Banana cheesecake

8 servings
3 hours

I don't really like it at all, or rather I don't like it at all, bananas in heat treatment. So a pastry-free cheesecake with bananas is perfect for me. If you also prefer the taste of fresh fruit, then this dessert option will definitely appeal. The cheesecake for this recipe is fragrant, delicious, moderately sweet. It is great for a cup of coffee, and will also be a decoration of a festive tea party.

How to make a banana cheesecake? Prepare the products. Any fresh shortbread cookies are suitable, for example, & quot; Jubilee & quot;, & quot; Melted Milk & quot;. You can also bake it yourself. It is better to take cottage cheese and sour cream of high fat content (I have cottage cheese 9%, sour cream 20% fat content). Take high quality dairy products, without plant substitutes. Bananas are ripe, but not overripe.

Grind the selected shortbread cookies in any convenient way (blender, rolling pin, hands, food processor) into crumbs. Melt the butter and cool. Read about how to do this at the end of the recipe. In a deep bowl, mix the crushed cookies and melted butter, mix, turning everything into a homogeneous mass.

Take a detachable form for dessert, it will be the most convenient to cook cheesecake in it. I use a shape with a diameter of 18 centimeters. Place the oil crumb in a tin and fit it well with either your hands or the flat bottom of a glass. You can make a beaded cheesecake by spreading some of the crumbs around the edges of the mould. Place the mold with the base in the refrigerator.

Prepare the gelling mixture according to the instructions on the package. I have instant gelatin, it is poured with boiling water, thoroughly mixed until completely dissolved, and then cooled to room temperature. Read about other ways to work with gelatin at the end of the recipe.

In a deep bowl or blender bowl, combine fresh cottage cheese, sour cream, sugar, chopped bananas with no skin. Puree everything into a uniform mass using a blender. If you don't have it, then wipe the cottage cheese through a sieve and then combine the products with a spoon. In this case, mash the bananas with a fork.

Pour gelatin into the curd-sour cream mixture, mix thoroughly and pour everything into a mold with a sand base. Put the cheesecake in the fridge until the filling is completely set, for 3-4 hours at least. To make the cheesecake well out of the mold, you can pre-lubricate it with oil, line it with foil or cling film (then the edges will not be very even, like mine).

Carefully remove the finished cheesecake from the mold, remove the film and put it on the dish. It can be decorated to your liking: chunks of chopped banana, crushed nuts, poured over melted chocolate or caramel. Enjoy your meal!

Butter can be melted in a microwave or in a water bath. How to melt butter in the microwave? Cut the butter into small pieces and place in a special container. To prevent oil from splashing when heated, cover the oil vessel with a paper towel. The oil should be melted either at the lowest capacity or in defrosting mode. In the beginning, five seconds is enough. Next, if the oil has not yet melted, reinstall for 5 seconds and start the microwave. Repeat the process multiple times to the desired result. How to melt oil correctly in a water bath? Two vessels of different diameters will be needed. Pour water into a large one and place on the stove. Install a smaller container on top so as to immerse it in water about half. Put the sliced butter in it. Under the influence of boiling water, the oil will begin to melt. Stir the oil lightly to speed up the process. Once the oil pieces have completely dissolved, remove the container from the stove.

Why gelatin does not freeze well, how to avoid unpleasant gelatin lumps in the dish, as well as all the secrets and subtleties of cooking, read the article about gelatin.

For cooking, it is better to use taste-neutral filtered or bottled water. If you use tap water, keep in mind that it can give the dish an unpleasant characteristic taste.