Mini Chocolate-Hazelnut Cheesecakes
- 15 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
- 2 tablespoons raw or roasted hazelnuts, skinned
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 3/4 cup hazelnut-chocolate spread, preferably Nutella
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- Spray the liners with vegetable oil spray.
- In a food processor, combine the cookies, hazelnuts and butter and process to very fine crumbs.
- Divide the crumbs among the cups and, using a flat-bottomed glass, press on the crumbs to compact them.
- Bake for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, wipe out the food processor bowl.
- Add the cream cheese, Nutella, sour cream, eggs and sugar and puree until smooth.
- Spoon the filling into the cups until it nearly reaches the top; there may be a few tablespoons of leftover batter.
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top and bake for about 20 minutes, until the cheesecakes have risen and the surfaces are lightly cracked.
- Let the cheesecakes cool slightly, then transfer the muffin tin to a rack and freeze for 10 minutes, until the cheesecakes are slightly cooled.
- Serve chilled or at room temperature.
cream, unsalted butter, cream cheese, hazelnutchocolate spread, sour cream, eggs, sugar, chocolate chips
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/mini-chocolate-hazelnut-cheesecakes (may not work)