Banana Split "Cake"

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"In the words of one fan, “I have co-workers who get down on their knees and beg me to make this!” Fix these delish treats and spread a little happiness.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

5 hr 25 min

servings

total:

24 servings

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What You Need

HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)

cup sugar, divided

1/3

cup butter, melted

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

can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple in juice, drained

bananas, divided

pkg. (3.4 oz. each) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding

cups cold milk

cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided

cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans

Enjoy serving MAXWELL HOUSE coffee with this delicious recipe.

Make It

MIX graham crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Freeze 10 min.

BEAT cream cheese and remaining sugar with mixer until blended. Spread carefully over crust; top with pineapple. Slice 4 bananas; arrange over pineapple.

BEAT pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min. Stir in 1 cup COOL WHIP; spread over banana layer in pan. Top with remaining COOL WHIP. Refrigerate 5 hours. Slice remaining bananas just before serving; arrange over dessert. Top with nuts.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 40 calories per serving by preparing with margarine, PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, 2 pkg. (1 oz. each) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Fat Free Sugar Free Instant Pudding and COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.

Variation

Omit nuts. Make chocolate curls from 1 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate. Use to garnish dessert.

Shortcut

Substitute 1-1/2 cups HONEY MAID Graham Cracker Crumbs for the crushed grahams.

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a cook

posted:5/11/2009

Very good - easy to assemble and delicious. Everyone loved it - will make again.

tsharp01

posted:4/29/2009

I have another recipe for Banana Split which is all the rave. However it didn't call for the pudding and I take a toothpick through the whipped cream to create premeasured squares and I put cherry pie filling in the squares and then I put chopped pecans on top. I like the pudding in this recipe but add my own touches as the cherries and chopped pecans. Lighter tasting- not so heavy.

a cook

posted:4/29/2009

Very delicious and out of this world. Will make it again. Also very quick to make.

jackiemf

posted:4/14/2009

Great easy dessert. Everyone loved it.

harmon2008

posted:4/11/2009

There wasn't a crumb left of this cake when I made it for my family. It is the perfect Easter treat. NOTE: I substituted the grahm cracker crust with Nilla wafers, it was excellent!!

a cook

posted:4/7/2009

Delicious, love anything with cream cheese.

mcnealon

posted:4/1/2009

Wonderful!!!

jmcaraway

posted:3/29/2009

Awesome flavor and easy to make!

scrappermich

posted:2/17/2009

unblievably good! My new favorite dessert! Can't make it often because I can't stop eating it... I deleted the nuts due to allergy.

cheryla1957

posted:2/2/2009

This was great,I brought it to a super bowl party, they loved it. Didn't bother with the bananas on top, didn't even need them, think next time I will add some mini milk chocolate chips, and maybe some marichiano cherries on top.