Banana Split Crumb Dessert
- 12 cup butter, softened
- 12 cup white sugar
- 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- 2 12 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 large bananas (not overly ripe or dark brown)
- 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, well drained
- 1 (8 ounce) containercool whip frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 12 cup chopped pecans
- 12 cup maraschino cherry (drained and without juice)
- In a bowl, mix together softened butter, 1/2 cup sugar, cinnamon (if using) and the cracker crumbs (reserve 1/4 cup of this mixture); set aside.
- Press the remaining mixture into a 2-quart casserole cake pan; bake at 350F for 5 minutes; cool completely.
- In a bowl, cream together cream cheese and 2 cups sugar until fluffy.
- Spread over the cooled baked crust.
- Slice the bananas over the cheese mixture.
- Carefully spread the pineapple over the bananas.
- In another bowl, mix the thawed Cool Whip topping with the pecans, cherries, and the remaining 1/4 cup crumb mixture.
- Chill at least 4 hours before serving.
butter, white sugar, ground cinnamon, graham cracker crumbs, cream cheese, white sugar, bananas, pineapple, containercool whip frozen whipped topping, pecans, maraschino cherry
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-split-crumb-dessert-106031 (may not work)