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“Step Away From the Nutella!”

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I consider myself a fairly generous person, especially when it comes to baking. I love to share.

Except for Nutella. Don’t touch my Nutella.

Seriously.

I will threaten anyone, even those I love dearly, with infinite pain if I catch them even eyeing my Nutella supply.

Generally, an early warning system kicks in whereby I will give the person-in-question/potential victim the chance to escape in one piece.

“Step away from the Nutella!”

Should that warning go unheeded, I am not to be held responsible for the outcome, regardless of how ugly.

This deep devotion to Nutella extends beyond my complete unwillingness to share it with anyone. My love also manifests itself in the desire to mark World Nutella Day.

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As far as I’m concerned it ranks almost right up there with Christmas.

For those of you that don’t know, February 5th marks the day that Sara from Ms. Adventures in Italy, Michelle from Bleeding Espresso and Shelley from At Home in Rome have annointed as the day to celebrate the most glorious of chocolate spreads.

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I went Nutella-crazy this year because I’m already going through a fairly stressful period at work. And everyone knows the best cure for stress is lots of Nutella. I made a Nutella Ripple Cheesecake that I covered in ridiculous amounts of Nutella and crushed hazelnuts so as to add some nutritional value.

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See. I’m as health conscious as the next person.

I used a past Daring Baker’s challenge as the base recipe for my cheesecake. With a few adjustments and lots of Nutella and frangelico, I think I did a valiant job in paying homage to one of the best days of the year.

Happy Nutella Day! Just remember, stay away from my Nutella!

Ciao!

For details on how to participate in World Nutella Day, click here.

Nutella Ripple Cheesecake
Based on Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake.

Note: You’ll need a 9-inch cheesecake pan for this recipe. You’ll also need some heavy duty aluminum foil to wrap the pan in. Because the cheesecake is baked in a water bath, you don’t want any of the water to seep into the bottom of your cheesecake. Wrapping the pan in foil prevents that. You will also need a larger pan that you can fit the cheesecake pan into for the water bath.

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
1/2 cup Nutella (the Nutella has to be fairly liquidy so I recommend warming it in a double boiler so you can drizzle it easily)

Directions:

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

2. Combine all the crust ingredients and pour into your cheesecake pan. Press the crumbs firmly so that they cover the entire bottom of the pan (no need to push crumbs up the side of the pan).

3. In a stand mixer, combine the cream cheese and sugar at medium speed until smooth. There should be no cream cheese lumps.

4. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl in between each addition.

5. Add the vanilla extract, the heavy cream and the Frangelico and mix until smooth. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl.

6. Pour half the cheesecake batter over the prepared crust. Drizzle the Nutella over the batter and then top with the remaining cheesecake batter. 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.

7. 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.

8. When the cheesecake is done, turn off the oven but leave the cheesecake in there for an hour to set up.

9. 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.

10. Once the cheesecake is cool, place in the refrigerator until it is very cold (at least 6 hours). If you can leave it in overnight, that’s even better.

39 Comments

Chris

02/5/10 at 7:58 am

Looks fantastic! Laughed and laughed at the post…yes - Step away from the Nutella! :)

Poppyseeds

02/5/10 at 8:54 am

Oh My Gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m going to die if I don’t remember to make this as soon as I can get to the store again for some Nutella!!!! I’ve never seen anything that looked so good!

Rosa

02/5/10 at 8:54 am

Gorgeous! I can’t live without Nutella!

Cheers,

Rosa

Fallon

02/5/10 at 9:37 am

MM Wish I was able to try a bite ;)

Allison

02/5/10 at 10:39 am

I really need to set a reminder for this day every year. This is two years in a row that I’ve missed it! Your cheesecake looks so rich! Props for doctoring up a past DB recipe too.

Allison

02/5/10 at 10:39 am

I really need to set a reminder for this day every year. This is two years in a row that I’ve missed it! Your cheesecake looks so rich! Props for doctoring up a past DB recipe too.

Nazca

02/5/10 at 5:17 pm

Now I know you don’t mean me… *picks up spoon and approaches jar*

food lover kathy

02/5/10 at 11:12 pm

I’ve been warned–do not get in between you and your Nutella. The cheesecake looks delicious. I especially love the “ridiculous amounts of Nutella” drizzled on top and hazelnuts for “nutritional value.

Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy

02/6/10 at 6:18 am

Ironically, my husband is the one who can’t keep his hands off the Nutella :) I need to try making a cheesecake - I like that your recipe doesn’t call for sour cream.

Kevin

02/6/10 at 8:55 am

That looks so amazingly good!

Talia

02/6/10 at 10:45 am

I am livid. I cannot believe I didn’t know it was world nutella day. I’m putting it in my calendar for next year. luckily i have a jar stashed away where only i can find it so i can have a belated spoonful in celebration! the cake looks beautiful: i think i’ll try it when i don’t need my fix as quickly :)

Runa

02/6/10 at 11:56 am

I totally agree with you.Nutella is not for sharing! Will have
to make this cheesecake for Valentines day. Promise I will share.

