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Fresh Banana Cream Cheesecake
like a popular cheesecake restaurant's

Serves : 12
Prep. Time : 1:50

20 vanilla cream sandwich cookies
1/4 cup margarine - melted
24 oz. cream cheese - softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbls. cornstarch
3 eggs
3/4 cup mashed bananas
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 tsp. vanilla extract

-Process cookies in a blender with pulses to finely chop.
-Add margarine and process with pulses until thoroughly combined.
-Press mixture into the bottom of a 10" springform pan; refrigerate.
-Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until creamy.
-Beat in sugar and cornstarch.
-Beat in eggs, one at a time.
-Beat in bananas, whipping cream, and vanilla.
-Pour mixture into prepared crust.
-Place pan on a cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
-Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees and bake an additional 75 minutes, or until center is almost set.
-Allow to cool completely before removing rim of pan.
-Refrigerate cheesecake, uncovered, at least 6 hours.