Banana Pudding Cheesecake

Banana Pudding Cheesecake… yes you read that right, I am using banana’s in one of of my recipes.

Let’s talk Nilla Wafer…

I am all about a Nilla wafer. Anytime I have a box of them in the house it disappears quickly. I also love turning them into crust, and for this cheesecake they are the perfect crust option.

I mean you have to have Nilla Wafers with banana pudding… right?

Banana’s are a must… I guess

It is no secret I am not a fan of bananas AT ALL. I don’t buy them, eat them, cook with them… nothing ever. So when a sweet friend of mine asked me to make her a Banana Pudding Cheesecake I very reluctantly agreed.

She just had a sweet baby boy, and one of her baby gifts was a promise I would make them my Banana Pudding, but when she was in the hospital she tried a banana cream cheesecake from a local restaurant and fell in love with it. I mean when she asked I had to try.

Layered to Perfection

To bring in the banana taste and texture I decided to layer them into the cheesecake, just like you would a traditional banana pudding. Not only does it give you the banana goodness, but it also makes for a beautiful piece of cheesecake (if I don’t say so).

It is also not too much banana … but just enough to make it banana pudding(ish)