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Bananas Foster Cheesecake Squares

Bananas Foster Cheesecake Squares recipe

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Everybody loved it. Tastes exactly like Bananas Foster. I used honey grahams instead of the wafers, spiced rum instead of extract and a whole stick of butter for the crus...read more

posted by

cassandra1974

on 4/1/2013

time

prep:

20 min

total:

3 hr 50 min

servings

total:

24 servings, 1 square each

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What You Need

cups finely crushed NILLA Wafers

1/2

cup PLANTERS Chopped Pecans

1/4

cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, melted

3/4

cup firmly packed brown sugar, divided

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

tsp. rum extract

eggs

1/2

cup mashed ripe banana

medium bananas, sliced

tsp. lemon juice

KRAFT Caramels (about 1/2 of 14-oz. bag)

Tbsp. milk

1/2

cup PLANTERS Pecan Halves

Make It

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Mix wafer crumbs, chopped pecans, butter and 1/4 cup of the brown sugar until well blended. Press firmly onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan.

BEAT cream cheese, remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar and rum extract in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix just until blended. Stir in mashed banana. Pour over crust.

BAKE 30 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.

TOSS sliced bananas with lemon juice; spoon over cheesecake. Place caramels and milk in microwavable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 2 minutes; stir until caramels are completely melted. Drizzle evenly over bananas; sprinkle with pecan halves. Cut into 24 squares. Refrigerate any leftover cheesecake squares.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

Enjoy your favorite foods on occasion, but keep portion size in mind. A serving of this luscious dessert is 1 square.

Substitute

Substitute 2 Tbsp. dark rum for the rum extract.

Special Extra

Add 1 tsp. rum extract to the melted caramel mixture before spooning over cheesecake.

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cassandra1974

posted:4/1/2013

Everybody loved it. Tastes exactly like Bananas Foster. I used honey grahams instead of the wafers, spiced rum instead of extract and a whole stick of butter for the crust. I did not use the banana garnish because I didnt think it was really needed. This tastes great the next day but the presentation is prettier the day its made because the caramel sauce starts to break down a little.

a cook

posted:3/11/2011

I loved it but the rest of the family did not. Next time I will use less pineapple or maybe swap it out with strawberries or even both. I did however top it off with chocolate syrup.

Bobcat602

posted:11/18/2007

yummy yummy

callen1975

posted:5/25/2007

Everyone raved about this dessert. Very rich!!

SusanGoodwin

posted:10/9/2006

This was absolutely delicious! I made this for a party and everyone couldn't get enough of it, especially my daughter! I wouldn't change a thing for this recipe; however, since I was rushed for time, I had to cheat and use caramel sauce in a jar instead making the sauce from scratch - it was still wonderful! Now I have to get busy sending the recipe to everyone who requested it from the party! Try it, you'll love it!

mars1009

posted:5/23/2005

I found this recipe at the grocery store near the Nilla wafers, and took a chance. It is terrific! You definitely need a good 30 mins to assemble the ingredients and soften the cream cheese & butter, but after that it is easy. Personal note: have an extra TB of butter available as the cookie crust was too dry without it. Add the milk gradually to the caramels, I thought it was a little soupy after I added it all at once, so I added a few more caramels to make up the difference. The rum extract can be cut in half for just a hint of flavor, but don't omit it...it really makes it taste like real bananas foster. Just made this for an unplanned sunday barbeque, and EVERYONE had a piece, that's even better than chocolate! Yum!

a cook

posted:1/10/2005

My family loved this recipe. I couldn't find the rum at the store and almost made it without it-- I'm sooo glad I didn't -- the rum extract really gave it the best flavor! I will be making this again real soon. Be sure to cut into squares after you cover with caramel or it will be too hard.

portuguese queen

posted:12/22/2004

the family really enjoyed it.

a cook

posted:3/24/2004

I would make it again, but with less rum extract. The flavor was too strong for us. Otherwise, it was great!

siczlo

posted:1/10/2004

very good! Do not put on carmel until ready to serve.