Banana Cream Cheesecake

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
• 3 -4 medium firm bananas, sliced
• 1 3/4 cups cold milk
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant banana pudding mix

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter.
• 2 set aside 1/2 cup for topping.
• 3 press remaining crumb mixture onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan or 9-in. square baking pan.
• 4 bake at 350° for 5-7 minutes. cool on wire rack.
• 5 in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• 6 fold in 2 cups whipped topping.
• 7 arrange half of the banana slices in crust; top with half of the cream cheese mixture. repeat layers.
• 8 in a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes.
• 9 let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set; fold in remaining whipped topping.
• 10 pour over the cream cheese layer. sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• 11 refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until set.