Cheesecake Factory Banana Cream Cheesecake

Jill SledgeJill Sledge

ingredients

  • 20 vanilla sandwich cookies
  • 1/4 cup margarine, melted
  • 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup mashed bananas (about 2)
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

directions

  • 1

    Place cookies in a blender; process with on/off pulse until finely crushed. Add margarine; process with pulses until blended. Press crumb mixture onto bottom of 10-inch springform pan; refrigerate.

  • 2

    Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy. Add sugar and cornstarch; beat until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas, whipping cream, and vanilla. Pour cream cheese mixture into prepared crust. Place pan on cookie sheet and bake 15 minutes.

  • 3

    Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees F (DO NOT forget to reduce temperature - very important) and continue baking 75 minutes or until center is almost set. Loosen edge of cheesecake; cool completely on wire rack before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate cheesecake, uncovered, 6 hours or overnight.

  • 4

    Allow cheesecake to stand at room temperature 15 minutes before serving

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