A No Bake Nutella Cheesecake made with a biscuit base and topped with a Nutella flavoured cheesecake that is light and almost mousse-like. Simple and FUN to make, and yet elegant enough to serve at a dinner party, don’t you think? 🙂
And it just happens to be made with only 6 ingredients: Nutella, cream cheese, biscuits for the base, butter, cream and icing sugar (confectionary sugar). That’s it!
This no bake sweet treat is dedicated to all those who declared it to be such torture that the last recipe I shared was a luscious hearty Irish Beef & Guinness Stew when they are in the middle of a heat wave. 😉
That some of my readers are currently freezing their tails off with me in the Southern Hemisphere winter while others are enjoying summer in the Northern Hemisphere makes it rather fun as a food blogger because it means I get to share recipes that swing between opposite seasons.
So a thick hearty stew one day, then a bright summer no bake Nutella Cheesecake the next. Doesn’t get much different than that!
Truth be told, I am thoroughly spoilt here in Sydney where our winters are actually quite mild. So being smack bang in the middle of winter would in no way deter me from no-bake desserts.
Like these mini Nutella Cheesecakes. Who would let a little winter frost stop them from making these???!!!
As you can see, I make these in a muffin tin lined with paper patties which means no washing. Yay! I hate washing up muffin tins – such a pain!
I think any dessert in individual serving size portions are not only cuter but also quite sensible from a portion control perspective. As long as you can stop at one. Because the flip side is that if this was a traditional cheesecake, at least you could cut yourself a small second slice. But with these….I mean, who would cut one of these in half? (That said, I now do have a full size Nutella Cheesecake recipe right here!)
I make the biscuit base with Oreo cookies because it’s a pretty classic combination but the base can be made with plain biscuits too so I’ve provided directions for that in the notes.
I got the idea for a Nutella Cheesecake from Nigella’s Nutella Cheesecake – but my version is quite different because it is not as rich (and also in mini form). When it comes to no bake cheesecakes, I am a bit fussy because they can have a tendency to be a too dense for my taste. I like my cheesecakes to be more like a mousse texture, as close as I can get it to a Baked Cheesecake. So light and yet creamy when you eat it.
So my version has cream in it too which, when beaten, lightens up the cream cheese mixture considerably.
Don’t you just want to do a face plant in that bowl?
Nutella + Oreo cookies + cheesecake + cream. That’s a pretty winning combination if you ask me!
But don’t mind me. What do you think? – Nagi x
More Cheesecake recipes
Strawberry Cheesecake – a magical combination!
And for Nutella Monsters:
Outrageous Nutella Stuffed Brownies
Nutella French Toast Roll Ups – super quick and so good!
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Mini No Bake Nutella Cheesecake
Ingredients
Biscuit Base
- 1 (4.8 oz / 137g) packet oreo cookies (Note 1)
- 3 tbsp / 45 g unsalted butter , melted
Cheesecake
- 8 oz / 250 g Philadelphia cream cheese (brick form, NOT tub!) , softened
- 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp / 240 g Nutella (or hazelnut spread)
- 1/4 cup / 65 ml heavy cream (Note 2)
- 1/2 cup / 30 g icing sugar (confectionary / powdered sugar)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Toppings
- 1/3 cup / 80 g Nutella (Note 3)
- 3/4 cup / 185 ml heavy cream (Note 2)
- 2 tbsp / 25 g sugar
Instructions
- Line a standard 12 hole muffin tin with paper patties.
- Use a food processor or place Oreos in a ziplock bag and bash with a rolling pin to make fine crumbs.
- Mix Oreo crumbs with butter. Divide between holes and press firmly to flatten.
- Beat cream cheese until smooth. Then beat in icing sugar, Nutella and vanilla extract. Add cream and beat for 2 to 3 minutes or until fluffy like frosting.
- Divide mixture between holes. Smooth out top. Refrigerate until firm in muffin tin (Note 5)
Toppings
- Beat cream until starting to thicken, add sugar then beat until soft peaks form. Transfer to piping bag (optional) and pipe / dollop cream on each.
- Place Nutella in one corner of a small ziplock bag and microwave for 15 seconds on high. Snip a a tiny hole in one corner of the ziplock bag. Drizzle over cheesecakes. (Note 6)
- Serve cool (Note 7)
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
WATCH HOW TO MAKE IT
No Bake Nutella Cheesecake Recipe video!
LIFE OF DOZER
See? I’m not a total monster. Dozer DOES get to do some taste testing!
This was so yum Nagi. I mean YUM! My only issue was getting the heavy cream to whip. I’m in Florida and it’s hot here. Thinking that was the issue. I did put it in freezer for a little bit & it thickened a bit.
