banana split cheesecake
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.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
1 Hr 30 Min
method
Bake
yield
12-18 slices
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups finely crushed chocolate wafers
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
- BANANA SPLIT FILLING
- 24 ounces crean cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 5 teaspoons cornstarch
- 3 - eggs
- 1 - egg yolk
- 2/3 cup pureed banana (2 small bananas)
- 1/2 cup banana schnapps
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- TOPPING
- - fresh pineapple chunks, fresh strawberries, banana slices, and chocolate ice cream topping
How To Make banana split cheesecake
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Step 1In 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
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Step 2In 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.
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Step 3Bake 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.
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Step 4Just before serving, garnish with fruit. Drizzle with warm ice cream topping. If desired, add nuts and dollops of whipped cream.
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