Nutella Cheesecake
by #Anisa Farooq
Ingredients for Nutella Cheesecake
Crust
1 ¼ cups of Ground Graham Crackers
6 Tbsp of Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
2 Tbsp of Nutella
¼ cup of Granulated Sugar
¼ cup of Chopped Hazelnuts, finely ground in a food processor
Nutella Cheesecake Filling
2 8oz Blocks of Cream Cheese, softened at room temperature
1 cup of Confectioner Sugar
1 ½ cups of Nutella
½ tsp of Vanilla Extract
¼ cup of Heavy Cream
Nutella Cheesecake Topping
1/2 cup of Heavy Cream
4 oz of Semisweet Chocolate Chips
1 tsp of Butter, softened at room temperature
Nutella Cheesecake Preparation method
1) In a food processor, add all the ingredients for the crust and whiz it up until everything is finely crushed and when you pinch the mixture together, it holds well.
2) Press the mixture in the bottom and one inch up the sides of a 9” springform pan, set it in the fridge.
3) In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the cream cheese and Nutella and mix it on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
4) Add the remaining ingredients and keep mixing it for another minute or so or until you have a smooth batter.
5) Pour the batter into the prepared crust, cover the top of the pan with a plate and set it in the fridge overnight.
6) About an hour before you are ready to serve it, make the ganache.
7) In a small saucepan, add the cream and bring it to a simmer.
Pour the cream in a bowl with the chocolate chips and let it sit for about 3 minutes.
9) Whisk it all together until the chocolate chips have melted, and whisk in the butter as well.
10) Place it back in the fridge for about an hour to set a bit.
11) Wipe your knife in between cutting each slice so that all the slices come out nice and neat.
12) Remove the sides of the springform pan, and top the cheesecake with some chopped hazelnuts and confectioner sugar.