BANANA PUDDING CHEESECAKE

Banana Pudding Cheesecake is a combo of my two most favorite classic desserts! Real bananas and vanilla cookies fill the cheesecake, which all sits on a vanilla cookie crust and topped with fluffy whipped cream, more cookies and caramel! A total signature dessert!

If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you KNOW how much I love cheesecake. Like, SO much. Last year I even shared my Perfect Cheesecake Recipewith you guys. And not only that, I happen to make the BEST Banana Pudding. Tall claims, I know…but they are both actually recipes that I make on the regular when I’m having company over.

Ingredients

Crust:

• 2 cups crushed vanilla wafer cookies (approximately 60), plus 17 more to rim the pan
• 5 tablespoons butter, melted
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

Cheesecake

• 4 (8- ounce) blocks cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup sour cream, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 eggs, room temperature
• 12 coarsely chopped vanilla wafer cookies
• 1 large, or 2 small bananas thinly sliced

Topping

• 1 cup heavy cream
• ¼ cup powdered sugar
• 10 vanilla wafer cookies to decorate
• ¼ cup caramel sauce to drizzle

Instructions

Crust:

• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• In a large bowl combine the crushed vanilla wafer cookies, melted butter, sugar, and salt. Stir to combine.
• Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9- inch springform pan. Press the 17 whole vanilla wafer cookies around the sides of the pan.
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full recipes : cookiesandcups.com

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