Banana Split Pudding Dessert

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 (8 ounce) carton frozen whipped topping (such as cool whip®), divided
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 3 cups milk
• 2 (2.5 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 1/2 cups sliced strawberries
• 2 bananas, sliced
• chocolate syrup, or to taste
• 12 maraschino cherries

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs 10 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• combine flour, pecans, and butter in a bowl; press into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• bake in the preheated oven until crust is lightly browned, about 20 minutes. cool completely.
• mix 1 1/2 cups whipped topping, cream cheese, and confectioners' sugar together in a bowl; spread over cooled crust. layer pineapple over cream cheese mixture layer.
• beat milk and pudding mixes together in a bowl until thickened and creamy; fold in bananas and spread over pineapple. layer strawberries over pudding mixture; top with remaining whipped topping. refrigerate until completely chilled, about 2 hours.
• drizzle chocolate syrup over whipped topping layer and arrange the cherries equally apart from each other so each piece gets 1 cherry.