Banana Split Dessert Recipe

2      Reviews by:    Denise DeLong   Banana Split Dessert Recipe combines graham cracker crumbs, sugar, butter, cream cheese, pineapple, strawberries, ripe bananas, milk, vanilla pudding, whipping cream, vanilla extract, powdered sugar and chopped pecans to create this awesome dessert. Food Category:    Desserts Cuisine Origin:    Northeastern    Servings:10 Nutrition facts:627 calories33.7 grams fat Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   25 Minutes Cook Time:   5 Hours Total Time:   5 Hour, 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 10 whole crackers crushed)
• 1 1/4 Cups Sugar, Divided
• 1/3 Cup Butter, Melted
• 2 pkgs. 8 oz.cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 Can (20 oz.) crushed Pineapple, drained
• 1 cup strawberries, sliced thin
• 4 ripe bananas
• 2 cups cold Milk
• 1 Large box Vanilla Pudding
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• NOTE: You can also use 1 carton (8 ounces) Cool Whip, thawed instead of the whipped cream

DIRECTIONS

• In a medium sized bowl, mix together graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 9 x13 inch pan. Set aside.
• Beat together remaining sugar and cream cheese until well mixed. Carefully spread over cookie crust. Top with pineapple. Slice bananas and layer over pineapple. Add sliced strawberries over bananas. In another bowl mix together cold milk and vanilla pudding and set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat together whipping cream, vanilla and powdered sugar until soft peaks form. Remove 1 cup of whipped cream and mix into pudding.
• Layer pudding over bananas. Spread remaining whipped cream over pudding and sprinkle with huts. Chill for 5 hours before serving.

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