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New Test Kitchen Creation: Banana Split Lasagna

February 17, 2014 by TheBestDessertRecipes 125 Comments

From the time when I was a small child, I’ve always been a huge fan of banana splits. Whenever we’d go to a restaurant, I’d actively seek it out on their dessert menu and then bug my parents until they would order one for our table. They’d try to pretend that we’d all have an equal share of the banana dessert, but they knew that once that bowl hit the table it was all mine. Sure, I’d give them small portions, but there was only so much of my banana split that I’d be willing to sacrifice.

I’ve since learned how to share my desserts better, but I’m still utterly obsessed with the taste of a banana split. After all, it’s just so incredibly hard to beat the classic taste of a sweet banana split. There are so many different flavors in a banana split that each bite is a new experience. Bananas, chocolate, strawberries, and a bit of pineapple come together in a way that I would never have thought possible.

Banana Split Lasagna

Now that I’m older, I’ve learned that it’s possible to incorporate the flavors of one type of dessert that you love into a different kind of dessert. For instance, I’m a huge, HUGE fan of the Root Beer Float Cupcakes that we have on TheBestDessertRecipes.com. They’re really the best of both worlds. So, when I was thinking about what I wanted to make in our Test Kitchen this week, I kept returning to the idea of a banana split cake. Then I had a giant light bulb go off in my brain. I thought to myself, “Why don’t I make a banana split dessert lasagna? They are much easier than banana split cakes.” Dessert lasagnas have been really popular lately and I’m definitely a huge fan of them. I mean, how could you ever turn down a deliciously creamy layered no-bake dessert recipe? The answer is: You can’t.

So, I browsed a few bloggers for recipe information and got to work creating this Banana Split Lasagna to share with all of you. I picked up all of the ingredients that I didn’t already have in my kitchen in a simple trip to Walmart and got to work. This dessert has five different layers: a buttery graham cracker crust, sweetened cream cheese/whipped cream, sliced strawberries and crushed pineapple, banana cream pudding, and a not-to-be-missed Cool Whip and banana split-fixin’s to top it all off. It’s absolutely delicious, if I do say so myself.

The only issue I had making it was waiting for it to firm up in the refrigerator. I jumped the gun a bit because I couldn’t wait to try it, so it was a bit messy. Positively divine, but messy. So, do what I didn’t and make sure to wait for your dessert to set. That is unless you don’t have to impress anyone with the banana split dessert!

Banana Split Lasagna

Banana Split Lasagna

Banana Split Lasagna Ingredients
Ingredients
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup butter, melted
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons + 3 1/2 cups cold milk, divided
16 ounces Cool Whip topping, divided
1 (23-ounce) container of frozen sliced strawberries, thawed and drained well
1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained well
2 (3.4 ounce) boxes of banana cream pudding instant pudding
Chocolate syrup
Maraschino cherries (optional, but encouraged!)
Nuts (optional)

Directions

    1. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish; set aside.
    2. In a medium bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Stir the mixture until it’s evenly moist. Then, dump the crumbs into your baking dish and press them into an even layer. Then, place the baking dish into your refrigerator until you’ve prepared your next layer.
    3. In another medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, 2 T of milk, and vanilla with a hand mixer on a medium speed. Mix together until fluffy and light. Then, using a rubber spatula, completely mix in 8 ounces of the Cool Whip. Once the mixture is completely combined, remove your baking dish from your refrigerator and evenly spread the cream cheese mixture on top of the graham cracker crust.
    4. Pour your drained strawberries and pineapple on top of the cream cheese mixture and spread it evenly. It doesn’t matter which fruit you put in first.
    5. Mix the two boxes of banana cream instant pudding with 3 1/2 cups of cold milk. Whisk for a few minutes until the pudding starts to thicken. Then, use a rubber spatula to spread the pudding over the fruit layer. Let the dessert sit for about 5 minutes so that the pudding can firm up a bit more.
    6. Spread the remaining 8 ounces of Cool Whip over the top of the dessert as evenly as possible. Drizzle (or pour, your choice) the chocolate syrup on top of the Cool Whip layer. Allow the dessert to chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours before serving or overnight.

