Bananas Foster Cheesecake Squares

• 2 cups Nilla wafer crumbs
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup butter, melted (1/2 stick)
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• Filling
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons rum extract or 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
• Topping
• 2 bananas, sliced
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 25 caramels, unwrapped (1/2 of a 14 oz package)
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup pecan halves

1. For the crust: Mix crumbs, pecans, butter and sugar. Press onto bottom of 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
2. For the filling: Mix cream cheese, sugar and rum extract with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix until blended. Stir in mashed banana. Pour over crust. Bake at 350u0b0 for 30 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
3. For the topping: Toss bananas with lemon juice; arrange over cheesecake. Microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on High 2 minutes; stir until smooth (add a teaspoon or so more if too thick). Drizzle evenly over cheesecake. Sprinkle with pecan halves. Cut into squares. Refrigerate any leftover cheesecake.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bananas-foster-cheesecake-squares-538690 (may not work)