Chimpanzee cheesecake
10 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | cup | Graham Cracker Crumbs |
| 1 | pounds | Cream Cheese |
| ¼ | cup | Sugar; Granulated |
| 2 | teaspoons | Lemon Juice |
| 4 | eaches | Eggs; Large |
| ¼ | cup | Sugar; Granulated |
| 1 | cup | Sour Cream |
| 1 | cup | Bananas; Mashed, * |
| 6 | tablespoons | Butter; Melted |
Directions
CRUST
CHEESECAKE
* Approximately 3 medium bananas should yield the 1 cup of mashed ~------------------------------------------------------ ~---------------- CRUST: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the crumbs in a mixing bowl and add the butter and sugar. Blend well.
Press the crumb mixture onto the bottom and partly up the sides of a greased 9-inch springform pan. Smooth the crumb mixture along the bottom to an even thickness. Bake for about 10 minutes in the oven at 350 degrees F. Cool before filling. CHEESECAKE: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice together. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the sour cream and the mashed bananas and blend well until very smooth. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 1 hour. Cool in the oven, with the door propped open, until the cake is at room temperature. Chill until serving time.