Banana Cheesecake

Ingredients

Serves: 12

• Base:
• 2 cups sweet biscuit crumbs
• 1/4 cup (60g) white sugar
• 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• Filling:
• 750g cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup (185g) white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1/2 cup mashed banana
• Caramel Sauce:
• 375ml evaporated milk
• 435g caramels
• 1 banana, sliced

Preparation method

Prep: 15 minutes | Cook: 30 minutes

1.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.

2.

Base: In a medium bowl mix together the biscuit crumbs, sugar and melted margarine. Press into the bottom of a greased 20x30cm baking dish.

3.

Filling: In another bowl mix together the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Blend in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla and mashed banana. Pour into the prepared crust.

4.

Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven or until the centre is set. Cool and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

5.

Caramel Sauce: Combine evaporated milk and caramels in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook stirring frequently until caramels are melted and the mixture is smooth.

6.

Garnish the cheesecake with banana slices and drizzle caramel sauce over.