| BANANA SPLIT CHEESECAKE SQUARES | ||||
| Yields about 18 squares | ||||
| 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted 1 cup sugar, divided 3 pkg. (8 oz. each) Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, softened 1 tsp. vanilla 3 eggs 1/2 cup mashed Dole Banana 1 cup halved strawberries 1 Dole banana, sliced, tossed with 1 tsp. lemon juice 1 can (8 oz.) Dole Pineapple Chunks, drained |
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| Mix crumbs, butter and 1/4 cup of the sugar. Press onto bottom of 13x9-in. baking pan. Mix cream cheese, remaining 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla with electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs; mix until blended. Stir in mashed banana. Pour into crust. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Top with strawberries, sliced banana and pineapple. Sprinkle with nuts and drizzle with melted Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, if desired. Cut into squares. |
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| Tip: Line pan with foil for easy removal of squares. Freezing: For best quality, do not freeze cream cheese. Baked cheesecakes may be frozen up to 2 months. Thaw frozen cheesecake in refrigerator overnight. Top before serving. |
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