Heavenly Bananas Foster Cheesecake! Homemade smooth cheesecake made with bananas on the bottom, flavor of bananas foster infused in the cheesecake and topped with more bananas foster!
Happy 34th Birthday to my dear husband!! Yes, today is his birthday and he gets to stuff his face with cake, well cheesecake! For his birthday, he requested Bananas Foster Cheesecake and I am sharing this cheesecake recipe with you.
Do you guys remember when I made Caramel Apple Cheesecake? That cheesecake, I made for my 2-year blogoversary and I asked my Facebook fans about their favorite flavor or which cheesecake would be the best to celebrate the blogoversary. Several suggested Caramel Apple Cheesecake but hubby really wanted to try Bananas Foster cheesecake. He became a fan of Bananas Foster after I made the Bananas Foster Crepes. Since I had many votes for Caramel Apple Cheesecake, I promised that I would make him Bananas Foster Cheesecake for his birthday. He was very patient for this whole month and I finally made him his cheesecake.
This is one of the best cheesecakes that I’ve made so far! It also gets even better after being in the fridge overnight. The proof is the half empty cheesecake pan. I told him to feel free and eat as much as he wants since it’s his birthday cake. He took it very seriously! If he could, he probably would finish the whole thing, but it seems to be physically impossible. If you like bananas foster, trust me, this cheesecake is THE BOMB!!
Bananas Foster Cheesecake – Happy Birthday!
Ingredients
- For Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups finely crushed graham crackers
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 5 tbs butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla
- For Cheesecake:
- Bananas Foster:
- 3 medium bananas sliced
- 3 tbs butter
- 2 tbs dark brown sugar
- 2 tbs light rum
- 3 tbs banana liqueur
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- 3 8- oz cream cheese packs
- 1/2 cup of bananas foster sauce form above
- 2 tbs sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tbs corn starch
- 1/2 cup of light brown sugar
- For Topping:
- 3 medium bananas sliced in 8
- 3 tbs butter
- 2 tbs dark brown sugar
- 2 tbs light rum
- 3 tbs banana liqueur
Instructions
- ~ Grease a 9-inch spring form, set aside. Preheat the oven to 325.
- For crust: Crush the graham crackers in the food processor or use the graham cracker crumbs. Mix in the sugar, melted butter and vanilla. Stir very well. Press graham crackers into the pan, evenly, all over the bottom and about half way up the side.
- Bananas Foster: In a medium pan, melt butter on medium-high heat, add sugar and stir well. Add banana slices and saute for about a minute. Add the rum and liquor, saute for 3-4 minutes, stirring often.
- Take out the bananas and layer them evenly over the crust. Set the juice aside to cool down.
- For Cheesecake
- Beat the cream cheese and sugar in a mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Add the eggs, one at the time, beating after each addition.
- Add the corn starch, vanilla extract, sour cream, and the bananas foster sauce. Make sure that all ingredients are well combined.
- Pour the cheesecake batter into the pan with crust. Bake for 50-55 minutes. Cool completely.
- For Topping:
- In a medium pan, melt butter on medium-high heat, add sugar and stir well. Add banana pieces and saute for about a minute. Add the rum and liquor, saute for 3-4 minutes, stirring often.
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Carla
March 21, 2013 at 9:33 amIt looks so good and yummy too! I know the birthday boy enjoyed this!
lyuba
March 21, 2013 at 1:59 pmHe sure did!
melissa strunk
February 21, 2015 at 11:23 amWhen do you add the topping?
lyuba
February 24, 2015 at 11:46 pmHi Melissa!
Add it once the cheesecake is cooked, when you pull it out of the oven, add the topping. Thank you! I hope you like it 🙂
Suzan @ The Lazy Suzan
March 21, 2013 at 11:23 amDivine! The cake looks so light and fluffy!
lyuba
March 24, 2013 at 10:10 amThank you so much, Suzan!
Winnie
March 21, 2013 at 1:56 pmThis cake look HEAVENLY
This is a recipe I just must try
Pinning
lyuba
March 21, 2013 at 1:59 pmThank you, Winnie!
