Banana Cheesecake
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 3 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup mashed banana (about 2 medium)
- 1 8-ounce carton dairy sour cream
- 2 tablespoons white creme de cacao liqueur
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 1-1/2 cups flaked coconut, toasted
- 1.
- Preheat oven to 350 degree F. For crust, in a medium bowl combine graham crackers, pecans, and 1/4 cup sugar.
- Stir in melted butter.
- Press crumb mixture onto the bottom of a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
- Set aside.
- 2.
- For filling, in a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixture until combined.
- Add eggs all at once, beating on low speed just until combined.
- Stir in mashed bananas.
- Pour filling into crust-lined pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until center is set.
- 3.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl stir together the sour cream, creme de cacao, and rum.
- Spoon sour cream mixture over filling, spreading evenly; bake for 5 minutes more.
- (Sour cream layer may crack slightly).
- Cool in pan on a wire rack.
- Cover and chill for 4 to 24 hours.
- To serve, sprinkle with toasted coconut.
- Makes 20 servings.
graham cracker crumbs, pecans, sugar, butter, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, eggs, mashed banana, sour cream, white creme, dark rum, flaked coconut
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/banana-cheesecake-147512.aspx (may not work)