ULTIMATE No Bake Nutella Cheesecake Recipe (2024)

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This is the ULTIMATE No Bake Nutella Cheesecake. Incredibly easy and utterly delicious. This chocolate and hazelnut delight is a must make for Nutella fans! Light and creamy, with a buttery biscuit base and roasted hazelnut topping.

ULTIMATE No Bake Nutella Cheesecake Recipe (1)Oh No Bake Nutella Cheesecake let me count the ways I love you. Chocolate? Hazelnuts? Quick? Simple? Delicious show stopping dessert? Yes, yes and a bit more yes.

April was a funny old month here. My Facebook page went a bit insane overnight with my Easter cheesecake recipes racking up almost 10 million views in the month.

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It was so fantastic to see so many people making my recipes on Easter Sunday, I made a little collage of some of the photos and had a weep (sentimental over baking, that is how I ROLL).

We had a lovely Easter break, full of fun and friends and delicious food. But a couple of weeks later and can I be honest with you dear bloggy pals? I’m kind of missing the cheesecake excitement around these parts.

Sometimes I think possibly I should start a desserts dedicated blog to house all of these beauts, but you know, this site is the stories of my life and desserts after definitely one of my stories.

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So, my cheesecake dabblingjoined forces with one of my great sugary loves – NUTELLA. It was always going to be a good marriage am I right? Hello NO BAKE NUTELLA CHEESECAKE!

This really is a show stopper. I think brown things never look quite as good in photos as they do in reality. Please believe me when I say that this is seriously set in my top 5 favourite ever things I’ve baked in my whole life ever amen. Yes. It’s THAT STINKING GOOD.

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I sketched out my recipe idea for this, based on my last cheesecake recipe, then did some research and stumbled upon Queen Nigella’s Nutella Cheesecake.

She doesn’t use any whipped cream in hers which I’m intrigued by, I imagineit must give more of a dense torte texture. I prefer a lighter cheesecake so have kept in my usual whipped double cream.

After a few trial runs I alsoended up using almost double the Nutella I planned on using. Oops. But honestly, if you’re going to do it, you may as well really do it, RIGHT?

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Tips for making the No Bake Nutella Cheesecake (sorry, there’s quite a few, please hang in there):

  • The consistency of the Nutella Cheesecake should be sliceable but not solid. It will be a lot less solid than a baked cheesecake. Something like room temperature butter, it will give a little quiver if you wobble it gently.
  • To maintain the texture of this Nutella Cheesecakeit is best to freeze it as mentioned in the recipe for it to set. Then it’s fine kept in the fridge (if you have any leftovers!)
  • When whipping the double cream, be sure to watch it very carefully. It should be just forming soft floppy peaks, but still hold it’s shape. Too runny and the no bake cheesecake will be sloppy, too stiff and it will be too dense.
  • An angled palette knife is a really inexpensive piece of kit but it makes SUCH a difference when smoothing things like this out! You can buy them on Amazon here: Angled Palette Knife. I use this to smooth the sides of the cheesecake after it comes out of the tin.
  • Do sift the icing sugar, it will give a much smoother texture to the cheesecake. Don’t ignore this as I normally do!
  • I would stick to Philadelphia creme cheese for this (and full fat) it seems more stable than supermarket own brands.
  • Use a tin with either a springform (the type where the side unclips) or a removable base.
  • Warm a sharp, thin knife under a hot tap and then dry it. Use this to run around the outside of the cake, inside the tin, before removing. Remove the knife and wipe it as you work your way around the cake.
  • The recipe is for a 7″ tin (which is also deep) (not a standard sandwich cake tin, it will overflow! See the link below for the type of tin I use). You can use smaller or larger but your cheesecake will obviously be taller or shorter. I would DEFINITELY recommend this tin though as it is a great size and very easy to use.
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What I used to make the No Bake NutellaCheesecake:

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No Bake Nutella Cheesecake

By Sarah Rossi

This is the ULTIMATE No Bake Nutella Cheesecake. Incredibly easy and utterly delicious. This chocolate and hazelnut delight is a must make for Nutella fans.

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 People

Ingredients

  • 280 g Digestive chocolate biscuits
  • 120 g Butter, Unsalted, melted
  • 600 ml Double cream, lightly whipped until it forms soft peaks
  • 400 g Philadelphia cream cheese, Full fat
  • 75 g Icing sugar, Sifted
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 600 g Nutella

To decorate

  • 150 g Nutella
  • 100 g Roasted chopped hazelnuts

Instructions

  • Crush the biscuits until they look like lumpy sand. (I did mine in a food processor because I'm very lazy..)

  • Mix with the melted butter and press into your 7" tin.

  • Combine the whipped cream, icing sugar, cream cheese, lemon juice. Fold in gently until fully combined.

  • Add the 600g Nutella and stir in thoroughly.

  • Smooth on top of the biscuit base and flatten the top with the back of a spoon or a palette knife if you have one.

  • Put into the freezer for 2 hours.

