Banana Cheesecake Parfaits with Salted Caramel

Bananas

• 4-5 Banana, cut into thin slices

Crumbs

• 200 g ginger biscuits, crushed

Cheesecake

• 250 g Lancewood Cream Cheese
• 250 ml Sour cream
• 1 tin of condensed milk
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste, or vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice

Salted caramel

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 8 tbsp butter
• 3/4 cup cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp salt

Assemble

• To assemble the parfaits, start off by placing a layer of crumbs at the bottom of each serving glass or mason jar.
• spoon in a layer of cheesecake filling, a layer of bananas, then a tablespoon or two of caramel.
• Continue with this method until you reach the top.
• Place them in the fridge for at least 2-3 hours.
• Just before serving, decorate the top with slices of banana and a sprig or two of mint leaves.

Cheesecake

• Place all the ingredients for the cheesecake into a bowl and using an electric mixer, beat the ingredients together on high, until smooth.

Salted caramel

• Heat the sugar in a saucepan over a moderate heat, stirring all the time.
• Once the sugar has melted, add the butter, continuing to stir.
• Once the butter and sugar have amalgamated completely, slowly stir in the cream and the vanilla extract.
• Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in the salt. Allow to cool.