The classic combination of chocolate and hazelnut blends beautifully in this rich and creamy cheesecake with a chocolate-hazelnut crust.
| Prep Time: | 1h |
| Cook Time: | 1h |
| Ready in: | 3h |
| Yield: | 1 - 9 inch cheesecake |
| Ingredients | |
| 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs 3/4 cup hazelnuts -- toasted, skinned and coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons white sugar 3 tablespoons butter, melted 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1 cup white sugar 3 eggs, lightly beaten 3 tablespoons hazelnut liqueur 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips 13 skinned, toasted hazelnuts 4 tablespoons sour cream 1 tablespoon hazelnut liqueur | |
- Using a blender or a food processor, finely chop 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips. Place in a small mixing bowl. Add vanilla wafer crumbs, ground hazelnuts, 2 tablespoons white sugar, and melted butter or margarine. Mix until well-combined. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake in a preheated 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) oven for 15 minutes. Cool.
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually add 1 cup white sugar; mix well. Add the eggs and 3 tablespoons liqueur. Mix until well blended. Coarsely chop 1 cup of the semisweet chocolate chips, and add to the cream cheese mixture. Stir. Pour batter into the cooled crust.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 1 hour. Let cake cool for 1 hour. Remove outer ring from pan. Then let cool completely.
- Melt 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips over hot (not boiling) water. Stir until smooth. Dip 13 hazelnuts into the chocolate, covering one-half of each nut. Shake off the excess chocolate. Place on a waxed-paper lined plate. Chill until set.
- To the remaining melted chocolate, add sour cream. Mix well. Stir in 1 tablespoon liqueur. Spread glaze on top of the cooled cheesecake. Garnish with chocolate dipped hazelnuts.
| Nutrition Information Servings Per Recipe: 12 | ||||||||
| Amount Per Serving | ||||||||
| Calories: | 638 cal | Total Fat: | 43 g | Cholesterol: | 125 mg | |||
| Sodium: | 286 mg | Carbohydrates: | 58 g | Fiber: | 3 g | |||
| Protein: | 9.5 g | |||||||
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