Trader Joe's Dropped A New No-Bake Cheesecake That Shoppers Are Calling 'Utterly Delicious'

Trader Joe's has a new dessert on grocery store shelves and this one comes from the Basque region of Spain. Yep — it's Basque-style cheesecake, those burnished, crustless cheesecakes with the dark brown hue. If you're looking for them in the store, you can find them in the freezer section. Shoppers who honed in on these cheesecakes have already posted on Reddit, and in a recent thread one customer called them "utterly delicious." Another user said, "I'm already thinking I should've bought more than one box."

Some shoppers were quick to mention that these cheesecakes are small and expensive for their size. One 5.63-ounce package features two cheesecakes and costs $4.99. A commenter on that same Reddit thread noted, "I wish they were bigger." To put this into perspective, Trader Joe's currently sells a 30-ounce pumpkin cheesecake for $8.99 and a same size New York deli-style cheesecake for $7.99. If the price isn't putting you off and you want to dress the cheesecake up, another commenter chimed in to say they like adding apple spread (which is great for breakfast) or pumpkin sauce on top, with a dash of cinnamon for fall flavor.

Basque-style cheesecakes are unique in a variety of ways. Unlike American-style cheesecakes, they don't have a cookie or graham cracker crust. In fact, they have no crust at all. Generally, they only contain cream cheese, eggs, cream, sugar, and a small quantity of flour to thicken the batter. The cheesecakes are baked at a high temperature, which gives them lift and color. This results in a decadently creamy cake that's somehow fluffy at the same time. (Personally, I love them.)

They had a boost in popularity a few years ago to the point where places like The Cheesecake Factory were coming out with their own variations on a Basque cheesecake. The original recipe hails from a restaurant called La Viña, which was founded in San Sebastián in 1959, and the restaurant is still operating today. Thanks to the fact these cheesecakes aren't all that complicated, you can easily make them at home, but we've had some stellar versions like the one served at this Miami hotel and think they're a pretty intriguing variation on a cheesecake in general. If you're a fan of cheesecake, there's a good chance you'll enjoy these.