Cream Cheese Desserts

Banana Cheesecake Supreme

Ripe bananas must be mashed thoroughly for banana cream cheese desserts and blend well with cream cheese for a smooth creamy texture. Lime juice is added to add zing to the filling.


Ingredients For Crust

1 1/2 cups 	                Graham Cracker Crumbs
5 tbsp 		        Melted Butter
1 cup			        Chopped Walnuts; toasted
1/4 cup 		        Fine Sugar
 
Ingredients For Banana Filling

450 g	 	                Cream Cheese; at room temperature
1/4 cup 		        Fine Sugar
2 tsp 	                   	Lime Juice
4 		                Large Eggs
1 cup 		        Natural Yogurt
1 cup 		        Bananas; mashed from 4 bananas

Method

To prepare walnut crust:
Mix together cracker crumbs with toasted walnuts and sugar. Drizzle over melted butter and mix well. With a spoon, press crumbs mixture firmly onto base and sides of a greased 9-inch springform pan.

Bake in preheated oven at 180°C for 10 minutes. Set aside for later use.

To prepare banana cheese filling:
Beat together cream cheese and fine sugar until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well with each addition. Blend in lime juice, followed by yogurt and mashed bananas. Blend well at medium speed until very smooth. Pour banana cheese mixture into prepared crust and bake at 180°C for 40 minutes to an hour or until filling turns golden.

Allow cheesecake to cool in the oven, with the door slightly open, until cake is has completely cooled. Chill before serving.

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