Hi…
Wondering weather I’ve stopped baking or making cocktails?
Nope, I’ve just been suffering from writers block.
But, after watching a very entertaining and inspiring episode of Glee (Disco/Saturday Night Fever), I decided I wasn’t going to let my writers block prevent me from keeping this absolutely delicious cheesecake recipe from you. So here you go…
PS: According to my husband this was the most delicious banana cheesecake he’s ever had. (Of course the cheesecake also contained a cups worth of Nutella…) 
BanaNutella Cheesecake
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 10-12
Ingredients
Crust
- 12 pecan shortbread cookies
- ½ cup toasted hazelnuts, skinned
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 4 ounces melted butter, slightly cooled
Batter
- 4 − 8 ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 4 eggs, room temperature
- 1¼ cups granulated sugar
- 2 small ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 cup Nutella, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon banana extract
Instructions
Crust
- Double wrap the bottom of a 10″ springform pan with aluminum foil.
- Pulse cookies and hazelnuts in a food processor until finely ground. Add sugar and pulse a few times to incorporate.
- Transfer dry ingredients into a medium bowl. Pour melted butter and blend thoroughly with a fork or wooden spoon.
- Press crust over the bottom of the prepared springform pan.
Batter
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Have an oven-safe dish or pan big enough to contain the springform pan ready for a water bath.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer whip the cream cheese until light and fluffy 3-5 minutes on medium speed.
- Add eggs one at a time and mix on low speed just until combined.
- Add sugar to batter and mix on medium speed.
- Add mashed banana, ½ cup Nutella, and extracts to the batter, mix until incorporated.
- Pour filling over crust prepared crust.
- Warm up remaning ½ cup Nutella in the microwave for 30 seconds or so. Place dollops of Nutella over the top of the batter and run a butter knife run through them for a swirl effect.
- Place the cheesecake inside the larger pan and place in the oven, with a measuring cup fill the larger pan half-way up with warm water.
- Bake cheesecake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until center is set. Remove cheesecake from water bath and allow to chill for 10 minutes.
{ 12 comments… read them below or add one }
Looks wonderful- nutella makes everything better!
We all lose our inspiration from time to time. If this tastes as good as it looks, it’s a winner. Now how about a cocktail to go with it. Actually, I’m in the mood for Sangria for summer. Any ideas there?
This looks like a dream! All my favourite things combined. Clever title
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Nutella in a cheesecake is my dream come true. Delicious!
It tasted awesome, however it turned out a little undercooked. I would suggest cooking it a little longer (depending on your oven), possibly 1 hour 30mins instead of 1 hour 10mins. Overall, great recipe!!! I will definitely be making this again. Thank You!
Mm, this sounds so tasty and looks so delicious! Now I’m going to be craving this for the longest, hehe! ^^
Ooooh, this sounds amazing! I love the banana/Nutella combo (and probably indulge in it a little too much)… adding it to cheesecake to only make it 10x yummier!
Banana and nutella are made for each other, especially in this cheesecake – sounds like a treat
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
This is sorta like a snack, since it has banana and nutella, right? It looks perfect and dense and oh so creamy!
This cheesecake is one of the best I’ve ever tasted. The texture was smooth a silk, and the combination of Nutella and bananas, superb. I was supposed to be on a diet when it arrived at my house, and there was no possible way I could resist it. I just don’t have that caliber of will-power. Let me say, it was worth every decadent bite. Now, months later, I am having a minor surgery this week, and I think the one thing that would help me recover quickly would be an ever-so-tiny sliver of this masterpiece cheesecake. Just saying’…
Thank you so much for stopping by Cindy! Best of luck to you with your surgery, sounds like I know what I’ll be making this weekend.
OMG! I simply must have this! Thanks for sharing a scrumptious recipe with two of my most favorite things. Beautiful shots too:)