Layered Nutella Cheesecake

• Oreo cookie crumbs (250 g)1 cup
• butter, melted↗6 tablespoons
• cream cheese, room temperature (3 1/2 packages)↗35 ounces
• heavy cream↗3⁄4 cup
• sugar↗1 cup
• cornstarch↗1 tablespoon
• vanilla↗2 teaspoons
• eggs, room temperature↗4
• nutella2⁄3 cup
• heavy cream↗1⁄3 cup
• nutella2⁄3 cup
• chopped hazelnuts1 ounce

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix Oreo crumbs and melted butter, press into springform pan. Bake for 13-15 minutes, reduce oven to 300 degrees F, remove pan and cool.

2. 2

   Beat cream cheese with 3/4 cup heavy cream until well combined and somewhat whipped/fluffy. Add sugar and cornstarch and mix.

3. 3

   Add vanilla and fold in eggs one at a time (folding them into reduces bubbles and the chances of the cheesecake cracking while baking.

4. 4

   Pour cream cheese mixture into crust while keeping 1/3 of the entire mixture in the bowl.

5. 5

   Mix in 2/3 cup of Nutella and 2 Tbsp. heavy cream. Pour this on top of the cheesecake to create a layer, spreading carefully with a rubber spatula.

6. 6

   Bake (at 300 degrees) for 45-55 minutes. Turn off heat (do not open oven door) and let rest for 1 hour.

7. 7

   Remove from oven, run knife around inside edge of pan to loosen. Let cool completely to room temperature.

8. 8

   For nutella topping: bring 1/3 cup heavy cream to boil, remove from heat, mix in 2/3 cup Nutella, pour and spread over cheesecake.

9. 9

   Add 1 oz of chopped hazelnuts if desired, refrigerate overnight in fridge and serve.