Carla Halls Banana Cream Cheesecake Print Recipe 435 Recipes

CHEESECAKE FACTORY® BANANA CHEESECAKE WITH HOMEMADE WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Loosen edges of cheesecake from the pan. Refrigerate, uncovered, until completely chilled, 6 hours to overnight.
• 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.

INDIVIDUAL SKILLET CORNBREADS

Steps:

• Place four 3 1/2-inch cast-iron skillets in the oven. Preheat to 425˚ F.
• Make the cornbread: In a medium bowl, combine the cornmeal, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, corn and 1/4 cup oil.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Using oven mitts or pot holders, take the hot skillets out of the oven. Divide the remaining 1 tablespoon oil between the skillets, quickly tilting the pans so that the oil coats the bottom and sides. Pour the batter evenly into the skillets. The batter will begin sizzling right away.
• Put the skillets in the oven and bake until the cornbread is golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 13 minutes. Remove the hot skillets from the oven and place on a cooling rack to cool slightly.
• While the cornbread bakes, prepare the cinnamon butter: In a medium bowl, mix the butter, cinnamon, confectioners' sugar and almond or vanilla extract with a rubber spatula. Stir until everything is mixed well and is an even color (no streaks).
• Serve the cornbread hot or warm with a dollop of cinnamon butter.

CARLA HALL'S BANANA CREAM CHEESECAKE PRINT RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Directions step 1 ingredients instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. step 2 ingredients instructions Butter a 9-inch spring form pan on the bottom and sides. Line the pan with a 3×30 inch strip of parchment. Place the springform pan in the center of a large piece of aluminum foil and wrap the bottom of the pan to prevent leakage. step 3 ingredients 6 tablespoons Butter 40 Vanilla Wafer Cookies instructions Melt butter and set aside. Place the vanilla wafers in a food processor and pulse until smooth. Add the melted butter and pulse until incorporated. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of the prepared spring form pan. Use a dry cup measure to help to evenly press the crumbs. step 4 ingredients instructions Place the pan into the oven and bake for 8 minutes. Remove and allow to cool completely. step 5 ingredients 24 ounces Cream Cheese (room temperature) 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar 3 large Eggs (room temperature) 2/3 cup ripe Bananas (mashed; about 2 medium bananas) 1/4 cup Milk (room temperature) 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract instructions Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and sugar together for 3 minutes. Add one egg at a time making sure the egg is fully incorporated before adding the next. Add the banana, milk and vanilla and beat just until incorporated. Do not over mix. step 6 ingredients instructions Transfer the mixture to the spring form pan and wiggle gently to release any excess air. step 7 ingredients instructions Place the pan inside a roasting pan and fill the roasting pan with water until it reaches 1/2 way up the sides of the spring form. Cover the entire roasting pan in aluminum foil. Bake for 75 minutes then remove the aluminum cover. The cheesecake should be only slightly jiggly in the center when done. step 8 ingredients instructions Turn off oven and use a wooden spoon to prop open the door. Allow the cheesecake to cool for 1 hour in the oven and then remove to a cooling rack and cool completely. step 9 ingredients Stiff Unsweetened Whipped Cream to garnish Banana Slices to garnish Vanilla Wafers to garnish instructions Transfer the cheesecake to the fridge and chill for at least an hour or until ready to serve. Slice and serve with stiff whipped cream, banana slices and a vanilla wafers. print recipe

HEAVENLY BANANA PUDDING RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese & sweetened condensed milk. Add in pudding mix, milk and vanilla and beat until completely mixed. In a separate bowl, beat heavy cream until soft peaks form. Add powdered sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Set 1 1/2 cups aside. Fold remaining whipped cream into pudding mixture. Line the bottom of a large trifle dish or bowl with with vanilla wafers, top with 1 sliced banana. Spread 1 1/2 cups of pudding mixture over top. Repeat layers 3 more times ending with pudding.Top with remaining whipped cream. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

BANANA PUDDING WITH VANILLA SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Make the pastry cream: Sift together the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk in the egg yolks until the sugar dissolves and the yolks turn pale yellow. Set aside.
• In a blender, combine the milk, half-and-half, and mashed banana. Blend until smooth. Pour into a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan and add the vanilla bean, if using. Cook over medium heat until bubbles begin to form around the edges.
• Set a fine-mesh sieve over the bowl of egg yolks. Ladle in the hot milk a little at a time, through the sieve, and whisk together. When the bottom of the bowl feels warm, whisk in the remaining milk.
• Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and bring to a full boil, whisking constantly (scraping the bottom and sides of the saucepan), until the pastry cream thickens and no longer tastes chalky.
• Strain the pastry cream through a fine-mesh sieve into a large heatproof bowl, pushing it through with a rubber spatula. Add the vanilla extract, if using, and the butter; stir until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and press it directly onto the surface. Refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, make the meringue: Put the egg whites, sugar and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer or other large heatproof bowl. Place over a large saucepan of simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the water) and whisk constantly until the sugar dissolves and an instant-read or candy thermometer registers 165 degrees F. Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until shiny, stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes. Add the vinegar, vanilla and banana extracts and whisk until the bowl no longer feels warm, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Finish the pastry cream: Beat the heavy cream with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, about 30 seconds. Whisk one-third of the whipped cream into the chilled pastry cream to loosen it, then gently fold in the remaining whipped cream until incorporated. Cut the 2 bananas into 1/2-inch-wide chunks and gently fold into the pastry cream.
• Break 4 of the shortbread cookies into bite-size pieces and spread in the bottom of a trifle bowl. Top with half of the banana pastry cream. Break another 4 cookies and scatter over the pastry cream. Top with the remaining pastry cream. Break another 4 cookies and scatter over the pastry cream. Top with as much of the meringue as desired and swirl decoratively into peaks. Torch the meringue, if desired. Cut the banana on the bias into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Garnish the top of the meringue, alternating the banana slices with the remaining shortbread cookies. Alternatively, break 1 shortbread cookie into the bottom of each of 8 ramekins. Divide the pastry cream among the ramekins, then top with the meringue. Garnish with cookies and banana slices. Enjoy!
• Whisk the flour and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until creamy. Beat in the vanilla until incorporated.
• Reduce the speed to low and gradually add flour mixture. Beat, scraping the bowl occasionally, until the dough comes together in large clumps.
• Transfer the dough to a gallon-size resealable plastic freezer bag and press into a 1-inch thick, 9 by 5-inch rectangle. The bag is 9 inches wide, so you're pressing the dough to the edges. Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cut the dough into thirds to form rectangular logs that are 3 inches wide. Cut each log into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place the slices on the prepared baking sheets, spacing them 1/2 inch apart.
• Bake one sheet at a time until the edges are browned and the tops are golden, 14 to 18 minutes. Let cool completely on the sheets on wire racks. The shortbread keeps at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.