Name: Cheesecake Factory® Banana Cheesecake With Homemade Whipped Cream
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Crust:; 20 vanilla sandwich cookies (such as Oreo Golden Original Sandwich Cookies(R)); 1/4 cup margarine; Cheesecake:; 24 ounces cream cheese, softened; 2/3 cup white sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 3 eggs; 3/4 cup mashed bananas; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; Homemade Whipped Cream:; 2 cups heavy whipping cream; 1/4 cup white sugar, or to taste; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Place cookies in a food processor; pulse until finely crushed. Add margarine; pulse until well blended. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan. Refrigerate crust until ready to use.
3
Beat cream cheese in a large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy. Add 2/3 cup sugar and cornstarch; beat until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas, 1/2 cup cream, and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract until well combined. Pour cream cheese mixture into the crust. Lay the pan on a baking sheet.
4
Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C); continue baking until center is almost set, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
5
Loosen edges of cheesecake from the pan. Refrigerate, uncovered, until completely chilled, 6 hours to overnight.
6
Beat 2 cups cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until frothy. Add 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract gradually, continuing to beat until soft peaks form. Top cheesecake with whipped cream.

Cheesecake Factory® Banana Cheesecake With Homemade Whipped Cream

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