I tried cheesecakes from Costco, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Walmart. There's just one I'd buy again.

Ivy Carbone After trying four different options, I found the best store-bought cheesecake.

I'm a big fan of New York-style cheesecake — a classic dessert known for its dense, tangy cream-cheese filling, typically set atop a graham-cracker crust.

However, baking one at home can easily take hours, and a trip to a small bakery isn't always an option.

So, I picked up four grocery-store versions from Whole Foods, Walmart, Costco, and Trader Joe's to find out which ones actually deliver that classic cheesecake taste. Here's how it went.

The Trader Joe's cheesecake came frozen.

I waited two hours for the Trader Joe's cheesecake to defrost. Ivy Carbone

Trader Joe's 30-ounce New York-style cheesecake cost just under $8 and was the only one in the bunch that came frozen.

This was a bit of a bummer because I waited two hours for it to defrost before trying it.…