit. The better the fruit the better the flavor.
    3. Top with candy. Spread a layer of whipped cream on top of the cheesecake and scatter chopped peanut butter cups, Heath Bars, Snickers or your favorite chocolate candy bar over-top. Yum!
    4. Top your cheesecake with strawberry puree, garnish with some mint sprigs for extra flair. You can make strawberry puree in minutes.
    5. Chocolate! Melt 1-2 cups of chocolate chips, place the melted chocolate into a piping bag (or snip off one corner of a baggie) and make a lattice design. Place Whopper candies (malted milk balls) in a circular design. It makes for a striking presentation!
    6. Drizzle melted caramel and chocolate over-top the cheesecake in a crisscross pattern. Sprinkle a handful of chopped pecans on top and you now have a “Turtle” Cheesecake! See my recipe for homemade Turtle Cheesecake.
    7. Smooth a layer of homemade or melted caramel over-top, mmmmm! Caramel!!
    8. Black & White Chocolate Shavings. Use a potato peeler, shave a milk or dark chocolate bar over-top and then shave part of a white chocolate bar over-top for a pretty presentation.
    9. Stud the cheesecake with whipped cream stuffed strawberries. Hollow out 2 dozen strawberries and fill them with whipped cream. Use drops of melted chocolate to adhere them to the cheesecake. So pretty!
    10. Crushed Oreo Cookies, or better yet, Thin Mint Cookie with chocolate syrup drizzled over-top!
    11. Bonus: Top your cheesecake with chocolate dipped strawberries. And if your really pinched for time, you can even most likley pick those up from your grocer (in summer anyway)

    What is your favorite way to top a cheesecake?

    Pictured Chocolate & Caramel Drizzles Cheesecake with a Chocolate Crumb Crust on a plate
    #6 "Turtle" Cheesecake (one of my favorites) Top cheesecake with drizzles chocolate and caramel and if you like scatter some chopped pecans over-top as well, YUM!

    Desserts remind me of days spent with the family. Why not have your kids (any age really) help to prep the dessert next time you are baking or cooking. Maybe have your tween take the lead.

    Encouraging your kids to cook, at any age, fosters confidence and competence in the kitchen. Cooking is a life skill that we can easily give them at home. So why not give them a leg up as early as you can.

    If cooking is something your tweens or teens enjoy doing or if they want to learn, check out my cookbook for kids "Kid Chef Everyday". Its available on Amazon and soon to be in retail stores and its chock-full of real recipes that the whole family will actually enjoy eating!

    Crispy Baked Parmesan Wings, Strawberry Lime Jam (no pectin or canning needed and it's better than anything you'll buy), Cinnamon Bun Baked oatmeal, Lemon Pepper Pork Chops, Homemade Breakfast Sausage and more!

    Front cover of Kid Chef Everyday Cookbook for Kids

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    Hope you try these ideas for cheesecake toppings out and enjoy them!

    XO Colleen

    Since I am not a registered dietitian or nutritionist, so for nutritional calculations, I use a WordPress plug in. The numbers in this recipe are for the blueberry compote topping only.

    Blueberry Compote Topped Cheesecake on a plate
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    10 Cheesecake Toppings - #1 Blueberry Compote

    Dessert doesn't have to be complicated, Here are 10 Deliciously Easy Ways To Top A Homemade or Store-bought Cheesecake.
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time8 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: blueberry compote recipe, cheesecake toppings, how to make blueberry compote
    Servings: 8 servings
    Calories: 114kcal
    Author: Colleen Kennedy

    Ingredients

    • 2 pounds blueberries
    • ⅓ cup water
    • 1 TBS freshly squeezed lemon juice
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
    • A couple dashes cinnamon (optional) and if you have it a pinch of cardamom
    • Lemon zest for garnish

    Instructions

    • In a medium saucepan, combine blueberries, water, lemon juice, sugar and spices (if using).
    • Heat over medium heat until berries begin to burst and juice starts to thicken about 5 minutes.
    • Remove a few spoonfuls of juice and in a tiny bowl mix that together with the cornstarch, then add it back to the berry mixture, allow it to bubble for a couple minutes, remove from heat.,
    • Allow the compote to cool (unless you wish to serve warm... not hot.)
    • When ready to serve your cheesecake, spoon the compote over-top (make a bit of a mound.) Garnish with lemon zest and or lemon triangles or halves and enjoy!!

    Notes

    This compote is also amazing served over pancakes, in crepes with ice cream or as a topping for ice cream. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 8g | Calories: 114kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 87mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 61IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg

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    1. Rebecca Gardner says

      July 02, 2020 at 3:10 pm

      I love your suggestion to add a layer of whipped cream and then sprinkle the cheesecake with chopped pieces of our favorite candy. My daughter loves cheesecake, so I was thinking about finding a local dessert shop where I can buy one for her birthday dinner at the end of this month. Adding her favorite candy would help make the cake whimsical and fun as well, so thanks for sharing that tip!

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      • Colleen says

        July 02, 2020 at 8:26 pm

        Have fun jazzing up the cheesecake! Happy Birthday to your daughter!

        Reply

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