Banana Cream Cheesecake

Ingredients:

• 20 Nilla wafers
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 24 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup mashed bananas (about 2)
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Place wafers in a blender or in a food processor. Blend until finely crushed.
3. Add melted butter and blend well.
4. Press crumb mixture onto bottom of 10″ pan and place in refrigerator.
5. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas, whipping cream and vanilla.
6. Pour cream cheese mixture into prepared pan.
7. Place pan on cookie sheet and bake 15 minutes.
8. Reduce oven temperature to 200 F and continue baking 75 minutes.
9. Cool completely on wire rack before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate cheesecake, uncovered, 6 hours or overnight.
10. Allow cheesecake to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.