Ingredients

  • 10-1/2 graham crackers, finely crushed (about 1-1/4 cups)
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 2 bananas, divided
  • 3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 16 PLANTERS Walnut Halves, toasted
  • 3 Tbsp. maple-flavored or pancake syrup

Method

  • Heat oven to 350F.
  • Combine graham crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
  • Mash 1 banana.
  • Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended.
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each just until blended.
  • Stir in mashed banana; pour over crust.
  • Bake 45 to 50 min.
  • or until center is almost set.
  • Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim.
  • Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
  • Cut remaining banana into 16 slices just before serving cheesecake.
  • Garnish cheesecake slices with bananas and nuts.
  • Drizzle with syrup.