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.
Great cheesecake. We made it for Easter and it was soooo good. Thanks for sharing.
You’re very welcome, Lisa. I’m glad you enjoyed. Have a wonderful week!
Can this be made without sour cream?
Yes it can be made without sour cream. The cheesecake will be a bit thinner and a bit more dense. You might also have to adjust the baking time. Check sooner than the suggested time. Enjoy:)
Amazing! All eaten within 5 minutes! Definitely will make again. Simple too. Only needed more butter for the Graham crumbs. Thank you Lily !
You’re very welcome Yulia. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for your feedback and have a lovely day:)
Lily! Another success!! The cake just out of the oven- 57 minutes. Cracked on top a bit, I have no thin knife, so by the time I remembered a thin metal spatula it cracked a bit. I got to lick that spatula)) oh so yummy!! Can’t wait for tomorrow when I decorate it with strawberries and serve it!
I baked it in 9″ springform pan. I believe I’ll be able to take sides off. Do you take it off the bottom? How?
Hi Yulia,
I’m so happy to hear it was a success! I keep the bottom of the pan on and just place the cheesecake on a plate or cake stand and serve it that way. Enjoy and have a great day:)
Omg! The presentation!! Respect!!
Will be making this next week for a Jewish holiday that celebrates all things dairy! I am a fan of non- baked cheesecake, but determined to make this one. Will be my first baked one.
Do you think it’s OK to bake it 24 hours before serving?
Thanks Yulia and yes, you can prepare the cheesecake 24 hours prior and just top with the strawberries before serving. Enjoy and have a great week:)
Thank you Lily! Will do that
Looks yummy. How many blocks of cream cheese is 750 g?
3 blocks. Enjoy:)
Hello Lily ,
I Want To Bake This “White Chocolate Cheesecake” Recipe You Provided For Us All It Looks So Delicious & My Husband Agrees As Well . The Thing Is That I Don’t Have A 9″ Springform Pan Is There Anything Else I Can Use .?? :/
You can try using a regular 9″ round baking pan. It won’t be as easy to remove the cheesecake, but it should still work. Thank you for your question and enjoy:)
Hi, this sounds wonderful! We are living in Norway for a while and quality chocolate is VERY expensive and hard to find. Are there any alterations that need to be made if I have to leave out the chocolate?
Actually, you can just add another teaspoon of vanilla and it will still be just as delicious without the chocolate. Enjoy and have a lovely day:)
I recently made this cheesecake for a party and holy smokes, delicious! I only got one piece out of it, but I loved the subtle white chocolate flavour. I toyed with the idea of doing some sort of strawberry sauce, but I ended up just using fresh, which was good. The flavours are perfectly complementary.
Thank you for your kind words Melissa and I’m glad it was such a hit at the party:)
This white chocolate cheese cake looks delicious!
Thanks Carrie and nice to meet you:)
I just made this. AMAZING!!!!!!!
Wonderful to hear and thank you for your feedback. Have a great day and enjoy 🙂
mmm would love a slice!
Thanks Amy and nice to meet you:)
What can I say, Lily! 😀 I love cheesecakes and yours looks so tender, beautiful and delicious! Oh, I wish I could have a real slice right now 😉
Your cheesecake definitely makes for a great centerpiece! What a beautiful cheesecake! I am sure it tastes great too!
Thanks Suchitra:)
Lily, this looks GORGEOUS! 😮 😀
I love love love love love love LOVE it!
Thanks Sarah X
Now that is beautiful looking cheesecake, Lily. We should call you the Queen of Cheesecakes! 😀
Thanks Aditi, you’re funny!
i love white chocolate. it looks so good!
It Was you! I know I saw this earlier while browsing rapidly the other day. I knew I had to see it again. Looks so decadent!! Amazing. I like the flowers, too.
Lol, you are starting to recognize my style eh? Thanks for the lovely comment Dave X
Lily dear.. This is tooo yummmm!!loved it❤❤❤❤❤
Hiii.. Congratulations.,I have nominated you for “I Am part of the WordPress Family Award”
Thank you, what an honour:)
Lily! What a beautiful gorgeous decadent cheese cake! It looks too pretty to eat. <3
Thanks Sandia:)