Banana Split "Cake"

photo by:kraft

"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 15 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 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 well blended. Spread carefully over crust; top with pineapple. Slice 4 bananas; arrange over pineapple.

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

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Size-Wise

This banana split-inspired dessert makes a great treat to share with friends and family.

Shortcut

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

Variation

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

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ahmedreem

posted:11/17/2008

This recipe is so so good!!! I even sent this recipe to another friend and she loved it!!! Althought the bananas got browned, but the whole thing was good, even hubby liked it!!:)

nadiav

posted:11/14/2008

Short cut: instead of making the crust, buy two graham cracker pre-made crusts and follow the directions. The recipe yeilds enough ingredients for 2 pies so cut everything in half if you only want to make one pie. I always make two because it goes FAST! Also, use Splenda and sugar-free pudding for a friendlier diabetic's recipe.

larealtor

posted:11/13/2008

Family requested a remake

amygandy

posted:11/11/2008

LOVED IT!!!

a cook

posted:11/11/2008

The flavor of this is amazing. The combination of banana and pineapple together make this recipe to superb!

radcook1

posted:11/6/2008

We love this. I have changed it up a bit, making it a bit more waist watcher friendly. I used low fat graham cracker crusts, sugar free pudding,lighter cream cheese,1%milk, fat free cool whip and half the amount of pecans. Honestly you can't tell the difference.

thesting80

posted:10/29/2008

I made this for the first time this summer and it quickly became a family favorite! Now everytime I go to a family gathering, they request I bring this. To top it off, it's very easy to make!

nettarose

posted:10/28/2008

very refreshing,veyr good,easy to make!

bartngen

posted:10/26/2008

Easy to make and very good!

loggers

posted:10/24/2008

I substituted Neufachetel Cream Cheese, sugar free pudding, fat free milk and lite whip topping for less fat. It was super good! Don't know if I would make it the other way.