Recipe Category: Cheesecake
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Ingredients
For Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups finely crushed vanilla wafers
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 17 whole vanilla wafers
- ½ cup coarsely crushed vanilla wafers
- 2 large ripe bananas, diced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 3 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Method
- Preheat oven to 350F
- In a medium bowl, stir together 1 ½ cups vanilla wafers, pecans and butter
- Press into the bottom of a greased, 9 inch springform pan
- Stand 17 whole vanilla wafers around the edge of the pan, pressing gently into the crust to secure
- Bake for 10 minutes
- In a small saucepan, combine bananas, lemon juice and sugar over medium-high heat until sugar has dissolved
- Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth
- Add in sugar and eggs, one at a time, then vanilla
- Stir in banana mixture
- Pour batter into crust
- Bake 50 to 55 minutes, until center is almost set
- Sprinkle top with remaining crushed vanilla wafers
- Cool, cover and refrigerate overnight
- Garnish suggestion – vanilla wafers, whipped cream and banana slices dipped in lemon juice
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