Blog Hop......Favorite Treats for Your Sweets: Banana Cream Cheesecake

I'm so excited to participate with some great bloggers in a recipe swap and blog hop. It's been awhile since I've joined in on a blog hop. This should be fun. If you are coming over from Jamie's blog, thank you! I appreciate it. When you're done checking out what I made, head over to Penny's blog to see what she made. At then end I'll list all the bloggers who participated. Be sure to visit them as well. Thank you to Leslie from Once Upon A Time and Happily Ever After for hosting and putting this together. 

I had planned to try my hand at making eclairs, since when I asked my hubby what he would like he said "eclairs or custard". I figured eclairs since they also have custard in them. My plan was to make them for Valentines Day. However, two things happened.

 1) We are snowed in, so Friday night my daughter made a chocolate cake, and then bought ingredients to make peanut butter cheesecake cups....I thought "we do NOT need three desserts in one weekend.

And.....

 

2) I threw my back out this morning (Saturday the 13th), sooooo, I didn't think I'd be up to making a dessert this weekend. 

However, last month we had a virtual baby shower (live on FB) for my oldest daughter who is living in Texas (I'm in Washington).....I decorated, planned some games, and made a favorite dessert, so that is what I'm sharing today for our blog hop. 

I first had this cheesecake years ago when a friend brought it to our home. We were hooked and I've made it off and on over the years. It has been several years since I made it. It was time to break it out again. Oh, my! Trust me, you'll love it. 

Banana Cream Cheesecake

(Printable Recipe)

Ingredients:

Crust: 

1 3/4 c. graham cracker crumbs (about 28 squares)

1/4 c. sugar

1/2 c. butter, melted

Cheesecake:

1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese, softened

1/2 c. sugar

1 carton (8oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided

3-4 medium bananas, sliced

1 3/4 c. cold milk

1 pkg. (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding

Instructions: 

Preheat oven to 350

1. In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar. Stir in butter. Set aside 1/2 c. of the mix for the topping. Press remaining crumb mixture onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9" springform pan or 9" square baking pan, but the springform pan will work better. Bake at 350 for 5-7 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.  

2. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold in 2 cups of whipped topping. Arrange half of the banana slices on crust; top with half the cream cheese mixture. Repeat layers, ending with the cheese mixture. 

3. In a bowl, beat milk and pudding mixuntil smooth. Fold in remaining whipped topping. Pour over final cream cheese layer and sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Refrigerate 1-2 hours or until set. Remove ring from pan and serve.

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Check out the other bloggers who participated:

Dani at Faster Than Forever http://lildesiqua.blogspot.com/ 

Gale at All the Little Bits https://allthelittlebits.com/.

Jo at And Anyways  https://andanyways.com/. 

Liz at Closet Play Image  https://closetplay.biz/

Jamie at No Delusions of Grandeur https://nodelusionsofgrandeur.com/

Kirstin (Me) at Loving Life https://troyerslovinglife.blogspot.com/

Penny at Penny's Passion http://pennyspassion.blogspot.com/

Deb at Deb's World http://debs14.blogspot.com/

Leslie at Once Upon a Time and Happily Ever After https://onceuponatimehappilyeverafter.com/

With Joy Unquenchable,

Kirstin