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Banana Split Cake

Banana Split Cake is a graham cracker crust topped with all the familiar flavors of a banana split including the cherry on top! This no-bake dessert will be devoured by everyone.

Original recipe: laurenslatest.com

Yield:
12 servings
Prep:
20 min
Cook:
5 min
Total:
145 min
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Banana Split Cake

Ingredients

  1. 1/2 cup butter
  2. 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (or about 14 full sized crackers, crushed)
  3. 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  4. 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
  5. 1/2 cup butter (softened)
  6. 2 cups confectioners sugar ((powdered))
  7. 1/8 teaspoon sea salt ((just a pinch))
  8. 20 oz can crushed pineapple (in its own juices, juice drained over. abowl)
  9. 4 bananas
  10. 8 oz Cool Whip (thawed in refrigerator)
  11. 11/2 cup peanuts (finely chopped)
  12. 12 maraschino cherries (rinsed and dried (1 for each slice))
  13. hot fudge sauce (for drizzling, optional)

Instructions

  1. for graham cracker crust-

    Add butter and sugar to a small sauce pot and cook on medium heat to melt butter, stirring occasionally to completely dissolve sugar.
  2. Remove from heat, then add graham cracker crumbs*, stirring to combine.
  3. Press firmly into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Set aside.

  4. for cream cheese layer-

    In a mixing bowl, using a hand mixer or stand mixer beat the other stick of butter, cream cheese, sugar and salt until fluffy, about 2 minutes... scraping sides of bowl as needed.
  5. Spread evenly over top the graham cracker crust.

  6. for the remaining layers-

    Open can of pineapple and drain well, reserving liquid in a small bowl.
  7. Peel and slice bananas and as you slice place in the bowl of pineapple juice.**
  8. Remove bananas from pineapple juice and discard liquid. Place the banana slices in an even layer over the cream cheese mixture.
  9. Place the crushed pineapple in an even layer over bananas.
  10. Next, spread the Cool Whip over the pineapple in an even layer.
  11. Sprinkle the chopped peanuts over top the Cool Whip.
  12. Place a single cherry over where each slice will be cut, so everyone gets a cherry on top!
  13. Drizzle with hot fudge sauce in a diagonal pattern as last layer (optional).
  14. Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before slicing into 12 even squares and serving cold. Keep refrigerated in between servings.