Nutella and Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes

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I’m pretty sure the ingredients in these cheesecake cupcakes speak for themselves. Nutella. Oreos. Cream Cheese. Sugar. Butter. I’m pretty sure there’s no way any combination of those ingredients could be bad. Never ever.
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Ingredients

  • for the cheesecake:
  • 16 Oreos
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • 16 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup Nutella
  • 8 Oreos, chopped
  • for the whipped topping:
  • 1 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 3 tbsp powdered sugar
  • chopped Oreos and chopped hazelnuts, for topping
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Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Line 18 muffin tins with cupcake liners. Set aside.
Finely chop 16 Oreos in food processor until they are fine crumbs.
Add melted butter and pulse until well combined.
Add heaping tablespoon to each liner and press down to form crusts.
Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes.
To make the cheesecake:
In large bowl with electric mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy, about 1 minute.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating until well combined, scraping the edges if necessary.
Add sugar and beat until well combined.
Add heavy cream and vanilla and beat until well combined.
Add Nutella and beat until well combined.
Chop remaining 8 Oreos and fold into cheesecake mixture.
Fill each cupcake liner to top.
Bake in preheated oven for 22-26 minutes, until centers just loosely jiggle.
Let cool in muffin pan for 30 minutes, then place in refrigerator to cool completely, about 2 hours.
Once completely cooled, make the whipped cream.
Place heavy whipping cream and powdered sugar in large bowl with electric mixer.
Beat on high until stiff peaks form.
Scoop into large plastic baggie (which is what I did) or pastry bag, and pipe frosting onto cupcakes. If you use plastic baggie, cue one edge off to pipe through.
Top with chopped Oreos and hazelnuts.
Enjoy!
Store in refrigerator.


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