Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 1 cup Crushed Nilla Wafer Cookies or Graham Crackers
  • 2 tablespoons Granulated Sugar
  • 3 tablespoons Melted Butter
  • 16 ounces Cream Cheese, Room Temperature
  • 2/3 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1/3 cup Ripe Mashed Bananas
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • Sweetened Whipped Cream
  • 12 Slices Banana
  • 12 whole Mini Nilla Wafer Cookies

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Line a standard 12 cup muffin tin with muffin liners.
  • Mix together cookie crumbs, sugar, and butter, until it resembles wet sand.
  • Place about 2 tablespoons of crust mixture into each lined muffin tin. Use the back of a small spoon to compact the crust mixture into the bottom of liner.
  • Bake for 5-8 minutes until lightly brown.
  • Remove from oven to cool.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 325°.
  • Beat cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Slowly beat sugar into cream cheese until well combined.
  • Mix in mashed banana and vanilla.
  • Scrape sides of bowl well.
  • Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Scrape sides of bowl between each addition.
  • Divide batter evenly over crust in muffin cups.
  • Bake for 20 minutes.
  • Turn oven off and crack oven door for 5 more minutes.
  • Move pan to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Refrigerate until cold.
  • If desired garnish each cooled Banana Pudding Cheesecake with sweetened whipped cream, a mini nilla wafer and a slice of banana before serving.