Banana-Walnut Cheesecake 2
- 12 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 12 cup ground walnuts
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 12 teaspoon cinnamon
- 13 cup melted butter
- 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 6 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 12 cup sugar
- 12 cup brown sugar
- 34 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 medium bananas, mashed
- 1 lemon, the juice and zest of
- 12 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 -3 medium bananas, sliced thin
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 12 lemon, juice of
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- To make crust: blend crumbs, 1/2 cup walnuts, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.
- Mix in melted butter until mixture is crumbly.
- Press mixture into bottom of 9 inch springform pan.
- Bake 5 minutes.
- Cool.
- To make filling: beat cream cheese until light.
- Add 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, zest of 1 lemon, vanilla, and 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
- Stir in well mashed bananas until incorporated.
- Add 1 egg at a time taking care not to over mix.
- Stir in 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts.
- Pour into cooled crust.
- Bake 20 minutes at 350F.
- Rotate pan and bake 25 minutes at 300F.
- Rotate pan and bake at 225F until center is just set approximately 15 minutes longer.
- Let cool in oven until room temperature.
- Set in refrigerator until well chilled.
- Once well chilled, toss sliced bananas in remaining lemon juice to help prevent browning.
- Mix sour cream and 3 tablespoons of sugar and spread on top of cheese cake.
- Add sliced bananas.
- Enjoy!
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-walnut-cheesecake-2-419851 (may not work)