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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a cook

posted:5/30/2006

I also made it using Strawberries instead of bananas and it was great.

mmraby

posted:5/30/2006

What a refreshing and delicious dessert! Such a nice contrast with the bananas and pineapple. Major hit over the Memorial Day weekend. Omit the foil though- it was a pain and only got stuck under each piece when serving.

AFoster48

posted:5/30/2006

This dessert was a hit!! I also used lite cream cheese and lite cool whip - and it was still wonderful!! I like the idea of halving the recipe also.

a cook

posted:5/30/2006

My girlfriend made this recipe for a bbq and it was so good that a few of us had THREE helpings! So delicious! And she made it with the lower-fat versions of cream cheese and cool whip. YUM!

Jinks15

posted:5/29/2006

I made this today and we loved it. My wife took some with her to work to give to friends. I didn't understand using the foil as a liner. wouldn't it be easier in a corning ware 9 by 13 inch dish? I will make this next for our family gathering..

cameronalan

posted:5/29/2006

I made this recipe at a family picnic yesterday and I kept hearing people ask who made it and say how good it was. This is a delicious recipe especially for summer get togethers. My husband wants me to make it again today for us.

a cook

posted:5/28/2006

Excellent!!! My sister said it was probably the best desert she'd ever had!

stormy56

posted:5/28/2006

I made this recipe for a family cookout. All of us are watching out sugar and carb intake. I modified the recipe by not including the sugar in the graham cracker crust - the sugar in the cookies was plenty sweet. We used the light philly cream cheese and Cool Whip free and unsweetened pineapple. I also used pecans on top instead of walnuts. Everyone raved and three mothers asked for the recipe. I will definitely make this again next week; I am bringing a birthday dessert to work.

mn2azmom2

posted:5/26/2006

It was fantastic! Here's what I did: bought a graham cracker crust/pie size at the grocery store to cut out that step, then halved the rest of the ingredients in the recipe (i.e. one pkg of pudding vs. 2, 1 pkg cr. cheese vs. 2, etc) to make it more "family size" versus serving a crowd. It turned out great, very similar taste to a banana cream pie, without all the work (!) and was really easy to make. Highly recommended...yum!

jlstack