The Cheesecake Factory Banana Cream Cheesecake Food

CHEESECAKE FACTORY® BANANA CHEESECAKE WITH HOMEMADE WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place cookies in a food processor; pulse until finely crushed. Add margarine; pulse until well blended. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan. Refrigerate crust until ready to use.
• Beat cream cheese in a large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy. Add 2/3 cup sugar and cornstarch; beat until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas, 1/2 cup cream, and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract until well combined. Pour cream cheese mixture into the crust. Lay the pan on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C); continue baking until center is almost set, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
• Loosen edges of cheesecake from the pan. Refrigerate, uncovered, until completely chilled, 6 hours to overnight.
• Beat 2 cups cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until frothy. Add 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract gradually, continuing to beat until soft peaks form. Top cheesecake with whipped cream.

BANANA CREAM CHEESECAKE (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Use a blender to finely chop the cookies.
• Add margarine and blend until they are well combines.
• Press mixture into the bottom of a 10" springform pan and smooth it out.
• Refrigerate the crust while you make the filling.
• Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until creamy.
• Beat in sugar and cornstarch followed by the eggs (one at a time).
• Beat in bananas, whipping cream, and vanilla.
• Pour mixture into crust.
• Place pan on a cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees and bake an additional 75 minutes, or until center is almost set, adding coconut for last 20 minutes.
• Allow to cool completely before removing rim of pan -- Before removing the pan, run warm water over a knife and slide a knife around the edge of the cake to separate the cake from the pan cleanly.
• Refrigerate cheesecake, uncovered, at least 6 hours.