A loose riff on the Greek cheese pie known as myzithropita, this recipe uses ricotta, eggs, and sugar to emulate its taste and texture.

A Gaudi-like take on the fruit and cheese course—dried figs in red wine with helado de queso (cheese ice cream) as a cool companion and a topping of sweet-and-sour Sherry vinegar syrup—is pure Barcelona....

Serve this pastry as a dessert, or a decadent breakfast treat.

The tang of the main ingredient in this supremely easy recipe really comes through; the frosting is not overly sweet.

Puff pastry cradles tender apples tarted up with Cheddar cheese.

Our most popular versions of the dessert, from sweet and creamy to tangy and fruity.

This lush dessert of cream, mascarpone cheese, chocolate, and espresso echoes the flavors of tiramisu.

Katish's cheesecake is one of the most requested recipes in the magazine's history.

No cheesecake roundup would be complete without this one, created by Santa Fe's Three Cities of Spain coffeehouse and our absolute favorite in the creamy category.