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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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

posted:5/25/2006

It was hard to spread the cream cheese mixture over the crust. Next time I'll use an electric cookie press. Recipe was delicious!

dancinmolly

posted:5/25/2006

I made it for a potluck at our church,everyone said it was soooo yummy,I didn't have to bring home any leftovers.

natsmom24

posted:5/24/2006

I'm so exicted to see this recipe on here! My mom has been making this forever! She also puts halved cherries on the top though for the true banana split effect. This is great stuff!!!

karen1138

posted:5/23/2006

The family loved this recipe and we are tried and true chocoholics, so I was unsure of their reaction. Good stuff.

a cook

posted:5/21/2006

Made this today and it was superb! At least that's what everybody told me as I didn't even get a taste of it as it was gone sooo fast. I had lots of people ask me for the recipe. I will definitely be making this again and this time am going to save some out for myself first!

jessycarose

posted:5/15/2006

This recipe is EXCELLENT!! It is very sweet (which I loved : ) and it makes plenty too!