Banana-Split Cheesecake

Name: Banana-Split Cheesecake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 355 milliliters mashed ripe banana; 79 milliliters strawberry sundae syrup; 79 milliliters chocolate syrup; 237 milliliters packaged chocolate cookie crumbs (such as Oreo); 227 grams carton low-fat sour cream; 680 grams blocks fat-free cream cheese, softened; 227 grams block 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened; 4 larges eggs; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 16 maraschino cherries, drained; 59 milliliters chopped pecans, toasted; 79 milliliters canned crushed pineapple in juice, drained; 1 Tbsp butter or stick margarine, melted; 355 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For $1.07 per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 8g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 417 calories. This recipe serves 16. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up pineapple in juice, block 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, eggs, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 32

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To prepare crust, combine first 3 ingredients in a bowl; toss with a fork until moist. Press into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Crust

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Springform Pan

Bowl

To prepare filling, beat cheeses and sour cream at high speed of a mixer until smooth.

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Sour Cream

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Blender

Add 1 1/2 cups sugar, banana, flour, and vanilla; beat well.

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Vanilla

Banana

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Add eggs, 1 at a time; beat well after each addition.

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Egg

Pour cheese mixture into prepared pan; bake at 325 for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until almost set. Cheesecake is done when the center barely moves when pan is touched.

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Cheese

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Frying Pan

Remove cheesecake from oven; run a knife around outside edge. Cool cheesecake to room temperature. Cover and chill for at least 8 hours. Top each serving with 1 teaspoon pineapple, 1 teaspoon strawberry syrup, 1 teaspoon chocolate syrup, 3/4 teaspoon pecans, and 1 cherry.

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Chocolate Syrup