Best Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe with Strawberry Compote
Best Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe with Strawberry Compote
Have you been looking for a good strawberry cheesecake recipe? Well, this is the best strawberry Cheesecakes you will love. This simple, easy and effortless recipe has creamy mascarphone cheesecake batter baked to perfection then topped with a luscious and decadent strawberry compote that will just melt in the mouth.

Classic Strawberry Cheesecake with Strawberry Compote
How much do you love Cheesecake? And which is your favorite cheesecake?
I am a huge fan of cheesecakes and in my slimmer days (wink ..) I would often trade lunch for a slice of cheesecake. All my friends knew I love cheesecakes so often they’d use it to lure me into favors such as cooking them lunch.

The BEST Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe with Strawberry Compote
You know when you far from home and have no mom to cook you awesome meals?
I lived in Singapore at the time and we’d be a bunch of us working away from home. So food was usually not home cooked but canteen stuff, food court stuff.
Once in a while we’d get together to cook something up. I was usually the appointed chef, my flat mate was usually the dishwasher, another would be the Su Chef cutting and chopping, one would take care of wine, and the other would buy the dessert. So dessert would be cheesecakes cause of me.. Oh happy days..!!
Well, now usually the kids get what they decide for dessert. If I get Ziv to choose he goes for anything Chocolate. So I try my best to balance out and make sure we all take turns to choose. Rhea however loves this strawberry cheesecake strawberry compote but Aadi loves the Strawberry Jello Cheesecake more.

Classic Fresh Strawberry Cheesecake with Strawberry Compote
Before I give you the recipe for this cheesecakes here’s a few tips on getting your cheesecake right.
- Always have your ingredients at room temperature. If necessary delay it by a few minutes just so they thaw.
- Use good quality cream cheese like Mascarpone or Philadelphia as they are thicker in consistency as compared to low fat cream cheese which can effect consistency of your baked batter.
- you can thaw cream cheese in the microwave at 50% power for 10 secs at a time. Do not melt it as it does alter the taste
- Place eggs in warm water to thaw – room temperature eggs mix well in the cheese batter and works best for consistency
- Never over mix a cheesecake batter at this will incorporate air and lead to cracking.
- Not all cheesecakes need to be baked in a water bath but since cheese is so delicate a water bath helps it bake gently leaving that custard like creaminess.

The BEST Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe with Strawberry compote
Homemade short crust for cheesecake instead of cookie crust – If you do not have graham cracker crust, digestive biscuits you can still use my shortcrust cheesecake crust as a base for your cheesecake. You can find the recipe here – Homemade Cheesecake Crust from Scratch
Recipe – Classic Strawberry Cheesecake with Strawberry Compote (Save/Pin)
Tools
- 7″ spring form cake tin
- You can use a cake mixer (Read – Best Stand Mixer for a home baking)
- I prefer mixing bowls & whisk
- Spatula
- Oven

