Banana Split Dessert

Submitted by Kikimony

"OK, stop looking! This is heavenly! This was served at a restaurant's holiday party by my uncle and I have been approached by the owner to give them the recipe. You have to try this simple, yet WONDERFUL, dessert. The cream mixture is what makes this different and wonderful!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 3⁄4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple in syrup, well drained
• 4 medium bananas
• 1 (9 ounce) carton Cool Whip
• 1⁄2 chopped pecans
• cherries

directions

1. Combine MELTED butter and Graham Crackers.
2. Pat in bottom of 13 x 9 x 2 pan.
3. Beat eggs on high speed 4 minutes (critical of time).
4. Add powdered sugar, softened butter and vanilla and beat 5 minutes more on high.
5. Spread over crumbs evenly.
6. Chill for 30 minutes in refrigerator.
7. Spread pineapples over cream mixture.
8. Arrange bananas over the pineapples.
9. Cover with Cool Whip.
10. Sprinkle with nuts and then place a few cherries.
11. Cover, refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.

Reviews

[Merlot]

Hi Stephanie, this is absolutetly WONDERFUL!!! Your directions are clear and easy to follow. I made this exactly as stated except I did not have any cherries for garnish. Thanks for sharing a great recipe. :-)

 

[Jeff Hixson]

I think I died and went to heaven!! This was a real winner. I did not use any cherries but it was suberb..

 

[Thellie]

This IS great. I used the cherries and it looked like the real thing! Being the lazy sort, I used a prepared graham cracker pie crust (the extra large size).

 

[mriharp2]

I have been making this recipe since the early 1980's and lost it within the last 10 years. I searched online for it and found this. This it exactly! I love this recipe and I was asked to make a dessert for Thanksgiving and this is it. I know it will be a hit, it always was in the past.

 

[kymkramer68]

Excellent recipe. I was looking for a recipe to replace the one that I lost and this is about as close as I could come. I never used eggs in mine before, since they are not cooked, but this recipe is absolutely wonderful. I am still looking for a substitute for the raw egg though since it is primarily served in the summer during gatherings for me and I worry about the heat outside affecting the eggs. But overall....perfect!