Hi Steven! Guessing the heat was the problem 😂 Glad it worked after popping it in the freezer for a bit! N xx
You can do this gluten free as well with chocolate GF biscuits, mmm delicious.
Oooh! What a fabulous idea, didn’t think to try that!
hi Nagi
I have guest over for lunch, Can I Refrigerate (in NOTES 5) over night.
Ai
You sure can, it’s perfect for refrigerating overnight! N xx
Is there a substitute I can use for Nutella? Have nut allergies.
Thanks
Hi Gayla! A chocolate spread will work just great!
This looks delicious! Will have to try cooking this!
I hope you do Roxanne! They really are crazy delicious!!
These are two of my favorite things!! Except I don’t have any right now and I’m drooling over these pictures. Must make these asap 🙂
Hope you do Amy! N x
Just finished eating the last one from a batch we made on Sunday, together with 2 and 4 year old grand daughters. We had so much fun making them, and even more fun eating them.
Thank you so much Nagi x
Wendy!! I am SO GLAD you enjoyed these – making and eating them!! Thank you so much for letting me know! N x
I’ll take two please because cutting one in half would be sacrilegious to cheesecake.
I’m WITH YOU!!! 🙂
Thank you for adding grams and milliliters (and Celsius and cm:s as you allways do)
Eija
I’m really trying to remember to do this going forward Eija! 🙂
This is my kind of dessert.
So we have something in common! 🙂
Nagi, these look divine!! I see Dozer thinks so too ☺️
The drool was out of control….
Omg this is perfect!!! I love nutella and putting it in a NO BAKE CHEESECAKE? Absolute genius.
Bring. It. ON!!!! 😉
Cream on Dozer’s nose just really, really gets me – call me a weirdo since I can’t seem to stop commenting about him. He is just sooo adorable! I’m glad he gets a taste every once in a while. Have a great weekend, Nagi!
Weird? Nope. You just have GREAT TASTE!!! 😉 PS That cream….he always end up with cream there because his tongue is just not quite long enough!!! Cracks me up, he is such a pig eating cream / ice cream, it splatters all over his nose! I think the photo of Dozer today in the Chilli Prawns will make you laugh…… 🙂
How timely Nagi! Oreos (137g) are on sale for $1.50 at Coles this week. Time to stock up because I know I’ll be making this often. Did you know that they’re selling Peanut Butter Oreos, too, now? Or would that be overkill on the decadence factor. 🙂
It’s 4.0°C (39.2°F) in Penrith right now and I’m going to be serving these in front of the fireplace today. These mini cheesecakes look too delicious to wait for warmer weather.
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe, Nagi!
I seriously contemplated adding peanut butter somewhere in this!!! Hope it was nice and warm in Penrith today. It was sooooo nice today where I am, seriously like spring!!
Oooh baby, this looks GOOD!! And no-bake is perfect for summer. Yes, it’ll be 94F/35C here today and humid, so Guiness stew is NOT on the menu – though I bookmarked it for making in the fall. 😀
I made this thinking of you and everyone else lucky enough to be “suffering” through the heat!!! 😉 N x
Oh heavens! The fact that this is only 6 ingredients and no bake doesn’t help me stop wanting to eat my screen! I adore desserts and wow – these nutella mini cheesecakes are beyond fantastic!
I know, it’s insane, right? 🙂 Hope you had a fabulous weekend Shashi!
Oh those look so good….I want one right now to take with me to work!!!
Come move near me, I need more taste testers!!! 🙂
You are just plain mean!! Here it is summer and I’m trying to be soooo good and not eat the higher calorie food and you go and post something like this. I have a weakness for Nutella. I could just imagine sneaking one or two or three of these and sitting in a cool spot and savoring every, single bite. I guess I’ll just have to bad and make some of these delcious morsels. Have a great weekend. xoxo
Well I MADE this for the likes of you Marisa, in the height of summer!!! 🙂 Hope you had a fabulous weekend! N x
Hi Nagi! I think this is a perfect dessert after a nice big bowl of Irish stew! The weather very rarely affects my appetite, summer or winter I eat whatever I’m craving!
BA HA HA! Now that’s the Dorothy I know!!! Me too, I was making stews in the middle of summer last year!!
Yup – definitely a winning combination.
I’ve made a few mini cheesecakes like this before, but never a Nutella one – love it, and you’re right, it does look good enough to serve to guests.
I wasn’t fazed by your Irish stew at all – we’re having such a chilly ‘summer’!
Did you share any of them?? Popping over to check!