Did you know that today you are supposed to celebrate Nutella? Yep! It’s the 5th annual World Nutella Day! And you should dig in with your spoons without any thought or guilt.
My sister and I grew up on hazelnut spread, or Eurokrem (hazelnut spread made in Macedonia), or Nutella. At least once a day we would be treated to a slice of bread with Nutella spread all over it. But, when we came to the States in 1989 my mom and dad could not find it in any of the surrounding grocery stores. As you can imagine, we were all really disappointed. Nutella on a piece of bread for us was like a PB and Jelly sandwich for the others. But PB and jelly didn’t measure up back then; our taste buds were not used to it. In all honesty, we were turned off by the thought of peanuts made into butter. (Don’t worry, not anymore…I love that stuff!)
The great news is that now I can go to my local grocer and get my jar of Nutella – thank goodness – and I can do a lot more than just spreading it on a slice of bread!
As often as I possibly can, I make cheesecakes. I love cheesecakes. This cheesecake was inspired by my love for Nutella, cheesecakes, and Valentine’s Day. But the mini version of it was inspired by Laurie, author of Food is Love. As I was going through all the food blogs last week, I came across her post about making delicious desserts fast. She had some great options and I especially liked the idea for the cheesecakes because one, as I stated, I love cheesecakes, two, mini versions of anything are always cuter, and three, I had already planned to make this Nutella cheesecake so to celebrate its Day with the rest of the world; Ms Adventures in Italy, Bleeding Espresso, and World Nutella Day! Check them out as they all have incredible recipes made with Nutella!
Mini Nutella Cheesecakes
You will need:
- 2 (8 oz) packages of Neufchatel Cheese, softened (you can also use cream cheese)
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup Nutella
- 36 Nilla Wafers
- Red Food Color, optional
Directions:
- Pre-heat oven to 350.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the eggs and sugar and beat until fluffy.
- Mix in the Nutella and beat until combined.
- Add in the Neufchatel Cheese and mix until combined.
- Pour in the food color; about 8 drops, and mix. (optional)
- Prepare the cupcake pan with mini paper baking cups.
- Add one Nilla wafer into each cup.
- Pour the cheese mixture into each liner to 3/4 full.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Allow to cool for some time before serving. I like to put mine in the fridge over night.
I can’t believe i’ve never had nutella-I need to jump on this bandwagon!
OMG- This is stunning, love love nutella, and you did outstanding job on these!!!
I love how simple this dessert is to make, but big flavor with the Nutella. I’ve seen it at the stores often, but I’ve never tried it. I think I’ll make these for Super Bowl tomorrow for dessert. Thanks for the recipe!
Kristi
Every day is World Nutella Day as far as my husband is concerned. He became addicted to it when he lived in Italy, and I will never forget the day he discovered it at our local market. I though he was having some kind of attack. He was speechless with awe and gratitude! Since then I have become a huge fan, too. I love the recipe, great post!
Hey Kate!!
Great addition! I hate baking and this posting gives me motivation to make this! Thanks for the idea!!!
Big Al
I am a sucker for cheesecakes! Those mini ones look so cute and make portion-control so much easier.
Absolutely unbelievable. These look otherworldly good. I’m new to your blog and have just spent some time browsing through your earlier entries. I really love the food and recipes you feature here and I definitely plan to return. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary.
These mini cheesecakes are to die for! Perfect for Nutella Day!
How many do they make?
I always come up with 12
I cannot believe that there is a Nutella Day! I am Italian and for most of us every day is a nutella day… but I try not to buy it… I end up eating to much of it just with a spoon!
Happy World Nutella Day
Alessandra
um…Delicious?!?!? These look heavenly. Will have to try them…soon!!!
mini nutella cheesecakes sound delicious! I can just imagine how the nutella builds in the creaminess of the cheesecake. I had no idea it was nutella day….sigh….I am so out of the loop!
thanks for a wonderful post and a tasty cheesecake….love the colour too!
Cheers
Dennis
Being from former YUG (Slovenia), I too had the privilege to enjoy Eurokrem, the staple of our youth! But living close to Italy, I had the privilege to enjoy Nutella at least four times a year. Well, that was a real treat!!!!!!!!! Happy Nutella day Kate and wonderful cupcakes! And adding the red rose just pushed the deliciousness up a notch! Thank you for sharing
I have to admit that I don’t get enough Nutella, but with these cute little cheesecakes, I’m going to have to pick up a jar this weekend!
I love nutella too and agree that mini-foods are so much cuter. Looks great!
These sound amazing! I love that they’re red too, super cute!! I wasn’t introduced to Nutella until I was in my older teens…thanks to the Food Network and Giada LOL
Nutella recipes everywhere you look!
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Cheers.
Zen
wow, the nutella cheesecake looks stunning. you did a wonderful job Kate. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe with us.
Happy Nutella Day
These mini cheesecake are adorable, love the nutella flavor and the bright red color, excellent!
