Best Cheesecake Toppings

Take cheesecake up a level with these fabulous Cheesecake Toppings. We have 23 of the best cheesecake topping ideas.

Cheesecake is a popular dessert choice. Everyone gets excited when it’s on the dessert menu.

What could be better than cheesecake? Cheesecake with toppings. We have the absolute best ideas for toppings to jazz up plain cheesecake.

Your family and friends will love these ideas.

Why We Love These Toppings

All of these toppings are luscious and so decadent on cheesecake. Even better, they are quick and simple to make.

1. Strawberry Sauce

With only 4 ingredients, anyone can easily make this decadent strawberry sauce. Drizzle some on top of a slice of cheesecake for a real treat.

2. Blueberry Sauce

Skip the store bought sauce and make this easy blueberry sauce at home. It is amazing on cheesecake.

3. Fresh Fruit

Fresh fruit is always my go to cheesecake topping. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries or even bananas are delicious with cheesecake.

4. Homemade Cherry Pie Filling

This is a classic topping for cheesecake. Homemade cherry pie filling is so yummy and really simple to make.

4. Hot Fudge Sauce

Whip up homemade hot fudge with only 3 ingredients. I bet you already have all you need to make this amazing topping for cheesecake.

5. Homemade Caramel Sauce

Drizzle caramel sauce all over cheesecake for a seriously decadent dessert. Plus, it is really easy to make.

6. Candy Bars

Chopped up candy bars is delicious on cheesecake. I love chopped butterfinger, kit kats, or heath bars, but any candy would be delicious. Just use your favorite chocolate.

7. Oreos

Oreos are delicious on cheesecake. Honestly any kind of cookies crushed up over cheesecake is amazing. If you are in the mood to make an oreo cheesecake, try one of these oreo cheesecake recipes

8. Canned Pie Filling

We already talked about our homemade cherry pie filling, but any canned pie filling is delicious spooned over cheesecake. Blueberry compote is tasty. You can serve it cold, or warm up the pie filling and drizzle over the cheesecake.

9. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Peanut butter fans will go crazy over this simple and easy topping. Just chop Reese’s Cups into small pieces and sprinkle on top of the cheesecake. It is super easy but so tasty.

10. Peanut Butter

Peanut butter topping is creamy and decadent while being so easy to make. It is perfect to enjoy on cheesecake.

11. Homemade Whipped Cream

With just 2 ingredients, it is very simple to make homemade whipped cream. Add a dollop of this to any slice of cheesecake. You can use a piping bag to make it pretty.

12. Nuts

Chopped nuts are delicious and add an easy crunch to cheesecake.

13. Granola

Sprinkle granola on cheesecake for a new flavor. It is crunchy and flavored with pumpkin.

14. Graham Crackers

Crush graham crackers to make a tasty topping for cheesecake. I like to leave some larger pieces and it is really yummy.

15. Fried Apples

Apples fried with cinnamon and sugar make the best cheesecake topping. Enjoy it warm or cold for a great dessert.

16. Matcha

Japanese powdered green tea is delicious on cheesecake. Matcha has a slight bitterness to it, which makes it a great cheesecake topping, because it brings out the sweetness in the cheesecake. This would be the perfect dessert paired with your favorite Asian recipe.

17. Drizzle Melted Chocolate and Caramel

Drizzle melted chocolate or chocolate syrup and caramel sauce over the cheesecake in a crisscross pattern. Sprinkle a handful of chopped nuts on top and you have a an impromptu “Turtle” Cheesecake.

18. Pretzels

Chop up some pretzels and sprinkle over a plain cheesecake. This might seem weird, but try it. The Salted and sweet combination is amazing. I like to also drizzled chocolate when I top with chopped pretzels.

Our Cinnamon Sugar pretzels would be amazing with cheesecake

19. Cinnamon and Sugar

A Dusting of cinnamon and sugar is delicious over cheesecake. The Cinnamon sugar combined with the creamy cheesecake is a delicious combination.

20. Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

This would be so pretty to do anytime of the year but especially on special occasions. Top cheesecake with a few chocolate dipped strawberries for a real treat.

21. Chocolate and White Chocolate Shavings

You can top a store bought cheesecake with chocolate shavings. Buy white chocolate and dark chocolate in the blocks on the baking aisle.

Take a potato peeler and peel off pieces giving you the prettiest chocolate shavings. Another idea is to use chocolate chips.

22. Raspberry Jam

Raspberry is a great combination with cheesecake. This jam is only 3 ingredients and so decadent swirled on a slice of cheesecake.

23. Homemade Butterscotch Sauce

Cheesecake is amazing with butterscotch and this homemade butterscotch sauce recipe is perfect to drizzle on top.

If you need a delicious cheesecake recipe, try this no bake cheesecake recipe.

More Cheesecake Recipes

With so many yummy topping ideas, it might be hard to choose only one. Let us know what your favorite cheesecake topping is. Just leave a comment!