Description

The combination of vanilla wafer cookies, bananas, cream cheese make a wonderfully declicious cheesecake. Garnish with extra banana slices, whipped cream, whole and/or crushed vanilla wafers.

Ingredients

• 1½ c. finely crushed vanilla wafers
• ½ c. finely chopped pecans
• ¼ c. butter, melted
• 17 vanilla wafers
• 2 ripe bananas, diced
• 1 ripe banana, mashed
• 1 T. freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2-3 T. light brown sugar
• 24 oz. packaged cream cheese, softened
• 1 c. granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 t. vanilla extract
• whipped cream and vanilla wafers, for garnish
• banana slices, for garnish if desired

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 inch springform pan.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together crushed vanilla wafers, chopped pecans, and melted butter. Press into the bottom of a the springform pan.
3. Stand 17 vanilla wafers around the edge of the pan, with rounded sides facing outward. Press them gently into the crust.