Caramelized Banana Cheesecake
Servings
3 Servings
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup soft butter room temperature
- 1⅔ cups ricotta cheese you can substitute ½ cup with cream cheese or farmer cheese
- 1¼ cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 lemon or orange
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons lemon or orange juice
- 1¾ cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 ripe bananas or any fruit desired such as peach, raspberry, blueberry, apricot or plum
- 4 tablespoons light brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix the butter, ricotta, white sugar, vanilla, and zest until well combined. Small clumps of cheese are okay.
- Add the eggs and juice and mix well. Add flour and baking powder and mix well.
- Cut 2 bananas into chunks and add to the batter; mix gently Pour into prepared cake pan, until ¾ full (leave room for the cake to rise).
- Slice 2 bananas into ¼-inch pieces and arrange in a pattern on the cake. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
- Bake 50 minutes or until golden.
- Once cooled, sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired, then slice.