Banana Split Cake

Banana Split Cake

from laurenslatest.com
25 min
12 servings

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.

Ingredients

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

Directions

  1. 1

    Add butter and sugar to a small sauce pot and cook on medium heat to melt butter, stirring occasionally to completely dissolve sugar. Remove from heat, then add graham cracker crumbs*, stirring to combine.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    Open can of pineapple and drain well, reserving liquid in a small bowl.