Chocolate-Banana Split Dessert

photo by:kraft

This is my go-to dessert. It's easy to make and tastes delish! People ask me for the recipe all the time and if come to the party without it, I get disappointed faces.

posted by

gbonewell

on 4/27/2013

time

prep:

20 min

total:

4 hr 20 min

servings

total:

24 servings

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What You Need

OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 2-1/2 cups)

Tbsp. butter, melted

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/4

cup sugar

Tbsp. cold milk

tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided

bananas, sliced

pkg. (3.9 oz. each) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding

3-1/4

cups cold milk

1/3

cup maraschino cherries, halved

1/4

cup chopped toasted PLANTERS Walnuts

Tbsp. chocolate syrup

Make It

MIX cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch dish. Refrigerate until ready to use.

BEAT cream cheese, sugar and 2 Tbsp. milk in medium bowl with whisk until well blended. Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Top with bananas.

BEAT pudding mixes and 3-1/4 cups milk with whisk 2 min.; spread over bananas. Let stand 5 min. or until thickened; cover with remaining COOL WHIP. Refrigerate 4 hours.

TOP with cherries, nuts and syrup just before serving.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 40 calories and 3 grams fat per serving by preparing with Reduced Fat OREO Sandwich Cookies, PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping, JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Fat Free Sugar Free Instant Pudding and fat-free milk.

How to Easily Cut Dessert

Freeze dessert about 1 hour before cutting to serve.

Make Ahead

Dessert can be refrigerated up to 24 hours before topping with cherries, nuts and syrup just before serving.

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taraj1025

posted:8/10/2011

I used 2 packages cream cheese like others suggested, doubled the sugar, used 1 cup cool whip and enough milk to thin it a little. This was delish! It was a lot like Robert Redford with a twist.

a cook

posted:7/16/2011

Absolutely addictive !!! Love , Love, Love this and so does everybody that I have ever served it to. It's my signature dessert now!!!!

Florita

posted:7/6/2011

RAVE reviews everytime I make this. It does not last!!! LOVE this dessert!!!!!!!

a cook

posted:7/3/2011

I made this recipe for the first time yesterday to take to our church potluck today. There was none left! I will be making it again for our cookout here at my home for tomorrow. The only thing different I will do for it is use 2 packages of cream cheese instead of one. I find that the one I used, did not spread evenly enough over the crust, but with 2 packages it should do just fine. So I have now another recipe to add to my list of favorites.

SheilaShaw

posted:6/22/2011

This is a winner! Had company coming and wasn't sure what they liked or wouldn't eat so made this as my dessert and it was gone in no time! I had to leave out the banana's and nuts since my husband is allergic and didn't miss them a bit! A must try!

a cook

posted:6/14/2011

Delicious and very easy. The only difficult part was crushing all those oreos. The toasted walnuts really take it over the top!

glyndajanz

posted:5/23/2011

Went over very well with the office crowd. It does make quite a bit, so I made it for an office birthday party. Was a bit hit! To save time, I may try it in an oreo cookie pie crust. I used fat free cool whip with lowfat cream cheese and sugar free chocolate pudding to lower the calories and fat. STILL WAS AWESOME!

loepkerd

posted:5/20/2011

What a great idea! It's very good and easy, and beautiful!

a cook

posted:5/11/2011

It was very good. I would half the recipe for sure unless your serving it for a lot of people. Very tasty!