Chocolate-Banana Split Dessert

By gmbeckett

Ingredients

• 30 oreo cookies, finely crushed
• 6 tbsp butter, melted
• 1 pkg philadelphia brick cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp cold milk
• 3 cups thawed cool whip, divided
• 4 bananas, sliced
• 2 pkg (4 serving size each) jell-o chocolate instant pudding
• 3 1/4 cups cold milk
• 1/3 maraschino cherries, halved
• 1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts
• 2 tbsp chocolate syrup

Preparation

Step 1

Mix cookie crumbs and butter, press onto bottom of 13x9 inch dish. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Beat cream cheese, sugar and 2 tbsp milk in medium bowl with whisk until well blended. Stir in 1 cup cool whip, spread over crust. Top with bananas.

Beat pudding mixes and 3 1/4 cups milk with whisk 2 minutes; spread over bananas. Let stand 5 minutes or until thickened; cover with remaining cool whip.

Refrigerate 4 hours

Top with cherries, nuts and syrup just before serving.