{"id":1384,"date":"2025-02-19T19:13:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T19:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/?p=1384"},"modified":"2025-02-19T19:13:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T19:13:40","slug":"banana-cheesecake-delight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/19\/banana-cheesecake-delight\/","title":{"rendered":"Banana Cheesecake Delight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p># Ingredients:<br \/>\nFor the Crust:<br \/>\n&#8211; 1 1\/2 cups graham cracker crumbs<br \/>\n&#8211; 1\/4 cup granulated sugar<br \/>\n&#8211; 6 tablespoons (84g) unsalted butter, melted<\/p>\n<p>For the Cheesecake:<br \/>\n&#8211; 16 ounces (450g) cream cheese, softened<br \/>\n&#8211; 1\/2 cup granulated sugar<br \/>\n&#8211; 4 large eggs, separated<br \/>\n&#8211; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br \/>\n&#8211; 1 cup sour cream<\/p>\n<p>For the Banana Layer:<br \/>\n&#8211; 4-5 ripe bananas, sliced<br \/>\n&#8211; 1\/4 cup granulated sugar<br \/>\n&#8211; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted<\/p>\n<p>For the Whipped Cream:<br \/>\n&#8211; 1 cup heavy cream<br \/>\n&#8211; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar<\/p>\n<p># Instructions:<br \/>\n*Step 1: Prepare the Crust*<br \/>\n1. Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (180\u00b0C).<br \/>\n2. In a medium bowl, mix crumbs, sugar, and melted butter until well combined.<br \/>\n3. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch (23cm) springform pan.<br \/>\n4. Bake for 10 minutes, then set aside.<\/p>\n<p>*Step 2: Prepare the Cheesecake*<br \/>\n1. In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.<br \/>\n2. Gradually add granulated sugar and beat until combined.<br \/>\n3. Beat in eggs, one at a time, followed by vanilla extract.<br \/>\n4. Stir in sour cream.<\/p>\n<p>*Step 3: Assemble and Bake*<br \/>\n1. Pour cheesecake batter into the prepared pan over the crust.<br \/>\n2. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until the edges are set and the center is slightly jiggly.<br \/>\n3. Let cool completely on a wire rack.<\/p>\n<p>*Step 4: Prepare the Banana Layer*<br \/>\n1. In a medium bowl, mix sliced bananas, granulated sugar, and melted butter.<\/p>\n<p>*Step 5: Assemble the Delight*<br \/>\n1. Once the cheesecake is cooled, arrange the banana slices on top.<br \/>\n2. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.<\/p>\n<p>*Step 6: Top with Whipped Cream*<br \/>\n1. Beat heavy cream and granulated sugar until stiff peaks form.<br \/>\n2. Spread or pipe whipped cream over the banana layer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; # Ingredients: For the Crust: &#8211; 1 1\/2 cups graham cracker crumbs &#8211; 1\/4 cup granulated sugar &#8211; 6&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1384"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1386,"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1384\/revisions\/1386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}