Banana Split Cheesecake Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crust
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
Filling
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
1/2 cup mashed banana
Topping
1 cup halved strawberry
1 banana, sliced and tossed with
1 teaspoon lemon juice, to prevent browning
1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
1/2 cup chocolate chips, whatever kind you like (optional)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

For the crust;.
Mix crumbs, butter and sugar. Press onto bottm of 9 x 13 baking dish.
For the Filling;.
Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until well blended.
Add eggs and mix until blended.
Stir in mashed bananas.
Pour into crust.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until center is almost set.
Cool.
Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
For the Topping;.
Top with strawberries, sliced bananas, and pineapple.
Drizzle with melted chocolate chips and top with chopped nuts, if desired.