Chimpanzee Cheesecake
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Course : Cheesecakes
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 10
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        -----CRUST-----
   1 1/2  cups          Graham Cracker Crumbs
     1/4  cup           Sugar -- Granulated
                        -----CHEESECAKE-----
   1      pound         Cream Cheese
     1/4  cup           Sugar -- Granulated
   2      teaspoons     Lemon Juice
   4                    Eggs -- Large
   1      cup           Sour Cream
   1      cup           Bananas; Mashed -- *
   6      tablespoons   Butter -- Melted
 

Preparation:

* Approximately 3 medium bananas should yield the 1 cup of mashed ~---------------- CRUST: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the crumbs in a mixing bowl and add the butter and sugar. Blend well. Press the crumb mixture onto the bottom and partly up the sides of a greased 9-inch springform pan. Smooth the crumb mixture along the bottom to an even thickness. Bake for about 10 minutes in the oven at 350 degrees F. Cool before filling. CHEESECAKE: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice together. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the sour cream and the mashed bananas and blend well until very smooth. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 1 hour. Cool in the oven, with the door propped open, until the cake is at room temperature. Chill until serving time.