Bananas Foster Cheesecake Bars

By vealam

Ingredients

• 2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar, divided
• 24 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 teas rum
• 3 eggs
• 1 to 2 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1/2 cup)
• 2 bananas, sliced (for topping)
• 2 teas. lemon juice
• 25 Caramels (found bagged but individually wrapped in the candy or baking aisle)
• 2 tbs milk

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from passthesushi.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a bowl, combine the cookie crumbs, pecans, butter, and 1/4 cup brown sugar until combined. Using your fingers press it into a even layer in a 9x13 baking dish.

Combine the cream cheese in a in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for 30 seconds. Add the remaining brown sugar and mix until combined. Beat in the rum and eggs, scraping down the sides as needed. Lastly fold in the mashed banana.

Pour the banana cream cheese mix over the crust in an even layer. Bake for 30 minutes, until center is set.

Cool on wire rack before placing in fridge to cool completely, at least 3 hours.

Before serving, toss the remaining sliced bananas with the lemon juice.

In a heatproof bowl over a simmering pot of water, melt the caramels with the milk until smooth, stirring often.

Top the cheesecake with the caramel sauce and sliced bananas. Slice and serve.