Celebrate National Cheesecake Day: Free cheesecake and decadent recipes

Cheesecake Dominic Morel / StockXChng No matter how you slice it, July 30th has to be one of the very best holidays of the year. It’s National Cheesecake Day! People have been enjoying the tasty treat for centuries! The mouth-watering dessert has been eaten as far back as 770 BC.

Whether New York or Philadelphia style, baked or no-baked, cheesecake is king when it comes to desserts. From chocolate, strawberry and cherry to pumpkin, key lime, coconut or just plain, the super rich and creamy dessert has got to be one of the best foods on the planet!

Celebrate National Cheesecake Day with Free Cheesecake

Cheesecake Factory – Cheesecake Factory’s will be selling pieces of their oh-so-good cheesecake on July 30th, at half price. They will also be debuting yet another delicious cake – “Stefanie’s Ultimate Red Velvet Cheesecake.”
Eli’s Cheesecake – Get a free slice of Eli’s Cheesecake – one per person – from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., while supplies last.

No Bake Cheesecakes:

Chocolate Cheesecake – This recipe calls for a graham cracker crumb crust, cream cheese and chocolate chips.
Cherry Cheesecake – You’ll need cinnamon, lemon juice and cherry pie filling for this no-bake cheesecake.
Caramel Cheesecake – This recipe uses chocolate wafers for the crust and marshmallows, caramel topic, and cream cheese for the rest of the cake.
Irish Cream Cheesecake – You’ll need vanilla wafers for the crust, cream cheese, gelatin and Bailey’s Irish Cream for this decadent no-bake pie.
Turtle Cheesecake – Talk about rich! This one calls for pecans, caramel candy, chocolate pudding mix , fudge topping, cream cheese and sour cream.
No-Bake Peanut Butter TOBLERONE Cheesecake – This rich dessert has OROE backing crumbs, smooth peanut butter and TOBLERONE Swiss milk chocolate. 510 calories per slice, but hey, who’s counting?
No Bake Cheesecake – Angela, from Cottage Magpie, creates this stunning dessert.
White Chocolate Cheesecake – You’ve got cheesecake, you’ve got chocolate. ‘Nuff said!
Philadelphia Light No-Bake Individual Cheesecakes – Simple.
Lemonade Cheesecake Pie – This looks totally refreshing and one piece has 260 calories! You’ll need just a few ingredients: Honey Maid Graham Crumbs, margarine, cream cheese, thawed lemonade concentrate, whip topping, strawberries and sugar.
Citrus Cheesecake – This refreshing cheesecake is light and creamy and only has 270 cals per slice.
Skinny No-Bake Cheesecake – This low-cal recipe calls for Cool Whip Free, reduced fat cream cheese, reduced fat graham cracker crust, sugar and lemon juice. That’s it!

Bake Cheesecake Recipes:

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake – Be warned – these recipes, from Peabody, look amazing!
Mascarpone Cherry Cheesecake – There are no words! Just looking at the magnificent pictures will add inches to your thighs! From Irene, Confessions of a Tart.
Key Lime Cheesecake – How refreshing!
Deep-Fried Cheesecake – From Paula Deen, this recipe calls for spring roll wrappers, white chocolate, semisweet chocolate and graham cracker crumbs.
Frozen Strawberry Cheesecake – This top-rated simple recipe, from Tyler Florence, takes just minutes to whip up. You’ll need a store-bought cheesecake, strawberries, strawberry ice cream and graham cracker crumbs.
Joanne’s Almost Fat-Free Cheesecake Recipe- Another great recipe from Paula Deen. This recipe takes over an hour to make and includes a cookie crumb crust. The filling includes 3 packages of fat-free cream cheese, fat-free sour cream and lemon curd.
Pumpkin Cheesecake – This highly-rated recipe is perfect for a crisp day. You’ll need 1 can of pureed pumpkin, cream cheese and graham crackers for the crust.
Toffee Crunch Caramel Cheesecake – This recipe uses a gingersnap crust.
Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake – This is another fabulous recipe from the talented Peabody!
Chocolate Cappuccino Cheesecake – This recipe calls for 3 packages of cream cheese, Davincci Kuhuli Caffe syrup, heavy cream, sour cream, pecans and eggs. This has to be free of calories, right?

And be sure to send a free electronic greeting card to all those cheesecake-aholic friends and family members too. Happy National Cheesecake Day! Enjoy!

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