NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CHEESECAKE

No-bake chocolate hazelnut cheesecake image

Reader Jessica Creed shares her showy, no-fail chocolate dessert - it's perfect for entertaining

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Dessert

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

140g unsalted butter
300g digestive biscuit, broken up
500g cream cheese, softened
85g icing sugar
300ml double cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
15 hazelnut chocolate (we used Ferrero Rocher), 5 roughly chopped, remainder reserved, to decorate
4 tbsp hazelnut chocolate spread
25g hazelnuts, roughly chopped

Steps:

Make the cheesecake base: melt the butter in a small pan over a medium heat. Blitz the biscuits in a food processor to a fine crumb, add the melted butter and pulse until well combined. Tip into a 23cm springform cake tin and press down firmly into the base. Chill while you make the filling.
Beat the cream cheese and icing sugar in a bowl to soften. Whisk the cream and vanilla in a separate bowl until soft peaks form, then fold into the cream cheese. Stir through the chopped chocolates. Spoon over the biscuit base and smooth with a spatula. Cover with cling film and chill for at least 6 hrs, or overnight.
Once it has set, place the chocolate hazelnut spread in a saucepan and melt over a low heat for 3-4 mins until runny. allow to cool slightly before spreading over the top of the cheesecake. Decorate with remaining chocolates and some chopped hazelnuts. Chill until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 680 calories, Fat 56 grams fat, SaturatedFat 32 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 35 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 21 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium