Banana Cheesecake

ingredients

1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
2
Place cookies in a blender; process with on/off pulse until finely crushed.
3
Add margarine; process with pulses until blended.
4
Press crumb mixture onto bottom of 10" springform pan; refrigerate.
5
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.
6
Reduce oven temperature to 200°F (DO NOT forget to reduce temperature - very important) and continue baking 75 minutes or until center is almost set.
7
Loosen edge of cheesecake; cool completely on wire rack before removing rim of pan.
8
Refrigerate cheesecake, uncovered, 6 hours or overnight.
9
Allow cheesecake to stand at room temperature 15 minutes before serving.