Cheesecake ( chimpanzee )

10 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Graham Cracker Crumbs
¼ cup Sugar; Granulated
1 pounds Cream Cheese
2 teaspoons Lemon Juice
1 cup Sour Cream
¼ cup Sugar; Granulated
4 Eggs; Large
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.

From: Bobbie Beers Date: 27 Feb 96

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