Description
A delicious no-bake chocolate-vanilla dessert, with crunchy hazelnuts, creamy texture and rich flavor.
Ingredients
CRUST
- 4 ¼ cups, crushed (450g) Oreo cookies
- 1/3 cup (80 g) Unsalted butter
GANACHE
- ¾ cup, 5.3 oz (150g) dark chocolate couverture
- 2/3 cup (150ml) heavy whipping cream
- 4 tbsp full-fat cream cheese, room temperature
TOP
- 3 tbsp hazelnuts
VANILLA CHEESECAKE
- ¾ cup (200ml) heavy whipping cream
- ¾ cup (85g) powdered sugar
- 2 cups (450g) full-fat cream cheese, room temperature
- 3 vanilla beans
- 1/8 tsp salt
CHOCOLATE GANACHE
- 1 cup, 7.1 oz (200g) dark chocolate couverture
- ¾ cup (200ml) heavy whipping cream
Instructions
CRUST
- To prepare this delicious no-bake hazelnut chocolate vanilla cheesecake, start by preparing the Oreo crust. In a food processor, blend 4 ¼ cups or 450g of Oreo cookies until fine, add 1/3 cup or 80g of unsalted melted butter, and mix. It should resemble wet sand.
- Pour the Oreo crumbs into a 9-inch, 23 cm springform pan. Press the crumbs onto the sides and then the bottom. Freeze while you prepare the rest.
CHOCOLATE GANACHE
- For the chocolate ganache, weigh 2/3 cups, 150ml of heavy whipping cream, and warm it up until it starts to simmer. Once simmering, turn off the stove and add ¾ cup, 150g of chocolate. Let it sit untouched for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, stir with a spatula until it’s all melted. Combine it with 4 tbsp of room temperature cream cheese.
- Pour this ganache into the prepared pan. Top it with 3 tbsp of hazelnuts.
VANILLA CHEESECAKE
- Easily prepare a vanilla cheesecake filling by whipping ¾ cup, 200ml of heavy whipping cream with ¾ cup, 85g of powdered sugar until medium-soft peaks. Add 1/8 tsp of salt.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the room temperature full-fat 2 cups, 450g of cream cheese. Use a spatula. Slice open three vanilla beans and add the beans. Fold the whipped cream in.
- Pour this cheesecake filling on top of the chocolate ganache. Smooth it out with an offset spatula. Refrigerate for 8 hours.
- After 8 hours, you can decorate it.
CHOCOLATE GANACHE
- Repeat the same process for the ganache. Simmer ¾ cup, 200ml of heavy whipping cream. Turn off the stove and add 1 cup, 200g of dark chocolate couverture. Let it sit out for 5 minutes and stir so the chocolate melts. Pour it on top of the vanilla filling and let it set for 3 minutes. Slice and serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8
- Calories: 720 kcal
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 56g
- Saturated Fat: 32g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 135mg