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Ingredients
- 12 graham crackers ( crush them to crumbs in a mixer)
- 1/4th tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp melted butter
- For Filling:
- 3 (8 oz) packs of cream cheese ( At room temperature. I left mine out on the kitchen counter for 3 hrs)
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup and 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp banana essence
- 1 mashed banana (use over-ripe banana)
- 1/2 tsp orange essence
- 1 tsp orange zest or peel (I grounded the peel)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
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