No Bake Banana Split Dessert

By ctaubenheim

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter, melted
• 1 box graham cracker crumbs
• 1 (8oz) cream cheese, softened
• 1/4C. butter, softened
• 3C. powdered sugar
• 4 bananas, sliced
• 1 (20oz) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 (16oz) container Cool Whip, thawed or 1 1/2C. heavy whipping cream
• 1 (4oz) jar marschino cherries, stemmed
• 1C. walnuts or pecans, chopped
• hot fudge sauce, slightly warmed
• 1 Tbsp rainbow sprinkles

Details

Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Firmly press into a crust in the bottom of 9x13 glass of porcelain dish, let it chill in the freezer for bout 10 minutes to firm up.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese, 1/4C. butter, and the powdered sugar until creamy, about 5 minutes. Don't be tempted to add milk, it will take a few minutes, but the mixture will blend up perfectly.

Step 3

Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cooled graham cracker crust. Add a layer of sliced bananas over the cream cheese mixture. Spread pineapple chunks evenly over the bananas. Evenly spread Cool Whip over the pineapple banana layer using a rubber spatula.

Step 4

Garnish with the pecans/walnuts and maraschino cherries. Drizzle the chocolate fudge over the dessert and then sprinkle the rainbow sprinkles over the surface. Chill for at least 4 hours before cutting to allow the layers to set.