Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes with Nutella Ganache
Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes with Nutella Ganache are the perfect chocolate-y bite. The creamy chocolate filling and Chocolate Cookie Crust is topped with delicious Nutella Ganache
Equipment
- Muffin Pan
- Cupcake Papers
- Whisk
- Mixing Bowls
- Electric Mixer
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cookie Layer
- 1 ½ C flour
- 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 10 tablespoon unsalted butter softened
- 1 C sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoon whole milk
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- For Cheesecake Filling
- 2 - 8 oz packages cream cheese softened
- 1 C sugar
- ½ C sour cream
- ¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tablespoon Hershey Dark cocoa powder
- 1 Cup Nutella Ganache Recipe My favorite Nutella Ganache recipe
https://www.everydaysouthwest.com/easy-nutella-chocolate-ganache-nutella-recipe/ - Chocolate Covered Hazelnuts or Whopper Chocolate Candies
Instructions
- Directions for Chocolate Cookie Crust
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners
- Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt together in a large
- Beat the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until light and fluffy
- Add the egg yolks, milk and vanilla extract and beat again.
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until well combined
- Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the batter into each cupcake liner
- Bake in the oven for about 5 - 7 minutes
- Set aside to cool
- Directions for Chocolate Cheesecake Filling
- Bring oven temp down to 325
- Beat the cream cheese and sugar until together until smooth and creamy
- Add sour cream, vanilla, cocoa powder and salt, beat until combined
- Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, until combined
- Scoop about ¼ C of the cheesecake batter into the cupcake liners
- Bake in the oven for 17-21 minutes or until the centers are set but slightly jiggle
- Allow cheesecakes to cool completely
- Scoop 1 ½ tablespoon of ganache onto the top of the cold cheesecakes
- Place a Chocolate Covered Hazelnut or Whopper Candy in the center of each cheesecake.