Bananas Foster Cheesecake Squares

Submitted by gailanng

"Take into consideration additional time for chilling."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• 2 cups Nilla wafer crumbs
• 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
• 1⁄4 cup butter, melted (1/2 stick)
• 1⁄4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

• Filling

• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons rum extract or 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 3 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup mashed ripe banana

• Topping

• 2 bananas, sliced
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 25 caramels, unwrapped (1/2 of a 14 oz package)
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1⁄2 cup pecan halves

directions

1. For the crust:  Mix crumbs, pecans, butter and sugar. Press onto bottom of 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
2. For the filling:  Mix cream cheese, sugar and rum extract with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix until blended. Stir in mashed banana. Pour over crust. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
3. For the topping:  Toss bananas with lemon juice; arrange over cheesecake. Microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on High 2 minutes; stir until smooth (add a teaspoon or so more if too thick). Drizzle evenly over cheesecake. Sprinkle with pecan halves. Cut into squares. Refrigerate any leftover cheesecake.