Name: Banana Split Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups vanilla wafers; 1 stick butter; 16 ounces cream cheese (softened); 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 bananas (sliced); 20 ounce can crushed pineapple (drained); 12 ounces whipped cream; pecans (optional); maraschino cherries (optional)

Do you love a perfectly light and delicious dessert? This Banana Split Cake is a perfectly satisfying, fruity and creamy dessert. This recipe makes an impressive presentation with very little effort!

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Banana Split Dessert Idea

This dessert is such a fun twist on a traditional banana split! The fresh bananas and crushed pineapple give this dish a nice, sweet flavor. The cream cheese and whipped cream complement the fruit to make a great banana split treat!

This is the first dessert I’ve made with vanilla wafers as the main ingredient in the crust. My husband made the crust before church so it could cool. He said it was super easy and we love the way it tastes! When we got home I set the cream cheese out to soften while we had lunch. The rest of the dessert came together very quickly and easily which means it was ready in 15 minutes or less!

Tips for Making Banana Split Cake

Plan ahead to have whipped topping and cream cheese softened.
Crush vanilla wafers by putting 5-10 cookies in a gallon sized bag and crush with a rolling pin. Repeat until you have 2 1/2 cups.
Make the dish in stages if necessary. The crust can be made and covered until the other layers are ready.
I slice the bananas right onto the cream cheese layer to save time and it works well for me.
Since bananas are highly perishable plan to eat or share this dish within a day or two.

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