Bananas Foster Cheesecake Squares

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup fully bananas ripe mashed ( 1 large)
• 2  bananas 
• 0.8 cup brown sugar divided packed
• 0.3 cup butter melted
• 25  caramels kraft
• 24 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened
• 3  eggs 
• 2 tsp juice of lemon 
• 2 Tbsp milk 
• 0.5 cup planters pecan halves 
• 0.5 cup planters pecans chopped
• 2 tsp rum extract 
• 2 cups vanilla wafers crushed finely

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• blender
• microwave

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Combine wafer crumbs, chopped nuts, butter and 1/4 cup sugar; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
3. Beat cream cheese, rum extract and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Stir in mashed bananas; pour over crust.
5. Bake 30 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours.
6. Slice remaining bananas; toss with lemon juice. Spoon over cheesecake. Microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min.; stir until caramels are completely melted and sauce is well blended.
7. Drizzle over cheesecake; top with pecan halves.