Susan @ SGCC

02/6/10 at 12:17 pm

Holy Hazelnuts! Your cheesecake looks and sounds just dreamy! This one is definitely going into the bookmark file. Well done!

Allie

02/6/10 at 1:22 pm

Delicious!! My favorite holiday. :)

caffettiera

02/6/10 at 1:46 pm

This cheesecake looks sooo yummy! I love the water bath method for cooking, must give it a great consistency.

Gala

02/6/10 at 3:21 pm

A-mazing cake! Love everything you used to create this, even the nutritional stuff ;)

joey

02/7/10 at 4:04 am

Happy Nutella day! I did not get to participate this year (siiigh) but I’m loving all the Nutella posts! Your cheesecake looks especially fabulous!

I so know what you mean…If I could have a pit bull gaurd my Nutella stash I would!

zorra

02/7/10 at 5:27 am

Okay I can stay away from your Nutella jar, but not from this divine cake, no way sorry! ;-)))

deeba

02/7/10 at 7:08 am

I think I’d have to fight you for a slice…slam dunk delish is what this is about. I remeber Abby’s cheesecake..YUM!! Happy Nutella Day, and I do hope life at work gets easier foryou! {SMILE}

Michelle | Bleeding Espresso

02/7/10 at 8:34 am

We’re not even going to discuss how much Nutella I’ve ingested leading up to World Nutella Day and now paging through 150 or so new recipes…your cheesecake looks wonderful, and like Sara, I like that it doesn’t call for sour cream (we can make homemade in Italy, but I don’t know how well it’ll go in the cheesecake). Thanks for participating :)

Claudia

02/7/10 at 9:02 am

Was away this year and couldn’t create. So watch out, I definitely am eyeing your gorgeous creation and first chance I get… I’m swiping it.

Tina Marie

02/7/10 at 10:21 am

Oh…I am seriously distressed that this was not marked on my calendar! I love Nutella and would totally respect your jar if we were co-habitatting. In spite of me missing the big day, I will prepare a Nutella dessert this coming week.

Paz

02/7/10 at 11:54 am

Well done. Since I can’t touch yours, I’ll have to make my own, I suppose. ;-)

Paz

tia

02/7/10 at 8:35 pm

wow that is SO DIVINE looking (and tasting i bet)

Tami

02/7/10 at 9:06 pm

That cheesecake recipe is the best. As for ridiculous amounts of Nutella… Is there really such thing? Love this idea though. Creamy cheese filling with Nutella seems like real heaven!

Fabi

02/8/10 at 12:56 am

Hello Ivonne!
“Dont touch my Nutella” is my motto too!
The infamous cheese cake is on my TTBD list and the addition of Nutella can just improve it. I definitely have to try it.
Big hug.

joanne at frutto della passione

02/8/10 at 3:10 am

Looks amazing - no surprise there. I have been meaning to make a Nutella cheesecake for ages and ages but never seem to get around to it. I like the idea of drizzling Nutella on the top. Who knows maybe I’ll get around to making one before the next Nutella Day ;-)

barbara

02/8/10 at 5:23 am

Oh my that looks devine.

Tamy ~ 3 Sides of Crazy

02/8/10 at 3:26 pm

I promise I won’t touch your nutella, but have to go get some of my own! This looks fantastic!

Claire

02/8/10 at 5:06 pm

That looks D E L I C I O U S. As a side note, my mom won’t buy nutella for me anymore because I always take it and hide it. She doesn’t understaaaaaaand! :)

tina

02/8/10 at 5:40 pm

Oh. Good. God. Torture, pure torture!

Kurious Kitteh

02/9/10 at 2:37 pm

Oh, your cheesecake is gorgeous. And definitely not helping with my post-Nutella day diet =P.

Mitzimi

02/10/10 at 8:33 am

Oh my does that look amazing … I’m still working on developing the perfect Nutella ice cream recipe to post on my ice cream site, and am constantly hampered by the fact that once I have the jar in hand, I stop everything and eat it with a spoon … and once I’ve done that, I really can’t share the Nutella with anyone else, now can I? How many jars did you go through before you’d perfected this recipe? ;)

Angela

02/10/10 at 10:35 am

Too funny! Nutella Day! Who knew??

Maria

02/10/10 at 5:49 pm

That looks absolutely divine! I adore Nutella too.

Joshua Lawrence

02/17/10 at 5:20 am

They say Italyians put on an average of 250 grams around the belt this Carnevale alone. If they had your Nutella cake (cheesecake is the one thing every Italian I know has sung about after going to North America) they would have doubled that

Angela@spinachtiger

02/17/10 at 7:48 pm

Wow, what a great looking dessert. You always have wonderful things here.

Mondo

03/4/10 at 6:26 pm

um…I don’t even like cheesecake and I wanna take a huge bite. that last shot is absolutely divine! where’s my fork?

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