Chimpanzee Cheesecake

Ingredients:

Crust:
1 1/2 c Graham Cracker Crumbs 1/4 c Sugar; Granulated

Cheesecake
1 lb Cream Cheese
2 ts Lemon Juice
1 c Sour Cream
6 tb Melted Butter
1/4 c Granulated Sugar
4 Large Eggs
1 c Bananas Mashed *
* Approximately 3 medium bananas should yield the 1 cup of mashed

Directions:

Crust:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the crumbs in a mixing bowl and add the butter
and sugar. Blend well. Press the crumb mixture onto the bottom and partly up the sides of a
greased 9-inch springform pan. Smooth the crumb mixture along the bottom to an even thickness.
Bake for about 10 minutes in the oven at 350 degrees F. Cool before filling.

Cheesecake:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and
lemon juice together. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the sour
cream and the mashed bananas and blend well until very smooth. Pour the mixture into the
prepared crust and bake for 1 hour. Cool in the oven, with the door propped open, until the cake is
at room temperature. Chill until serving time.