Culinary Corner: Caramelized Banana Peanut Butter Cheesecake
By: Quincy Evans
Ingredients
6 tablespoons butter, melted
10 graham crackers
24 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
1-2 bananas, sliced thin
Caramel Sauce
¾ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
½ cup half and half
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Preparation
1. Place graham crackers into a food processor and run until fine.
2. Pour the melted butter into the food processor and run until the texture is like slightly wet sand.
3. Press the graham cracker crumbs in an even layer into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4. In a large bowl, combine softened cream cheese, vanilla, powdered sugar, and peanut butter until well mixed.
5. Add the cream cheese mixture to the springform pan and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
6. In a saucepan on medium-high heat, combine brown sugar, butter, half and half, and cinnamon, and stir until mixture darkens and sugar dissolves into mixture.
7. Lower the heat to medium-low and add the bananas to the saucepan and sauté in sauce for 1-2 minutes on each side. Take off heat and let rest for 10 minutes.
8. Decorate the top of the cheesecake with banana slices and pour over remaining caramel sauce. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
9. Garnish with chocolate or caramel syrup.
10. Enjoy!
Recipe found at http://www.recipestasty.com/dessert-recipes/caramelized-banana-peanut-butter-cheesecake