Decadent Nutella Cheesecake🍰 Dessert

Ingredients

• 30 Oreo cookies
• 5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 24 oz full-fat cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup Nutella
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs, room temperature preferred and lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 3/4 cup Nutella
• 1/3 cup heavy cream

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325F (160C).
2. Twist apart each Oreo cookie and use a butter knife to scrape out and discard the filling. Place the cookies in the basin of a food processor and pulse until they are ground into fine crumbs.
3. Drizzle melted butter over the crumbs, then pulse again until the crumbs are moistened. Remove the blade and stir briefly to ensure everything is combined.
4. Press crumbs evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Aim to press as high up the sides of the pan as possible, ideally higher than where the cheesecake batter will reach. Set aside while you prepare your cheesecake filling.
5. In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer (or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment) on low speed to beat cream cheese until smooth and lump-free.
6. Add Nutella and sugar and beat on low speed until smooth, creamy, and well-combined. Use a spatula to scrape the sides and bottom of your bowl periodically to ensure all ingredients are well incorporated.
7. Add sour cream and vanilla and stir again to combine.
8. Add eggs one at a time, gently stirring into the batter on low-speed after each addition until just combined. Take care to not overmix, overbeating can incorporate excess air and cause the cheesecake to puff in the oven and then sink/crack as it cools.
9. With mixer on low-speed, slowly drizzle in heavy cream until smooth and creamy. Use a spatula to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl one last time to ensure all ingredients are well combined.
10. Pour cheesecake filling into prepared crust. Place springform pan on a baking sheet and transfer to center rack of 325F (160C) preheated oven and bake for 55-65 minutes. When finished baking, the edges of the cheesecake should appear set but the center should still be a bit wobbly if jostled.
11. Turn off the oven, leave the door slightly open (a few inches), and allow cheesecake to cool in the oven for 1 hour.
12. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the counter until mostly cooled (usually 30-60 minutes). Cover, transfer to the refrigerator and chill for at least 6 hours (preferably overnight).
13. Combine Nutella and heavy cream in a microwave-safe dish and heat in the microwave for 35 seconds. Whisk Nutella and cream together until smooth. If it's still lumpy, return to the microwave in 15-second bursts until smooth, glossy, and combined.
14. Pour ganache evenly over the surface of the cheesecake. Return to the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes until ganache is set, then remove the springform collar, slice and serve.