White Chocolate Cheesecake
A smooth and creamy white chocolate cheesecake over a honey graham cracker hazelnut crust.
I have fallen in love with white chocolate. That buttery, creamy, vanilla taste is just heaven to me. I used to prefer the bold, bittersweet flavor of dark chocolate, but lately, the soft and delicate taste of cocoa butter has me in awe. Now, don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy dark chocolate, I just like them both equally now. So, more chocolate love to go around. 🙂
This a quick cheesecake I put together based on my husband’s request for a strawberry cheesecake. The white chocolate was my addition to the recipe to make it more decadent.
This cheesecake is perfect for any occasion and is so easy to put together. The crust is made with sweet honey graham crackers and ground hazelnuts for an added crunchy texture. The cake is creamy and smooth with the taste of white chocolate complimenting the flavor of the sweetened cream cheese and egg custard. Topped with gorgeous red strawberries, it’s pretty enough to be a centerpiece.
Recipe by Little Sweet Baker
PrintWhite Chocolate Cheesecake
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 55 min
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 8-10
- Category: dessert
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
A smooth and creamy white chocolate cheesecake over a honey graham cracker hazelnut crust.
Ingredients
- 1 & 1/4 cup honey graham crackers crumbs
- 1/4 cup ground hazelnuts
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- 750g cream cheese, room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 8 oz good quality white chocolate, chopped
- 1 lb strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Mix the cracker crumbs and hazelnuts with the melted butter, then press onto a 9″ springform pan.
- Melt the white chocolate in the microwave, 20-30 seconds at a time until just completely melted. Set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, using a handheld mixer, blend the cream cheese and sugar together. Then add eggs, one at a time, mixing in between. Combine sour cream and vanilla into the batter. Lastly, add the white chocolate and blend until smooth.
- Pour over crust and bake for 50-55 minutes or until the centre is almost set. Run a thin knife around the edges and let cool completely at room temperature. Then refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours or overnight.
- Decorate with sliced strawberries before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 418
- Sugar: 34.9 g
- Sodium: 658.3 mg
- Fat: 18.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 45.4 g
- Protein: 17.6 g
- Cholesterol: 84.5 mg
How Gorgeous is this cheesecake! ! Love everything about it..adding hazelnut to the base is such a fab idea.. perfect!!
Thank you and enjoy the rest of your weekend:)
i could definitely devour a slice of this cheesecake right now.. looks TOO delicious!
Thanks Talia X
Ooooh the hazelnut meal in the crust must have yielded a beautiful flavour! Love the presentation of the cheesecakes!
Thanks Irene and nice chatting:)
Lily, this is one seriously pretty cheesecake! Love the use of white flowers, great food styling! I agree that sometimes white chocolate is just the thing to make a dessert more decadent, like for this cheesecake. Thank you for sharing this beautiful creation with this week’a Fiesta Friday, and I hope you are enjoying the party!! 🙂
I’m having a blast as always and thank you for the compliment about my photography, that means a lot 🙂
It looks sooooo creamy! Great idea of putting hazelnuts in the crust. 😀
Thanks Giselle X
Absolutely stunning pictures… I love the presentation!
Happy Fiesta Friday.
Thank you and happy FF to you too!
What a beautiful looking cheesecake, and by the sounds of it it tastes even better! I do always love your cheesecakes!
Thanks Michelle X
Lily, what spectacular presentation… so pretty with the sliced strawberries and little white flowers! I’m a huge fan of cheesecakes (particularly baked ones), so I thank you from the bottom of my heart for bringing this along to us all at Fiesta Friday this week! Have a great weekend. Cheers, Margot
Thank Margot, glad you like them that much, happy FF X
Oh my! What a gorgeous cake! So creamy! Good job!
Thanks Olga, that means a lot coming from you 🙂
I loveeeeeeee cheesecake, this looks SO good, the strawberries look so fresh! I love it, definitely have to try it soon, thanks for sharing- happy Fiesta Friday!
Thanks Stephanie and happy FF to you too!
I would really love some of this right now! Looks so delicious!
Thanks Polly and thanks for shopping by:)
Lily, you shouldn’t do this to me.love it and feel like tasting.. Whenever I see your post I drool
Thank you and nice chatting:)
Not only it looks gorgeous, but I’ sure it is magnificent tasting.
Thanks Faye 🙂
You make the best cheesecakes Lily! This one is so, so gorgeous! In looks & taste! Beautiful!
Thank you for the compliment X
This cheesecake looks absolutely beautiful, I’m sure it taste delicious as well! Recipe pinned!
Thanks Vida X
Lovely Lily! The presentation with the strawberries on top is just gorgeous!!
Thanks Lori X
Hi Lily, I must agree with you on the taste of white chocolate, but I’ve never had a white chocolate cheesecake! Wish I could stop by and have a slice. Gorgeous photos and presentation. Your husband is so lucky!
Thanks Nan and nice chatting with you:)
Delicious!!
Thanks:)
Oh my! That looks amazing!!
Thank you Anjana and nice to meet you:)
Ooh Lily!!! What you doing to me girl??? 😉 xx
Lol, I know, its an indulgent:)