cheesecake

I just saw this featured on the evening news, and you have to see it! It’s deep-fried bananas foster cheesecake on a stick, and it’s the 2008 Indiana State Fair signature food. The stick-y (haha - get it?) treat features “bites of velvety cheesecake filling, combined with a creamy layer of bananas foster wrapped in a cookie crumb breading and deep fried.” It’s served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce. yummmmm!

photo © IndyStar.com

It’s hot and humid here, and State Fair is just about a month away.  That means it’s time for food on a stick!  I’ve never tried cheesecake on a stick, but next time I see it, I’m getting one!  A slice of cheesecake is frozen, impaled upon a stick, and dipped in chocolate.  The only thing that might make this even more State Fair-ish would be to dip it in batter and deep fry it, and then serve it with chocolate sauce on the side, so you can dip it again.  Okay, now things are getting out of hand.  Just enjoy the photo! 

cheesecake on a stick, photo by Tom Spaulding