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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Txstar_1

posted:4/14/2011

I made this delicious recipe for my family Feb 18, 2011. I cut the recipe in 1/2 and made it as a pie with graham cracker pie crust. I put cherries, cut in half, on top and drizzled chocolate syrup on top. Everyone said it was my best pie yet. Each one wants me to make it for their birthday. Thanks for the recipe. Yummy!!!!!

lavonlayne

posted:2/14/2011

Made many times for large groups and people go wild for this!!

Linda3408

posted:1/22/2011

made this for a group social and everyone loved it. easy. just allow time for refrigeration.

worker61

posted:11/16/2010

absolutelu delicious. Have made several times and it is always very popular

Mstephens121

posted:10/26/2010

Everytime I make this the family loves it, I am lucky to get some! I also substitute 1/2 of the vanilla pudding for banana pudding for added flavor!

a cook

posted:10/22/2010

this dessert was too heavy for my friends.

a cook

posted:8/11/2010

Oh...my...banana goodness. This was a very easy recipe and it came out really yummy! I used a store bought crust and used low-fat cream cheese, skim milk and fat-free whip topping. Hopefully, this made up for the fact that I basically ate half the pie at my first sitting! My 7 year old daughter is still talking about this pie! I added mini chocolate chips to the top. Very yummy, can't wait to eat it again. Next trime, I might try the Nilla wafer crust...we'll see!

adlockwood

posted:8/1/2010

Everyone LOVED it!

madelynesmom1101

posted:7/18/2010

My family does not like banana splits, but I altered the recipe to leave out the nuts and pineapple, and it was a hit! I used a ready-made pie crust to take less time (and make less mess), made the cream cheese mix, topped it with chocolate syrup and sliced bananas, then covered the whole thing with banana pudding and whipped cream - excellent!

Lisa9411

posted:7/1/2010

I have made this many times. Everyone loves this dessert.