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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ivonneharl

posted:1/15/2013

Sooo good, everyone loved it. Instead of adding more bananas on top, I added sliced strawberries.

a cook

posted:12/24/2012

Love, love, love this dessert!

Kirby-Rose65

posted:12/17/2012

I love this recipe

Karen9395

posted:10/23/2012

Everyone loves this dessert whenever I bring it somewhere.

donnajeffcoat

posted:9/29/2012

This dessert is a wonderful crowd pleaser for any occassion...I always make it for Easter and many occassions throughout the year for family gatherings, etc and there is never any left after it is discovered!

kat1brat

posted:9/15/2012

Very good! Tons of raves! I used chocolate graham crackers for the crust and I added sliced strawberries and topped the cool whip with double chocolate sundae syrup and marachino cherries! I will definately make this again and again!

a cook

posted:9/15/2012

Very easy. Everyone asked for the recipe.

pshack74

posted:9/8/2012

So delicious and so easy to prepare! I have made this cake on numerous occasions and for various events, and it is always a really big hit. I typically leave the extra bananas off the top and just tuck them in the layers. Works out just fine and delights every time.

srincess

posted:9/6/2012

I made this recipe for my daughter's birthday and she loved it. I replace the pineapple with fresh strawberries it was to die for.

sind66

posted:8/7/2012

I must have a very old copy of this recipe, because the problem I wanted to address is no longer present in the online version. My recipe says to line the dish with foil before putting down the crust, didn't say why, I figured to avoid sticking, well the foil stuck to the crust, ruined the first piece, but I managed to peel the foil off the bottom of what remained & it was a very good dessert, a bit sweet for my taste. I'll give the newer method a try & use Pam.