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    Cheesecakes with Multiple Personalities

    By | Shine Food – Wed, May 2, 2012 4:27 PM EDT

    These cheesecakes are a little confused about what kind of dessert they are, but we still think they're delicious.

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    Have your cheesecake and banana pudding, too! Upgrade your basic cheesecake recipe with a flavor twist. Fast flourishes such as vanilla wafers send this Banana Pudding Cheesecake over the presentation scale.

    Ingredients:
    1 1/2 cups finely crushed vanilla wafers
    1/2 cup chopped pecans
    1/4 cup butter, melted
    17 vanilla wafers
    2 large ripe bananas, diced
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    2 tablespoons light brown sugar
    3 (8-oz.) packages cream cheese, softened
    1 cup granulated sugar
    3 large eggs
    2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    1/2 cup coarsely crushed vanilla wafers
    Garnishes: sweetened whipped cream, vanilla wafers, sliced bananas tossed in lemon juice

    Preparation:
    1. Preheat oven to 350°. Stir together first 3 ingredients in a small bowl until well blended. Press mixture onto bottom of a greased and floured 9-inch springform pan. Stand 17 vanilla wafers around edge of pan (rounded sides against pan), pressing gently into crust to secure. Bake 10 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack (about 30 minutes).

    2. Combine bananas and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Stir in brown sugar. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, 1 minute or just until sugar has dissolved.

    3. Beat cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer 3 minutes or until smooth. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Gently stir banana mixture into cream cheese mixture. Pour batter into prepared crust.

    4. Bake at 350° for 45 to 55 minutes or until center is almost set. Remove cheesecake from oven; gently run a knife around edge of cheesecake to loosen. Sprinkle top of cheesecake with coarsely crushed wafers. Cool completely on a wire rack (about 1 hour). Cover and chill 8 hours.

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