Bananas Foster Cheesecake Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups Nilla wafer crumbs
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup butter, melted (1/2 stick)
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
Filling
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons rum extract or 2 tablespoons dark rum
3 eggs
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
Topping
2 bananas, sliced
2 teaspoons lemon juice
25 caramels, unwrapped (1/2 of a 14 oz package)
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup pecan halves

Preparation

For the crust: Mix crumbs, pecans, butter and sugar. Press onto bottom of 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
For the filling: Mix cream cheese, sugar and rum extract with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix until blended. Stir in mashed banana. Pour over crust. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
For the topping: Toss bananas with lemon juice; arrange over cheesecake. Microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on High 2 minutes; stir until smooth (add a teaspoon or so more if too thick). Drizzle evenly over cheesecake. Sprinkle with pecan halves. Cut into squares. Refrigerate any leftover cheesecake.