  • Gentle warm the 150g Nutella (I pop it into the microwave for 20 seconds) and pour over the top. Cover with the chopped hazelnuts.

  • Pop back into the freezer for an hour.

  • Use my knife tip (above) to remove the cheesecake from the tin.

  • Leave to stand for about 30 minutes at room temperature before serving.

  • Share and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 885kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 9gFat: 67gSaturated Fat: 44gCholesterol: 126mgSodium: 293mgPotassium: 443mgFiber: 4gSugar: 51gVitamin A: 1435IUVitamin C: 0.8mgCalcium: 158mgIron: 4.1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Family Food

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FAQs

Why didn't my no bake cheesecake set? ›

The primary reason a no-bake cheesecake is too runny or doesn't set up properly is generally the temperature of the ingredients. If your cream cheese is too warm, the mixture will be too soft and will never set up properly.

How do you make a no bake cheesecake set faster? ›

After the chill time, if your cheesecake still isn't firm enough, you can freeze it to help it set up. Be careful not to freeze it too long unwrapped though; it can cause the texture to become gritty.

How do you make a no bake cheesecake firmer? ›

To thicken a no-bake cheesecake, refrigerate it for an extended period or consider adding dissolved gelatin, more cream cheese, or Greek yogurt to the mixture before chilling. Now, when we venture into the territory of no-bake cheesecakes, the plot thickens.

Can you over mix no bake cheesecake? ›

If you are making a plain cheesecake such as my no-bake vanilla cheesecake, you can probably get away with cold ingredients, but generally the cream cheese should be room temp. Often a cheesecake mixture can split or curdle because of over mixing – I often get comments of 'how long do I mix for?

How do you know if no bake cheesecake is bad? ›

When in doubt, give it a smell. A sour, off-putting odor is a definite sign it has spoiled and should not be consumed. Always store your no bake cheesecake in the refrigerator. If not consuming immediately, cover it with a cake dome or plastic wrap, not foil as it can give off a metallic taste.

How do you know when a no bake cheesecake is set in the fridge? ›

The filling needs proper chilling, a minimum of four hours but preferably overnight, to set into sliceable sections. Freezing the cheesecake results in a too-hard-to-enjoy crust and filling. Try this: The cheesecake should be shiny and firm to the touch when set.

What not to do when making cheesecake? ›

Don't Use Cold Ingredients

Cold ingredients are a big no-no when it comes to cheesecake. If your ingredients are cold you will have to mix them longer which will whip too much air into your batter. If the cake has too much air, it will rise too much in the oven and then the middle will sink when cooling.

Why is my no-bake cheesecake base too hard? ›

If you find that the crumb base is still too hard, then you could slightly reduce the amount of butter used, though we would advise caution on this as the base could become too crumbly instead.

What happens when you overbeat cheesecake batter? ›

Overmixing may lead to cracks and a grainy texture

With a batter mainly composed of cream cheese, sugar, and egg yolks, you can quickly form cracks in your cheesecake with the excess air that comes from overmixing (via Cheesecakes World).

Why is my no bake cheesecake gooey? ›

I'd say it's too much liquid in the cheesecake batter and it didn't set fast enough and the liquid and moisture got into the base. Baking the base would help, but I guess if you need to bake it then there's no point to make a no bake cheesecake.

Can you eat Philadelphia no bake cheesecake filling? ›

Yes, Philadelphia makes a 24-ounce tub of pre-made cheesecake filling that you can use directly from the fridge—no baking necessary. The tub has everything you want from the sugary, sweet, cream cheese filling of a cheesecake, and it's ready to serve as-is.

What happens if you put an extra egg in cheesecake? ›

As Bon Appétit shares, using too many eggs when making cheesecake can cause a big divot in the middle of the dessert. Because eggs add a luscious, creamy texture to custards and cheesecakes, some bakers might be tempted to fold in another yolk or two.

What happens if you don't add egg to cheesecake? ›

Cheesecakes have either gelatin or beaten eggs in the recipe as setting/thickening agents, so you need one or the other for it to set up as a cake, or it will just be cheesecake soup. There are many “no bake” cheesecake recipes that don't use eggs but they use gelatin instead.

Does no bake cheesecake taste better? ›

They both are great in their own way. It all narrows down to your personal preferences. If you enjoy dense and velvety cake, a baked cheesecake is the one for you. Or if you crave some light and airy dessert post-dinner, go for the no-bake one.

Can I put my no bake cheesecake in the freezer to set? ›

This makes for a great make-ahead dessert! Do not freeze the cheesecake to set it. The filling won't slice and you'll lose the velvet texture!

Can you put a no bake cheesecake in the freezer to speed up the process? ›

We do not recommend freezing our no-bake cheesecake as a way to speed up the chilling and setting process because freezing will impact the texture of both the filling and the crust. We also do not recommend freezing the cheesecake as a make-ahead strategy.

Why is my no bake cheesecake base too hard? ›

If you find that the crumb base is still too hard, then you could slightly reduce the amount of butter used, though we would advise caution on this as the base could become too crumbly instead.

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