Nutella Cheesecake Brownies
A rich, dense brownie base is topped with a fluffy no-bake Nutella cheesecake in this decadent chocolate dessert that will make everyone think you spent hours in the kitchen.
Servings: 8 -10 servings
Ingredients
For the brownies
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
For the cheesecake
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup Nutella
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- Melted chocolate for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa, and salt. Melt butter in a large saucepan and remove from heat. Stir in sugar and vanilla. Quickly whisk in eggs, one at a time.
- Add butter mixture to flour mixture and stir until well blended. Spread brownie batter into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool completely.
- Meawhile, make the Nutella cheesecake layer. With an an electric mixer, beat together cream cheese, Nutella and powdered sugar until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, beat cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Fold the whipped cream into the Nutella mixture. Spread over the cooled brownies.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving, or until the cheesecake layer is firm. Drizzle with melted chocolate, if desired.