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NUTELLA CHEESECAKE

NUTELLA CHEESECAKE

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Serves: 8-12

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  • Vegetarian

I don’t know if I should apologise for this or boast about it. Either way, I feel you will thank me for it. The thing is, it’s embarrassingly easy to make and is just the sort of count-no-calories indulgence that the season demands. Don’t be tempted to let the cheesecake come to room temperature before serving. It slices and tastes better with a bit of fridge-chill on it.

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Ingredients

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  • 250 grams digestive biscuits
  • 75 grams soft unsalted butter
  • 1 x 400 grams jar Nutella (at room temperature)
  • 100 grams chopped toasted hazelnuts
  • 500 grams cream cheese (at room temperature)
  • 60 grams icing sugar (sifted)
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Method

  1. Break the digestives into the bowl of a processor, add the butter and a 15ml tablespoon of Nutella, and blitz until it starts to clump. Add 25g/3 tablespoons of the hazelnuts and continue to pulse until you have a damp, sandy mixture.
  2. Tip into a 23cm/9inch round springform and press into the base either using your hands or the back of a spoon. Place in the fridge to chill.
  3. Beat the cream cheese and icing sugar until smooth and then add the remaining Nutella to the cream cheese mixture, and continue beating until combined.
  4. Take the springform out of the fridge and carefully smooth the Nutella mixture over the base. Scatter the remaining chopped hazelnuts on top to cover and place the tin in the fridge for at least four hours or overnight. Serve straight from the fridge for best results.

Additional information - for vegetarians make sure the cream cheese does not contain rennet.

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  • Thank you so much for this recipe! Made it for a pre Christmas dinner- it was blissfully easy, and got rave reviews! Yum!

    Posted by tzerre on 28th Dec 2011 at 6.42

  • This recipe is so unbelievably easy and quick. I think next time I might put in a little Frangelico or Kahlua. I added a little dusted cocoa and icing sugar on top. It is delicious and definitely sinful. Not for the faint of heart!

    Posted by blakey1313 on 11th Apr 2012 at 21.40

  • Ooh - I made this after watching Nigella make it on tv on Monday - it's absolutely gorgeous!! Love it!!!

    Posted by Lambeek on 27th Sep 2012 at 9.05

  • I bet this would be amazing made with peanut butter and topped with chocolate chips...

    Posted by rachellamb on 28th Sep 2012 at 2.08

  • Not a huge Nutella fan but this cheesecake is amazing and so, so easy to make! This is going to become a regular family dessert.

    Posted by Sandyann64 on 30th Sep 2012 at 19.04

  • Absolutely DIVINE!!! Best cheese cake I've ever had... and I don't normally like nutella... family & friends agree that its one of the best!

    Posted by andiknott on 1st Oct 2012 at 21.27

  • This was the first cheesecake I ever made. Found it absolutely simple to make and not very time consuming either. Sprinkled some icing sugar on the top instead of walnuts! It tasted very very good!!! As Nigella say it, serve it cold/chilled.

    Posted by natashatul on 4th Oct 2012 at 8.43

  • I made this for my Nutella loving brood, and they devoured it in it's complete wonderfullness....thank you Nigella!

    Posted by Stickyfingers8 on 4th Oct 2012 at 9.51

  • This looks so delicious!

    Posted by www.homeschoolhappy.com on 11th Oct 2012 at 3.21

  • This recipe is delicious! It was so simple & looked impressive. I made it after watching Nigella on tv recently, although I did half all of her ingredients as I couldn't bare putting 3 packets of cream cheese in. I also used Pistachio as they were the nuts I had in. It worked well and still fed at least 11 of my colleagues!

    Posted by huzzah on 11th Oct 2012 at 16.20

  • Tried this after seeing Lovely Nigella make this on the telly the other day. I have spent years making cheesecake bases with a rolling pin, plastic bag and hit em till their dead technique, why I never thought of the food processor before eludes me. Anyway, great simple recipe but I think I've improved upon it using chocolate Philli instead of plain Philli. This will obviously not suite everyone but I found that it calms the hazelnut flavour somewhat. However, it does make it even richer than the original recipe but that helps to make it stretch a little further.

    Posted by Spud-Sucker on 12th Oct 2012 at 17.52

  • I too made it the next day after watching your program. It wasn't only easy to make but also tasted absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much for this fantastic recipe.

    Posted by chrolli on 16th Oct 2012 at 20.06

  • OMG sooooooooo good and so simple to make in just FOUR easy steps!!!

    Posted by Sonny92 on 17th Oct 2012 at 10.44

  • this chessecake is absolutely amazing and soooo easy. I have added a little Kaluha to make it a bit more grown up! Just brilliant. Thank you very much. Marina

    Posted by marina4474 on 20th Oct 2012 at 14.59

  • Absolutely loved this cheesecake, such a simple but tasty recipe.. However was a bit rich for me so smaller portion next time :D

    Posted by Rebekahjadex on 21st Oct 2012 at 22.22

  • Another absolute winner. It was divine. Cheers.

    Posted by maddy168 on 8th Nov 2012 at 14.06

  • I just wanted to say that the good thing about this desert is that you can make it the night before, it takes very little effort and its a hit every time.

    Posted by ixworth on 23rd Nov 2012 at 22.22

  • I put the cheesecake in the freezer after making it and took it out two days later to defrost. Perfect.

    Posted by MagsB on 26th Nov 2012 at 14.14

  • This is a great recipe! I've made it many times for family and friends and there's never any left. It's so easy too! I tend to use a crushed praline on top instead of the chopped hazelnuts, yummy! I'm making it again next week for my mum's 60th birthday. I strongly recommend giving it a go :)

    Posted by jenn2505 on 9th Jan 2013 at 21.31

  • It was first cheesecake I have ever made and eat I prepare cream cheese by myself I was little worried but cake was fabulous I love it.

    Posted by veena dalvi on 16th Feb 2013 at 6.25

  • Nutella cheesecake never fails to impress.

    Posted by Chef boutonne on 28th Feb 2013 at 13.11

  • Made it for a 3 year old's birthday and everyone couldn't get enough.

    Posted by fifijames on 3rd Mar 2013 at 22.50

  • Awesome! I have now made it for the 2nd time and this time added some vanilla poached pears. YUM!

    Posted by mutchy on 16th Mar 2013 at 6.31

  • The most delicious chocolate cheesecake ever and so easy.

    Posted by samidasilva on 12th Apr 2013 at 17.35

  • Thanks a lot for the recipe. Yes this is the recipe and it is wonderful, especially as soon us the feast of Shavuot, the celebration of the first harvest, when they eat dishes and different kinds of cheese and milk. I intend to do Ricote Ravioli with sweet but salty. Thanks for the wonderful recipe! Marlena.

    Posted by Gospodina on 19th Apr 2013 at 21.18

  • Thank you so much for this recipe! Made it for a Feast of Shavuot, is so unbelievably easy and quick! Yummy. I added a little Frangelico and it's absolutely gorgeous!! Thank You! Marlena.

    Posted by Gospodina on 15th May 2013 at 22.32