After the festive season, I got to make this. These look absolutely delicious and I love the color. Great composition on the last picture. Love the photo.
Mini+Nutella+Cheesecake are making this my perfect treat! Happy Nutella Day! I’m sure you enjoyed it with these little treats!
Adorable! Thanks so much for participating; I hope you had a wonderful World Nutella Day
I had a great time – thanks for allowing us to showcase our Nutella creations!
At 10:30 last night I went to the store to buy a jar because my hubby and I celebrated all day with these minis and a heaping spoon of Nutella on the side.
I’m waiting to see if I’m going to get Nutella overload in the midst of the World Nutella Day celebrations, but it hasn’t happened yet. Red is definitely the color of love and chocolate is the flavor of romance, so I can’t wait to make these amore cheesecakes for Valentine’s!
Yummy! It seems the fo0d blogging world has gone Nutella crazy recently! These cheesecakes look amazing, great job!
Thank you, Amy!! The cheesecakes were so good… we ate those + a jar of Nutella
Nutella cheesecaes looks so yummy..
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I can just picture how delicious those little treats were. Great use of Nutella!
Kate, these are incredible – so lovely and tempting!!! Ones to die for!! I love Nutella
So cute….great job:)
Kate when you have time please check out my new dessert and guest blog post I am sure you will like it,Thanks!
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Oooh, a type of cheesecake I haven’t tried! Kate, thanks for sharing your memories and this delicious looking recipe
Nutella is my addiction, and what better one to have?
Beautiful! I LOVE cheesecake, and nutella..
Great job, and thanks for sharing another cheesecake recipe
Yes please! A perfect treat for Nutella Day!
Yum! I made similar cheesecakes using Nilla wafers, but didn’t make them red velvet or Nutella! Love.
Yum. I adore cheesecake. And, even though I don’t like chocolate, Nutella does appeal to me because I love hazelnuts. I might just have to celebrate Nutella Day a few days late!
Yum! And I love that they’re red!!!
Happy World Nutella Day!
I missed the day (again) but I am glad I didn’t miss these sweet delectables. Making note of this right now – little tastes of heaven.
These are great. Now I really regret not buying Nutella when I shopped the other day. Good thing there’s lots more on the shelves!
Congrats on well deserved top 9 Kate!
Yeah, I discovered Nutella on a trip to Oktoberfest a few years back and while it took a backseat to all the wonderful beer, it ended up still being one of my favorite things about the trip – I love the stuff, and those mini cheesecakes look delicious!
Congrats on the Top 9 today! Your little cheesecakes look so good and perfect for Valentine’ss Day. I just bought my first jar of Nutella on Nat’l Nutells Day, and made Kim’s Liv Life. Nutells fudge brownies for my Super bowl party.
These mini cheesecakes look so adorable and delicious! Congrats on Top 9 too!!
These are adorable! I can’t wait to make these for my family.
Congratulations on making the top 9! I can see why these little joys did! Thank you for sharing, sweet friend, and thank you for your kind words on my blog this morning. It means so much to have your support! I hope you have a wonderful Monday.
Wow, I suddenly have a strong craving for Nutella…and red food coloring!
These are such cute little treats for V Day. Great idea.
U sure have wonderfully made it to the top 9 of food buzz, and i can see why, these little delights are sooo good!
Mia(http://brightmorningstarsfoodie.blogspot.com/)
These look like the perfect valentines day treat. Nutella should definitely be enjoyed on V-day. Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to try them. I also really love your story about growing up on the stuff.
Im a day late and a dollar short on Nutella day (as always) but these look super yummy. Who doesn’t love cheesecake? And with nutella… mmmm. Congrats on the top 9!
What a fabulous idea!!!
So cute and bite size, perfect party dessert!!
Anything with Nutella and I will be in heaven. Thanks for sharing these!!! They look so yummy!
Those look amazing! I love how it’s almost a play on red velvet cake, and nutella all rolled into a mini cheesecake! These would be such a hit with my family. Love it! Congrats on the Top 9!
Kate, me again
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I have a Sunshine blog award for you and have been waiting for your next post to invite you to get that, but
Cheers!
Kate,
Well done on these. Beautiful photos as ever and fabulous getting the top 9 again!
Oh boy, nutella cheesecakes? These look super delicious! I like that they are mini, so you can eat two and not feel guilty!
Oh my gosh, how good do these look? I must have been in a cave all week–I missed Nutella day! What a great way to celebrate the occasion. These cheesecakes look gorgeous and I’m sure were delicious.
Lovely…..the mini size might keep me from getting too carried away.
Nutella !!! How did I miss this??? Love it! I am a Nutella Fan and A Cheesecake Fan.. You hit a home run with this one for sure!
Kate: Can I also say Thanks so much for being such a support to my blog? You absolutely are wonderful to your Blogging Friends! Thanks for inspiring Me!
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That looks fantastic! A great treat for Valentine’s Day.
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