{"id":2837,"date":"2012-12-19T03:56:10","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T03:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2012-12-21T00:53:25","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T00:53:25","slug":"chocolate-hazelnut-cheesecake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/2012\/12\/19\/chocolate-hazelnut-cheesecake\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ahh, the holidays. \u00a0Time for family, giving back, and a lot of delicious desserts. Sometimes, there\u2019s just too many desserts to choose from! \u00a0I decided this year to give cookies, pies, and candy a little break, so I\u2019m bringing cheesecake to the holiday table.<\/p>\n

Not just any cheesecake: rich and creamy chocolate cheesecake with a cookie crust and a Nutella ganache, topped with chopped hazelnuts. \u00a0Totally decadent and totally worth it. \u00a0It is the holiday season, after all\u2026<\/p>\n

Wishing you all a wonderful, blessed Christmas season!<\/p>\n

Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake<\/span><\/h3>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Cheesecake<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • 3 cups Oreo cookie crumbs<\/li>\n
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, melted<\/li>\n
  • 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips<\/li>\n
  • 16 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature<\/li>\n
  • 1 cup sugar<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 cup sour cream<\/li>\n
  • 4 eggs<\/li>\n
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Ganache Topping<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    • 1\/4 heavy cream<\/li>\n
    • 1\/2 cup Nutella<\/li>\n
    • 2 cups chopped hazelnuts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Instructions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      Cheesecake<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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      • Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0, and grease a round springform pan.<\/li>\n
      • In a medium-size bowl, combine the Oreo cookie crumbs and the melted butter with a spoon. \u00a0Press into the bottom of the greased springform pan.<\/li>\n
      • Bake the crust at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes, then set aside to cool. \u00a0Turn down the oven temperature to 275\u00b0.<\/li>\n
      • In a large microwave-safe bowl, microwave the chocolate chips in 30-second increments, stirring after every 30 seconds, until the chocolate is melted. \u00a0Set aside to cool.<\/li>\n
      • In the bowl of your mixer, beat together the cream cheese and sugar until combined.<\/li>\n
      • Beat in the sour cream, eggs and vanilla extract until smooth.<\/li>\n
      • Slowly pour in the melted chocolate, and beat on low speed until well-combined.<\/li>\n
      • Pour the cheesecake batter into the cooled cookie crust.<\/li>\n
      • Bake at 275\u00b0 for 45-50 minutes, until the edges of the cheesecake are set. \u00a0{The center of the cheesecake will still be shiny.}<\/li>\n
      • Turn off the oven, but leave the cheesecake in the oven for 1 hour.<\/li>\n
      • Refrigerate overnight before adding the ganache.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Ganache Topping<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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        • In a small microwave-safe measuring cup, microwave the heavy cream until hot, about 30-60 seconds (depending on your microwave).<\/li>\n
        • Once the cream is hot, remove from the microwave and add the Nutella, without stirring.<\/li>\n
        • Let the cream and Nutella sit for 1 minute, then whisk until combined.<\/li>\n
        • Pour over the cooled cheesecake, using a spoon to spread the ganache on top of the cheesecake.<\/li>\n
        • Sprinkle with the chopped hazelnuts, and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          Original recipe by La Casa de Sweets<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Chocolate cheesecake topped with Nutella ganache and chopped hazelnuts!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43,22,110],"tags":[280,72],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2837"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2837"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2842,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2837\/revisions\/2842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}