Vanilla Cheesecake
Equipment
Ingredients
Crust
Cocoa biscuits
200 g
Melted butter (melted)
80 g
Praliné Crunch
Hazelnut praliné
70 g
Hazelnut paste or purée
70 g
Crushed crêpes dentelles
50 g
Cream Cheese Filling
Cream cheese (Philadelphia)
300 g
Mascarpone
250 g
Powdered sugar
50 g
Heavy cream
200 ml
White Chocolate Ganache
White chocolate
80 g
Cream
40 g
Instructions
Prepare the crust
Crush cocoa biscuits into fine crumbs. Mix with melted butter until it resembles wet sand. Press firmly into the bottom of a 20cm springform pan.
Chill the crust
Place the crust in the refrigerator to set while preparing other components.
Make praliné crunch
Mix hazelnut praliné, hazelnut paste, and crushed crêpes dentelles until well combined.
Prepare cream cheese filling
Whip cream cheese, mascarpone, and powdered sugar until smooth. Add vanilla. Whip heavy cream to stiff peaks and fold into cheese mixture.
Assemble first layer
Spread praliné crunch over the crust. Pour cream cheese filling on top and smooth the surface. Chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Make white chocolate ganache
Heat cream until just simmering. Pour over chopped white chocolate and let sit for 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Add vanilla.
Finish and serve
Pour ganache over chilled cheesecake. Refrigerate until set. Slice and serve.
Original recipe
Storage
Best served chilled. Wrap tightly before freezing.
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