These chilled cheesecake jars layer buttery graham crumbs, maple-bourbon cheesecake cream, fresh banana, toasted pecans, and caramel. They deliver classic American dessert flavors in individual portions without requiring a baked cheesecake.
Estimated nutrition
Per serving
Based on 8 servings
- Calories
- 570 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 48 g
- Fat
- 40 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
Actual values can vary with brands, amounts, and preparation.
Ingredients
Loading serving controls…Graham Crust
- 180 g graham cracker crumbs
- 85 g unsalted butter, melted
- 30 g light brown sugar
- ¼ tsp fine salt
Cheesecake Filling
- 450 g cream cheese, softened
- 120 g sour cream
- 90 g powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 60 ml pure maple syrup
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) bourbon
- 240 ml heavy cream, cold
Banana & Topping
- 3 medium bananas (330 g peeled), sliced
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 80 g toasted pecans, chopped
- 120 g caramel sauce
- ½ tsp flaky sea salt
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Instructions
- 1
Mix graham crumbs, melted butter, brown sugar, and fine salt.
- 2
Divide among 8 jars, using approximately 2½ tbsp crumb mixture per jar. Press lightly and refrigerate.
- 3
Toss the sliced bananas with lemon juice.
- 4
Beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in sour cream, powdered sugar, vanilla, maple syrup, and bourbon.
- 5
Whip the heavy cream to medium peaks in a separate bowl.
- 6
Fold the whipped cream into the cream-cheese mixture.
- 7
Reserve 40 g pecans and 40 g caramel sauce for topping.
- 8
Divide the bananas among the jars. Add the cheesecake filling, then divide the remaining 40 g pecans and 80 g caramel sauce through the middle layers.
- 9
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- 10
Before serving, top each jar with the reserved caramel and pecans and approximately 1/16 tsp flaky salt.
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