Layered Banana Split Dessert

• 1-1/2 qt. graham cracker crumbs
• 1 qt. sugar, divided
• 3 cups chopped pecans, divided
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 2 cups butter
• - PHILADELPHIA Original Cream Cheese, softened
• 1-1/4 qt. crushed pineapple, drained
• 12 each large bananas
• 2 qt. half-and-half
• 1 qt. JELL-O Vanilla Instant Pudding
• 2-1/2 qt. prepared whipped topping
• 48 each long-stemmed maraschino cherries, drained
• 2 cups chocolate syrup
• 2 cups caramel ice cream topping

1. Mix crumbs, 1 cup sugar (or 1/2 cup sugar for trial recipe), 1 cup nuts (or 1/2 cup nuts for trial recipe) and cinnamon.
2. Add butter; mix well.
3. Divide into 2 half-sheet pans (or place all in 1 half-sheet pan for trial recipe); press evenly onto bottoms of pans.
4. Bake in 350 degrees F-convection oven 8 min.
5. ; cool completely.
6. Beat cream cheese and remaining 3 cups sugar (or remaining 1-1/2 cups sugar for trial recipe) with electric mixer until creamy.
7. Carefully spread over crust; top with pineapple.
8. Slice bananas evenly over pineapple.
9. Pour half-and-half into large mixing bowl.
10. Add dry pudding mix; beat 2 min.
11. or until well blended.
12. Add 1 qt.
13. whipped topping (or 2 cups whipped topping for trial recipe); mix well.
14. Spread over bananas; cover with remaining 1-1/2 qt.
15. whipped topping (or with remaining 3 cups whipped topping for trial recipe).
16. Refrigerate 5 hours.
17. Cut dessert in each half sheet pan into 24 portions.
18. Drizzle each dessert plate with 2 tsp.
19. each chocolate sauce and ice cream topping; top with serving of dessert.
20. Sprinkle each with 2 tsp.
21. nuts; top with cherry.

graham cracker crumbs, sugar, pecans, ground cinnamon, butter, cream cheese, pineapple, bananas, jello vanilla, topping, maraschino cherries, chocolate syrup, caramel ice cream topping

Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/layered-banana-split-dessert-111532.aspx (may not work)