Classic Strawberry Cheesecake with Strawberry Compte
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- Digestive Biscuits or Graham Cracker Curst – 150 grams / 6 oz –
- Unsalted Butter – 100 grams / 1/2 cup / 3.55 oz
- Sugar – 1 tbsp (optional)
For the filling
- Mascarpone or Philadelphia cheese – 250 grams / 8 oz –
- Sour Cream – 1 cup / 250 ml
- White granulated sugar – 100 grams / 1/2 cup
- All Purpose Flour – 2 tbsp
- Eggs – 3 large
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
- Vanilla extract – 1 tsp
For the strawberry compote
- Strawberries – fresh or frozen – 300 grams / 2 cups
- Sugar – 50 grams (1/4 cup)
- Cornstarch/Cornflour – 1 tbsp
Method:
- Have all your ingredients ready at room temperature.
- Preheat the oven at 150 C/ 300 F
- Wrap the outside of your spring form pan in foil so no water will enter the cheesecake while baking in a water bath.
Prepare the crust
- Crush the biscuits in a zip lock bag
- Add melted butter, sit to combine.
- Pour into your spring form pan.
- Use the back of your spoon to press into the pan
- Chill in the fridge while you prepare the filling.
Prepare the cheesecake batter
- In a large bowl – Add cream cheese and sour cream
- followed by the sugar.
- Next add the corn flour and vanilla and lemon juice.
- Breaks eggs separately and add one at a time.
- Your batter is ready to pour in your pan.
Bake the Strawberry Cheesecake
- Pour the batter into the spring foam pan
- Place in a baking tray on the center rack in the preheated oven.
- Add 1 cup of hot water to the baking pan outside the cheese cake pan and let bake for about 40 minutes or until set but still slightly wobbly in the center.
- Cool completely
Prepare Compote
- Heat strawberries with its juices, water, cornstarch and sugar over low heat until the sugar has melted and the cornstarch has thickened the mixture.
- Taste and check sweetness. If needed add a little sugar and dissolve again.
- Cool before you serve it with the cheesecake.
- You can pour cooled strawberry compote on over the whole cheesecake
- Alternatively serve it along side the cheesecake as I have done here.
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Classic Strawberry Cheesecake with Strawberry Compote
Classic Strawberry Cheesecake with Strawberry Compote
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Yield 10 Servings
Have you been looking for a good strawberry cheesecake recipe? Well, this is the best strawberry Cheesecakes you will love. This simple, easy and effortless recipe has creamy mascarphone cheesecake batter baked to perfection then topped with a luscious and decadent strawberry compote that will just melt in the mouth.
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- Digestive Biscuits or Graham Cracker Curst - 150 grams / 6 oz -
- Unsalted Butter - 100 grams / 1/2 cup / 3.55 oz
- Sugar - 1 tbsp (optional)
For the filling
- Mascarpone or Philadelphia cheese - 250 grams / 8 oz -
- Sour Cream - 1 cup / 250 ml
- White granulated sugar - 100 grams / 1/2 cup
- All Purpose Flour - 2 tbsp
- Eggs - 3 large
- Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
- Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
For the strawberry compote
- Strawberries - fresh or frozen - 300 grams / 2 cups
- 50 grams or 1/4 cup - White granulated Sugar - 50 grams (1/4 cup)
- Cornstarch/Cornflour - 1 tbsp
Instructions
- Have all your ingredients ready at room temperature.
- Pre-heat the oven at 150 C/ 300 F
Prepare the pan
- Wrap the outside of your spring form pan in foil so no water will enter the cheesecake while baking in a water bath.
Prepare the crust
- Crush the biscuits in a zip lock bag
- Add melted butter, sit to combine.
- Pour into your spring form pan.
- Use the back of your spoon to press into the pan
- Chill in the fridge while you prepare the filling.
Prepare the cheesecake batter
- In a large bowl – Add cream cheese and sour cream
- followed by the sugar.
- Next add the corn flour and vanilla and lemon juice.
- Breaks eggs separately and add one at a time.
- Your batter is ready to pour in your pan.
Bake Cheesecake
- Pour the batter into the spring foam pan
- Place in a baking tray on the center rack in the preheated oven.
- Add 1 cup of hot water to the baking pan outside the cheese cake pan and let bake for about 40 minutes or until set but still slightly wobbly in the center.
- Cool completely
Prepare Strawberry Compote /Sauce
- Heat strawberries with its juices, water, cornstarch and sugar over low heat until the sugar has melted and the cornstarch has thickened the mixture.
- Taste and check sweetness. If needed add a little sugar and dissolve again.
- Cool before you serve it with the cheesecake.
Courses Dessert
Cuisine American
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 172 g
Amount Per Serving | ||
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Calories 380 | ||
% Daily Value | ||
Total Fat 20.4 g | 31% | |
Saturated Fat 9.7 g | 49% | |
Unsaturated Fat 10.3 g | ||
Trans Fat 0.4 g | ||
Cholesterol 110 mg | 37% | |
Sodium 360 mg | 15% | |
Total Carbohydrates 40 g | 13% | |
Dietary Fiber 1.9 g | 8% | |
Sugars 22.5 g | ||
Protein 10.5 g | 21% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Veena, this cheesecake sounds absolutely perfect. Strawberry cheesecake is an absolute classic – and I think it’s just the thing for celebrating Valentine’s Day with my sweetie! Thank you for the inspiration!
Aww so happy to hear that Lisa!! Thank you !
Yum this cheese cake looks so thick and creamy!
Thank you Arlene…
I love that you give an alternative crust recipe here. I too, actually, prefer it to a cookie crust, although I rarely make it since cookie crust is so much easier
Julia I too actually prefer the crust over a biscuit base… personally I find it more tasty.. glad you think so too..
Ah… how much do I love cheesecake? With ALL my heart!!! To be honest, it doesnt matter what the flavour is… I’ll eat it! but my ultimate favourite is just a good ol’ fashioned baked cheesecake… and with a sauce like this… WOW! If my oven was ready, this would be Christmas dessert!
Ah Kristen you sound just like me.. I love cheesecake no matter what the flavor. heck I even have a Fig Cheesecake recipe on this blog. Thanks! I hope you get your oven working soon
My husband loves homemade cheesecake! I make it once or twice a year for since he’s the only one that can eat it in our house. It’s a nice treat for him!
yeah… I’m sure he enjoys it. We are big fans of Cheesecake so we make it more often… and in many flavors
Funny how the classics are always a hit. They are delicious and disappear fast. You can never go wrong with a cheesecake for dessert!!
That is so true Gloria!! I notice that when you have a classic dessert it really gets people excited
I love cheesecake… but I love it more with compote!
Aww me too! I love compote too!
I am a sucker for a good strawberry cheesecake! Thanks for sharing the beautiful recipe, I can’t wait to try it.
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Thank you so much Luci
Wow that cheesecake looks awesome!!! I love anything with strawberries!
Me too… anything with strawberries. Thanks Liz
No cream cheese but Mascarpone! I’ll bet this is the richest, tastiest cheese cake I’ll ever try! On my must make list. Thanks for the new Rx!
Oh yes Dan it has to be Mascarpone for me.. or Philadelphia… nothing else…
Your strawberry compote is making my mouth water! What a beautiful dessert.
Aww thank you so much Amy
I love cheesecake! I love that it is good no matter what time of the year it is! Delicious!
Thanks Meg… We have just started seeing strawberries in the market now.. So it’s definitely time to make them here
I love cheesecake, especially with strawberry topping. The shortbread crust sounds amazing!
Yes it is amazing Melissa. Thank you so much