Banana Cheesecake
This banana cheesecake is sure to be a hit regardless of whether you are serving it as a snack with coffee or after a tasty main dish. We are using cream cheese, vanilla and more for a great result.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 45 mins
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups (150g) crushed vanilla wafer cookies
- 1/2 cup (125ml) melted butter
- 2 lbs (900g) softened cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch (cornflour)
- 2/3 cup (140g) white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup (180ml) heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup (155g) mashed ripe bananas
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mix the cookie crumbs and butter and press into the base of a greased spring-form pan.
- Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- Beat the cream cheese until fluffy and light using an electric mixer.
- Now you can beat in the cornstarch and sugar.
- Add the eggs, one at a time.
- Beat the mixture well after each addition.
- Add the cream, bananas and vanilla extract.
- Pour this mixture over the crust.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Turn the oven down to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C) and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the cheesecake is almost set in the center.
- Let it cool completely then refrigerate uncovered for a minimum of 6 hours.
- Slice and serve.
Notes
Serve with banana slices and some fudge sauce if liked. You can also save some cookie crumbs to sprinkle over the finished cheesecake if you want.
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