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Bananas Foster Cheesecake

March 22, 2015 by rachelle 24 Comments

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I know I told you about locking my sister Molly in a suitcase when we were kids, but I’m pretty sure I haven’t told you how we used to spend our Saturday nights back in the day.

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My parents liked to go out with their friends Skip and Linda.  I think they played a lot of card games. Molly and I had a babysitter named Rosie that we adored.  She was a teenager that live next door and would come stay with us on Saturday nights while my parents were out partying socializing.

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Do you remember The Love Boat?  What about Fantasy Island?


No?  One was a cheezy show about people falling in love on a cruise and the other was about paying a lot of money to go on a vacation to make fantasy reality.

Yes?  Then I beg you to remain silent or you will date us both!

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Molly and I were allow to stay up and watch them both.  First The Love Boat then Fantasy Island. We used to have Kool-Aid tea parties and eat Pepperidge Farm Goldfish. For the most part Rosie had the easiest babysitting gig ever because we were quiet and in another room for over 2 hours. Unless we got into a fight. Then I’m sure her job sucked.

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I’m sure you are wondering what in the world this story has to do with Bananas Foster Cheesecake?

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Not a darn thing.

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But I do thank you for the walk down memory lane.

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Bananas Foster Cheesecake

Ingredients

  • 4 bananas peeled, and halved lengthwise and crosswise
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup dark rum
  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 5 8 ounce blocks cream cheese room temperature
  • 5 eggs room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • Heavy duty foil
  • Roasting Pan
  • Spring form pan
  • 1 Stick Butter This was accidentally omitted from the original recipe and has been updated

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Melt butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a cast iron skillet (4-5 minutes)
  3. Add bananas and cook for 3-4 minutes. You don't have to worry about keeping them pretty because we are going to puree this
  4. Add rum, light on fire if you are feeling daring and let it burn out. If you are feeling like a weenie like I sometimes do then just boil it for a couple of minutes. Set aside and let cool slightly. You don't want it hot, but if you let it get too cool it will thicken and become difficult to work with.
  5. Puree in food processor until smooth.
  6. Mix together graham crumbs and about 1/4 cup of the caramel sauce from the bananas until graham crumbs are moistened. Press into bottom and partially up sides of a spring form pan. Set aside
  7. Add cream cheese to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat until smooth (2-3 minutes)
  8. Sift flour and sugar together and add slowly to cream cheese
  9. add vanilla and the remaining banana caramel mixture (about 2 cups)
  10. Add eggs one at a time until each one is incorporated
  11. Wrap bottom and up sides of the spring form pan with 2 pieces of heavy duty foil and place into a heavy roasting pan with high sides
  12. Microwave enough water to come up about halfway of the spring form pan
  13. Pour cheesecake batter into the spring form pan
  14. Add enough water to the roasting pan, careful not to splash into the spring form pan
  15. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes
  16. Reduce to 325 for another 60 minutes
  17. Crack oven door and let cool slowly for another hour or so
  18. Remove from oven and let cool completely
  19. Refrigerate uncovered overnight
  20. Serve with whipped cream

Bananas Foster Recipe adapted from Brennan’s

Note: This would also be delicious if you can remember to reserve a little of the caramel sauce to serve it with.  I did not, but wish I had.

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Comments

  1. Erin @ Miss Scrambled Egg

    March 23, 2015 at 7:43 am

    I, too, had some of the coolest babysitters back in the day. We’d watch our babysitter beat the hard levels of Super Mario World or Donkey Kong that my sister and I had been stuck on for months. This cheesecake looks delicious. I’m pretty sure it would be hard for me to resist eating the entire cake.

    Reply
    • rachelle

      March 23, 2015 at 5:39 pm

      Thanks Erin! Super Mario and Donkey Kong? Heck yeah!

      Reply
  2. Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop

    March 23, 2015 at 9:42 pm

    I must admit, I watched those shows….but I’m certain we both saw them as re-runs! Aren’t they still playing them on some station somewhere? This cheesecake looks like the perfect dessert to beg for forgiveness from you sister… or maybe just keep it all for you!

    Reply
    • rachelle

      March 24, 2015 at 6:35 pm

      That must be it Kathy! I happened to catch The Love Boat just last week. My sister did not get any cheesecake, but that may have something to do with the fact that she lives in San Francisco!

      Reply
  3. Medha @ Whisk & Shout

    March 23, 2015 at 10:22 pm

    This cake has so many great flavors and sounds delicious!

    Reply
    • rachelle

      March 24, 2015 at 6:35 pm

      Thanks for your kind words, Medha!

      Reply
  4. mira

    March 24, 2015 at 2:11 pm

    Love cheesecake! This one looks so good! Pinned 🙂

    Reply
    • rachelle

      March 24, 2015 at 6:36 pm

      Me too, Mira. Thanks so much for the Pin!

      Reply
  5. Keri @ Fashionable Foods

    March 24, 2015 at 4:30 pm

    I love bananas foster and I love cheesecake – what a great idea to put them together. Yum!

    Reply
    • rachelle

      March 24, 2015 at 6:36 pm

      Thanks Keri! I love them both too!

      Reply
  6. Ami@NaiveCookCooks

    March 24, 2015 at 11:38 pm

    Haha love your story!! This looks so delicious and I am glad you shared your childhood memories with us 🙂

    Reply
    • rachelle

      March 25, 2015 at 10:33 am

      Thanks Ami!

      Reply
  7. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice

    March 25, 2015 at 10:43 am

    These cheesecake looks amazing! Bananas foster sounds like such a decadent flavor. I’m pretty sure I could eat the whole cake! 🙂

    Reply
    • rachelle

      March 25, 2015 at 9:57 pm

      Thanks Gayle! It’s a lucky thing we took it to Lisa’s or we would have eaten the whole thing!

      Reply
  8. Kelly - Life Made Sweeter

    March 25, 2015 at 11:51 am

    Your Koolaid tea parties sound awesome just like this cheesecake! I love bananas foster and in cheesecake form that sounds deliciously decadent!

    Reply
    • rachelle

      March 25, 2015 at 10:00 pm

      Thanks Kelly! The tea parties were fun!

      Reply
  9. Kelsey @ Snacking Squirrel

    March 25, 2015 at 4:26 pm

    killer! and you didnt go shy on the whipped cream which is awesome!

    Reply
    • rachelle

      March 25, 2015 at 10:02 pm

      Ha ha Kelsey! I’m never shy with whipped cream!

      Reply
  10. Mariah @ Mariah's Pleasing Plates

    March 31, 2015 at 8:49 pm

    Girlfriend, is this cheesecake real?! Gosh I couldn’t ask for a more perfect dessert! Pinned! I am drooling. And it just occurred to me that I haven’t been on your blog in forever and I missed it! Glad I am back! Clearly, I missed like a million yummy recipes!!

    Reply
    • rachelle

      April 1, 2015 at 10:28 am

      You crack me up, Mariah! Thanks for the Pin and welcome back! I missed you too! 🙂

      Reply
  11. Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking

    April 5, 2015 at 8:58 pm

    I am totally drooling over this cheesecake! You have a successfully combined two of my favorite desserts!

    Reply
    • rachelle

      April 7, 2015 at 5:31 pm

      Thanks Lindsey!

      Reply
  12. Emily

    June 2, 2018 at 3:59 pm

    How much butter?

    Reply
    • rachelle

      June 4, 2018 at 7:57 am

      1 stick – and the recipe has been updated.

      Reply

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