Robin
March 21, 2013 at 2:24 pmWow! I love the spin on such a classical dessert! Beautiful photos, and I can’t wait to try your recipe!
lyuba
March 23, 2013 at 7:20 pmThank you, Robin!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
March 21, 2013 at 7:41 pmHappy Birthday to him! Lyuba, this looks AMAZING. I want4 slices!
lyuba
March 23, 2013 at 7:21 pm🙂 Don’t you wish we all lived in the same community so we could share! Although that might end badly for us :/
Thank you, Dorothy!
Rattlebridge Farm
March 22, 2013 at 12:52 amTwo flavors collide into the best dessert on the planet. Wow, this looks fantastic!
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lyuba
March 23, 2013 at 7:22 pmThat is so sweet! Thank you 🙂
Simplee Sue
March 22, 2013 at 7:43 amIt looks, absolutely, mouth watering wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
We may have met by chance…but we become friends by choice.
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lyuba
March 23, 2013 at 7:22 pmThank you very much, Sue!
Jocelyn @BruCrew LIfe
March 22, 2013 at 10:05 amThat is one awesome looking cheesecake! You have outdone yourself again 🙂 I want a ginormous piece of this!!!
lyuba
March 23, 2013 at 7:23 pmAww, thank you, Jocelyn!
Heather @ French Press
March 22, 2013 at 8:30 pmokay – I have to have this…and i don;t really like cheesecake:)
amazing
lyuba
March 23, 2013 at 7:23 pmSee, I knew I could convert some people to cheesecake 🙂
Thank you Heather!
Brenda @ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com
March 23, 2013 at 10:19 amWhat a DELICIOUS way to celebrate your hubby’s Special Day! Thanks so much for the wonderful recipe … pinned! 😉 I’m co-hosting the Sweet & Savoury Sunday link party this weekend. I’d like to invite you to stop by ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com tomorrow and share this fantastic recipe and a couple other favorites too! Hope to see you there, Lyuba! Have a great day 🙂
lyuba
March 23, 2013 at 7:24 pmThank you so much for the invitation, Brenda! And thank you for the comment 🙂
Katie @ Simply Clean Living
March 23, 2013 at 12:15 pmLooks delicious! My mom is obsessed with Bananas Foster – this would be great for her upcoming birthday!
lyuba
March 23, 2013 at 7:25 pmI hope you make it for her! Thank you 🙂
Rosie @ Blueberry Kitchen
March 23, 2013 at 6:07 pmOh yum, such a delicious sounding cheesecake!
lyuba
March 23, 2013 at 7:25 pmThank you, Rosie!
Anita at Hungry Couple
March 24, 2013 at 9:58 amWow, that really does look like the bomb! I love bananas foster and recently made it into a bundt cake but in a cheesecake would be awesome.
lyuba
March 24, 2013 at 10:11 amOh, I bet that bunt cake was wonderful as well!
Diane Balch
March 24, 2013 at 10:34 amI made a chocolate tart that had caramelized bananas on top and it was amazing. I can’t image how good it must taste over cheesecake. Thank you so much for sharing this exceptional recipe with us on foodie friday.
Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above
March 24, 2013 at 5:37 pmThis looks delicios.
Debi and Charly
domestic bliss squared
March 25, 2013 at 10:34 amI pinned this! Looks amazing!
Jessi @ Practically Functional
March 25, 2013 at 4:15 pmYUM! Cheesecake and bananas have to be like the best combination ever! I know you saw the feature on my blog already, but I’m just stopping by to pin this and say thanks for sharing it!
Stephanie
March 25, 2013 at 9:56 pmI love anything bananas foster. Thanks for sharing! I would love for you to come check out my blog..www.stephwnekcookbookproject.blogspot.com
Kelly @ View Along the Way
March 25, 2013 at 10:56 pmWOW> This look SO decadent and amazing!! I bet I could eat the whole thing. 🙂 Thanks so much for linking this up to Monday Funday!
