Category: Desserts - Cheesecakes

Nutella Ripple Cheesecake     

Ingredients:
For the Crust:
2 cups chocolate crumbs (you can use Oreo crumbs or chocolate wafer crumbs)
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 tbsp. sugar

For the Filling:
3 8-ounce packages of cream cheese, at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup heavy cream, at room temperature
1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
3 tbsps. Frangelico
1 cup Nutella, divided (the Nutella has to be fairly liquidy so I recommend warming it in a double boiler so you can drizzle it easily)

large aluminum roasting pan

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place a kettle full of water to boil for the water bath.

Combine all the crust ingredients and pour into large cheesecake pan. Press the crumbs firmly so that they cover the entire bottom of the pan. Wrap pan firmly in 2 layers of aluminum foil.

In a stand mixer, combine the cream cheese and sugar at medium speed until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl in between each addition. Add the vanilla extract, the heavy cream and the Frangelico and mix until smooth. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Warm the Nutella slightly in double boiler. Pour half the cheesecake batter over the prepared crust. Drizzle half the Nutella over the batter and then top with the remaining cheesecake batter and drizzle with remaining Nutella.

Fit the pan into a larger pan and pour in the boiling water until it reaches halfway up the sides of the cheesecake pan. Be careful not to spill any water in your cheesecake. Carefully transfer the cheesecake to the oven. Bake for at least 45 minutes. The cheesecake should be set around the edges but still fairly wobbly in the middle. If not, continue baking for another 5 minutes and check again. When the cheesecake is done, turn off the oven but leave the cheesecake in there for an hour to set up.

After an hour, remove the cheesecake from the water bath and discard the foil. Place the cheesecake on a wire rack to cool to room temperature. Once the cheesecake is cool, place in the refrigerator overnight.

Date added: 2013-09-16
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