Nutella Cheesecake

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  • Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
For the Crust: * *Nabisco, Nilla wafer, Reduced fat, 40 cookiesUnsalted Butter, 2.5 tbspFor the Filling: * *Philadelphia Fat Free Cream Cheese, 8 oz * Low fat cream cheese, 2, 8-oz blocks * Great Value Low Fat Sour Cream, 1 cup * Granulated Sugar, 1.33 cup * Flour, 2 tbsp * Salt, 1/4 tsp * egg white, fresh, 4 large * Egg, fresh, 1 large * *Frangelico, 1 oz * *Nutella, 0.25 cup For Ganache: 3 tbsp Nutella3 tbsp heavy cream
Directions
Preheat oven to 350.

Crush nilla wafers and mix with melted butter, press into bottom and sides of 9" springform pan.

Add room-temp cream cheeses to mixer and mix until smooth. Add sour cream and blend.

Mix together sugar, flour, and salt, then gradually incorporate into cheese mixture. Add egg and egg whites one at a time until incorporated. Add frangelico and nutella, mix on high until smooth.

Pour into pan, and bake at 325 for 45-60 min until center is barely set. Turn off oven and allow cheesecake to cool in the oven for one additional hour to prevent cracking, then continue cooling on the counter 1 hour. Chill in fridge before serving at least 1 hour.

If desired, springform pan can be placed inside a roasting pan or deep cookie sheet with water up to 1/2 height of the pan to help ensure even baking and to prevent the to from cracking.

For the Ganache:
Melt Nutella and cream over low heat until combined and melted. Pour over cheesecake, refrigerate until cooled.

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CAPPYGAL.

Servings Per Recipe: 16
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 289.6
  • Total Fat: 12.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 46.3 mg
  • Sodium: 286.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 34.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
  • Protein: 10.7 g

Member Reviews
  • GUNNADOITNOW
    this took a lot of time to finally finish. the taste was ok but it still spilt even though I only cooked it for 45 mins in a tray of water. the icing was very nice though. - 7/21/10
  • LITTLEWIND53
    I love Nuttella but never heard of Frangelico. What is it or what could I use instead of it? - 3/10/10