Alyssa Rivers
March 26, 2013 at 1:40 amSuch an awesome presentation of this! I want a slice right now!! YUM!
natashalh
March 26, 2013 at 8:09 amAwesome! I’ve always loved bananas foster, but never thought to turn it into a cheesecake!
Holly Lefevre
March 26, 2013 at 11:21 pmI so badly want dessert right now…I knew better than to pop over here right now! YUMMY!
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March 30, 2013 at 6:52 pmFantastic idea for a cheesecake and happy late birthday to your husband!
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March 30, 2013 at 10:03 pmI love ANYTHING bananas foster…this looks AWESOME, Lyuba! I hope he had a happy birthday!
lynn lynn
August 3, 2013 at 9:03 pmTook this into my work and it was gone within 5 minutes. People were bummed when they came back for seconds and it was already gone! Thank you so much for sharing this delicious recipe. This one is going into my permanent file.
lyuba
August 3, 2013 at 10:06 pmThat is the best compliment to me! I’m so happy everyone loved it! Thank you, Lynn!
Rafael
March 17, 2014 at 12:44 pmI want to serve this at work tomorrow.
If I make the sauce tonight, will it harden into candy or will it stay soft?
Should I serve it warm or can it be served cold
lyuba
March 18, 2014 at 8:55 amHi Rafael!
Sorry for the late response. The sauce wouldn’t harden at all. You can actually make the whole cheesecake the night before and refrigerate it until ready to take to work. I always say that cheesecake tastes better the next day 🙂
rafael
March 27, 2014 at 5:25 pmThe cheesecake came out great.
I used caramel instead of the sauce.
I have another question.
When you melt the butter and add the sugar, How long should it take for the sugar to melt because I was stirring for about 15 minutes and the crystals never fully dissolved.
That’s why I abandoned it and used caramel.
lyuba
March 27, 2014 at 7:28 pmI’m happy that the cheesecake came out good!
Usually, the sugar starts to melts pretty fast in a hot butter. Once you add the sugar to the hot butter, stir well and add bananas and then liquor. I don’t usually even think about sugar not dissolving because it does pretty fast. Is it possible that your sugar may be old? I know if I have brown sugar for a while it clumps and doesn’t dissolve well when baked.
elizabeth
June 3, 2014 at 9:20 amso it says “1/2 cup of bananas foster sauce form above” what does that mean where am I looking??
lyuba
June 3, 2014 at 2:21 pmI can see how it’s not clear, Elizabeth. Fist part of the ingredients for the cheesecake is for the bananas foster sauce. I’ll fix it so it’s clear!
myranda
June 7, 2014 at 5:58 pmSo I believe my initial comment was deleted, for whatever reason..
But I was just wondering, how does the texture/consistency come out in this cheesecake? does the cheesecake flavor still come out behind the bananas foster flavor?
and as far as the vanilla goes, can I substitute the extract for real vanilla beans? or would it be best if I maybe did a little less extract and then add the vanilla bean?
thanks for your time!
lyuba
June 8, 2014 at 7:35 amHi Miranda! I’m not sure what happened to your original comment, I may have been gotten by the spam filter, sorry about that!
The texture is just as smooth and creamy as in any other cheesecake and flavor absolutely comes out. If You want, you can try the cheesecake without the extra bananas foster added on top first and then see if you want to top it off with more.
You can use vanilla bean but it will be a much stronger flavor than vanilla extract. Depending on the amount you want to add, it might even overpower bananas foster flavor. I would definitely only use either/or, not both (extract and bean).
myranda
June 12, 2014 at 8:27 pmthanks! one more question.. if I wanted to substitute the corn starch, would all-purpose flour work instead?
lyuba
June 15, 2014 at 4:41 pmAbsolutely, Myranda! Flour will work just fine!
(Sorry, I was away for the weekend)
Ashley hindley
July 27, 2015 at 12:42 pmWhat brands of banana liqouer and rum do you use?
lyuba
July 27, 2015 at 1:56 pmHi Ashley! I used what was available at my liquor store. It was Gaetano.