How to Make Caramelized Banana Peanut Butter Cheesecake?

 

Ingredients

• For 8 servings,
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 10 graham crackers
• 24 oz cream cheese(675 g), softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar(160 g)
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter(240 g), softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 banana, sliced thin

• Caramel sauce
• ¾ cup brown sugar(165 g)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup half & half(120 mL)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Method

• Place graham crackers into a plastic bag and crush them into fine crumbs with a rolling pin.
• Pour the graham cracker crumbs into a bowl and combine with melted butter, mixing until the texture is like slightly wet sand.
• Press the graham cracker crumbs in an even layer into the bottom of a 9-inch (23 cm) springform pan. Refrigerate.
• In a large bowl, combine softened cream cheese, vanilla, powdered sugar, and peanut butter until well mixed.
• Add the cream cheese mixture to the springform pan and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• In a saucepan over medium-high heat, combine butter, brown sugar, half & half, and cinnamon. Stir until mixture darkens and sugar dissolves into the mixture.
• Lower the heat to medium-low and add the bananas to the saucepan and sauté in the sauce for 1-2 minutes on each side. Take off heat and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Decorate the top of the cheesecake with banana slices and pour over remaining caramel sauce. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Slice and garnish with chocolate or caramel syrup.
• Enjoy!