Banana Cheesecake

By Nanatimesthree

Ingredients

• CRUST
• 1 2/3 cup crushed graham crackers (about 12 whole)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• PIE
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 2 cups milk
• 3 egg yolks, whisked
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 4 whole bananas, sliced

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs and 1/4 cup sugar until well combined. Drizzle in melted butter and mix well. Press graham cracker mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9 inch pie plate. Bake for 7 minutes or until light brown. Cool completely.

In a large saucepan, whisk together 2/3 cup sugar with flour and salt until well combined. Slowly whisk in milk until smooth. Bring mixture to a simmer while stirring over medium heat. Cook until thick.

Slowly stir in 2 cups of thickened cooked milk mixture into the egg yolks. Add egg yolks back to the pan and continue to stir while returning mixture to a simmer. Cook until thickened and the consistency of pudding. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

Beat cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add pudding mixture to cream cheese and mix until well combined.

Cover bottom of graham cracker crust with 1/3 of the pudding cheesecake mixture. Add sliced bananas and cover with remaining cheesecake mixture.

Refrigerate cheesecake until cold or overnight.

Serve with whipped cream and additional sliced bananas.