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banana split cheesecake

Recipe by
Sharon Whitley
Houston, TX

We love this combination of fruit and cheesecake. Two of our favorite things. Don't let trying a cheesecake scare you. They are really quite easy to make and so worth baking.

yield 12 -18 slices
prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For banana split cheesecake

  • 1 3/4 c
    finely crushed chocolate wafers
  • 3 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    butter or margarine, melted
  • BANANA SPLIT FILLING
  • 24 oz
    crean cheese, softened
  • 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 5 tsp
    cornstarch
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1
    egg yolk
  • 2/3 c
    pureed banana (2 small bananas)
  • 1/2 c
    banana schnapps
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • TOPPING
  • fresh pineapple chunks, fresh strawberries, banana slices, and chocolate ice cream topping

How To Make banana split cheesecake

  • 1
    In a small bowl, stir together crushed wafers and sugar. Add melted butter or margarine. Stir till well combined. Press crumb mixture evenly onto the bottom and up the sides 1/2 way of a greased 9 inch springform pan. Set aside
  • 2
    In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch. Beat with electric mixer till smooth. Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pureed banana, banana schnapps, and vanilla extract. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.
  • 3
    Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. LOWER the temperature to 225 and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or till the center no longer looks wet or shiny. Remove the cake from the oven and run a knife around the inside edge of the pan. (This helps prevent cracking of the cheesecake.) Turn the oven off; return the cake to the oven for an additional 30 minutes. Chill uncovered, overnight.
  • 4
    Just before serving, garnish with fruit. Drizzle with warm ice cream topping. If desired, add nuts and dollops of whipped cream.

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