Heavenly Bananas Foster Cheesecake! Homemade smooth cheesecake made with bananas on the bottom, flavor of bananas foster infused in the cheesecake and topped with more bananas foster!
Happy 34th Birthday to my dear husband!! Yes, today is his birthday and he gets to stuff his face with cake, well cheesecake! For his birthday, he requested Bananas Foster Cheesecake and I am sharing this cheesecake recipe with you.
Do you guys remember when I made Caramel Apple Cheesecake? That cheesecake, I made for my 2-year blogoversary and I asked my Facebook fans about their favorite flavor or which cheesecake would be the best to celebrate the blogoversary. Several suggested Caramel Apple Cheesecake but hubby really wanted to try Bananas Foster cheesecake. He became a fan of Bananas Foster after I made the Bananas Foster Crepes. Since I had many votes for Caramel Apple Cheesecake, I promised that I would make him Bananas Foster Cheesecake for his birthday. He was very patient for this whole month and I finally made him his cheesecake.
This is one of the best cheesecakes that I’ve made so far! It also gets even better after being in the fridge overnight. The proof is the half empty cheesecake pan. I told him to feel free and eat as much as he wants since it’s his birthday cake. He took it very seriously! If he could, he probably would finish the whole thing, but it seems to be physically impossible. If you like bananas foster, trust me, this cheesecake is THE BOMB!!
Bananas Foster Cheesecake
Ingredients
- For Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups finely crushed graham crackers
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 5 tbs butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla
- For Cheesecake:
- Bananas Foster:
- 3 medium bananas sliced
- 3 tbs butter
- 2 tbs dark brown sugar
- 2 tbs light rum
- 3 tbs banana liqueur
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- 3 8- oz cream cheese packs
- 1/2 cup of bananas foster sauce form above
- 2 tbs sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tbs corn starch
- 1/2 cup of light brown sugar
- For Topping:
- 3 medium bananas sliced in 8
- 3 tbs butter
- 2 tbs dark brown sugar
- 2 tbs light rum
- 3 tbs banana liqueur
Instructions
- ~ Grease a 9-inch spring form, set aside. Preheat the oven to 325.
- For crust: Crush the graham crackers in the food processor or use the graham cracker crumbs. Mix in the sugar, melted butter and vanilla. Stir very well. Press graham crackers into the pan, evenly, all over the bottom and about half way up the side.
- Bananas Foster: In a medium pan, melt butter on medium-high heat, add sugar and stir well. Add banana slices and saute for about a minute. Add the rum and liquor, saute for 3-4 minutes, stirring often.
- Take out the bananas and layer them evenly over the crust. Set the juice aside to cool down.
- For Cheesecake
- Beat the cream cheese and sugar in a mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Add the eggs, one at the time, beating after each addition.
- Add the corn starch, vanilla extract, sour cream, and the bananas foster sauce. Make sure that all ingredients are well combined.
- Pour the cheesecake batter into the pan with crust. Bake for 50-55 minutes. Cool completely.
- For Topping:
- In a medium pan, melt butter on medium-high heat, add sugar and stir well. Add banana pieces and saute for about a minute. Add the rum and liquor, saute for 3-4 minutes, stirring often.
Nutrition
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kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor says
I love ANYTHING bananas foster…this looks AWESOME, Lyuba! I hope he had a happy birthday!
Tonia@thegunnysack says
Fantastic idea for a cheesecake and happy late birthday to your husband!
Holly Lefevre says
I so badly want dessert right now…I knew better than to pop over here right now! YUMMY!
natashalh says
Awesome! I’ve always loved bananas foster, but never thought to turn it into a cheesecake!
Alyssa Rivers says
Such an awesome presentation of this! I want a slice right now!! YUM!
Kelly @ View Along the Way says
WOW> This look SO decadent and amazing!! I bet I could eat the whole thing. 🙂 Thanks so much for linking this up to Monday Funday!
Stephanie says
I love anything bananas foster. Thanks for sharing! I would love for you to come check out my blog..www.stephwnekcookbookproject.blogspot.com
Jessi @ Practically Functional says
YUM! Cheesecake and bananas have to be like the best combination ever! I know you saw the feature on my blog already, but I’m just stopping by to pin this and say thanks for sharing it!
domestic bliss squared says
I pinned this! Looks amazing!
Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above says
This looks delicios.
Debi and Charly
Diane Balch says
I made a chocolate tart that had caramelized bananas on top and it was amazing. I can’t image how good it must taste over cheesecake. Thank you so much for sharing this exceptional recipe with us on foodie friday.
Anita at Hungry Couple says
Wow, that really does look like the bomb! I love bananas foster and recently made it into a bundt cake but in a cheesecake would be awesome.
lyuba says
Oh, I bet that bunt cake was wonderful as well!