Caramelized Banana Pudding Cheesecake with Salted Cashew Praline – Vanilla Wafer Crust

Ingredients

• Toasted, Salted Cashew Praline-Vanilla Wafer Crust
• 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
• 1 stick (4 oz) butter, melted and browned
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1 cup cashew praline, chopped finely (recipe follows)
• Caramelized Banana Cheesecake Filling
• 3 packages of cream cheese, 8 oz each (total of 24 oz) room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (or the innards of 1 plump vanilla bean)
• 1 tablespoon banana liqueur, optional – I didn’t use any, just giving you an option to enhance the banana flavor
• Caramelized bananas (recipe follows)

Preparation time: 20 minute(s)

Cooking time: 1 hour(s) 10 minute(s)

Number of Servings: 8

For instructions please visit: TheGingeredWhisk.blogspot.com

Found on what2cook.net