Cranberry Banana Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 cups graham cracker crumbs (I like to use leftover cookie crumbs.)
    3/4 cup sugar
    2 tablespoons sugar
    1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1/3 cup margarine, melted
    1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
    1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
    3 (8 ounce) packages light cream cheese, softened
    2 teaspoons grated lemons, rind of
    1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    2 large extra ripe bananas
    3/4 cup light sour cream
Preparation
    Combine crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon and margarine.
    Pat on bottom and up sides of a 9 or 10 inch springform pan.
    Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
    Cool.
    Combine cranberry sauce and cornstarch in saucepan.
    Cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens.
    Remove 1/2 cup for topping; set aside.
    Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, lemon peel, lemon juice, vanilla and salt.
    Puree bananas (1 cup); blend into mixture.
    Spoon 2 cups cheese mixture into crust.
    Spoon cranberry filling over.
    Cover with remaining cheese mixture.
    Bake for 45 minutes.
    Remove from oven.
    Combine sour cream and 2 Tbsp. sugar and spread over top.
    Spoon reserved 1/2 cup cranberry topping in center to form a circle.
    Gently swirl cranberry and sour cream.
    Return to oven 10 minutes or more until glaze is firm.
    Cool.

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