Banana Split Lasagna
Notes

      • You may end up having more of the cream cheese mixture than you need, depending on the exact size of your dish. If you do have extra, it makes for a delicious fruit dip.
      • I didn’t try it, but if you’d like to add more chocolate into your lasagna, consider mixing in a bit of cocoa powder in with the graham cracker crust or sprinkling the dessert with mini chocolate chips.
      • To make sure the pineapple and strawberries are drained well, try running water over them while they’re in a colander or strainer. It’s an easy way of removing the juices they’re packaged in.

Banana Split Lasagna

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Comments

  1. JO says

    February 19, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    How do I print only the recipe and not the pictures and information. Nice, but uses a lot of ink. Thanks

    Reply
    • RecipeLion says

      February 20, 2014 at 3:02 pm

      Hi there – thanks for your message! We suggest that you go to the page and highlight the text, then right-click on it. You’ll get a window that gives you the option to “copy.” Do that, and then paste the text into a word document. You should be able print that document that way. Another option is to highlight exactly what you would like to be printed. Then, select “print” from your drop-down menu, and change your print range from “all” to “selection.” Hope this helps!

      Reply
      • Katrina says

        November 17, 2014 at 12:15 pm

        Just wanted to say thanks for you last printing instructions; namely: Another option is to highlight exactly what you would like to be printed. Then, select “print” from your drop-down menu, and change your print range from “all” to “selection.” I never knew I could do this in nearly 20 years on the computer and am so excited to learn about this option. Will be trying the desert for Thanksgiving with some minor modifications. I’ll be adding: sugar to the graham cracker crust, a layer of sliced bananas, separating the pineapple and strawberries into separate layers (strawberries on top of crust, pineapple in current position, banana’s on top of banana pudding and under cool whip), drizzling caramel and chocolate on top, as well as, rinsed and carefully dried maraschino cherries with the stems on top and chopped nuts, probably peanut. The grandbabies will love it (Grandma and everybody else too). Thank you.

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        • Patti says

          February 26, 2015 at 2:42 pm

          I would like to try this but they are people who do not like pineapple, especially me. Can I put some thing else like banana’s or blueberries.

          Reply
          • TheBestDessertRecipes says

            February 26, 2015 at 3:38 pm

            Hi Patti! Feel free to put whatever fruit you’d like on this lasagna! We just used crushed pineapple because that’s what’s in a classic banana split. Feel free to make this recipe your own! 🙂

          • Jomomcooks says

            August 14, 2015 at 11:54 am

            I would have put some bananas in it in the first place.

        • Joann Buchanan says

          March 12, 2015 at 7:39 pm

          I like to use crushed vanilla wafers for the crust layer.

          Reply
      • helenwgrimes says

        March 12, 2015 at 11:15 pm

        need more inf. on printing only the site I want

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        • TheBestDessertRecipes says

          March 13, 2015 at 9:23 am

          Hi Helen, Right above your comment you’ll see two different methods of printing just the recipe and nothing else. You can either copy the recipe into a Word Document and print it that way. You can also highlight the whole recipe, right click on the highlighted portion and select “print” from your drop-down menu, and change your print range from “all” to “selection.” Please let me know if neither of these methods work for you and, if they don’t, what specifically isn’t working. I’d be happy to help!

          Reply
      • cindy says

        April 16, 2015 at 9:33 pm

        Just a little comment on how to print—-I learned how to in a typing class in college where I also learned to use the computer instead of a typewriter!!

        NOTE: there are MANY different ways to print something

        this is just a comment–do not feel insulted

        Reply
    • Jackie says

      June 24, 2014 at 12:13 am

      Jo, you can also use Print Friendly. Just Google it and the instructions will be on their website.

      Reply
      • Jackie says

        June 24, 2014 at 12:16 am

        Oops! I forgot. My favorite dessert when I was a child was my Mama’s banana pudding. 🙂

        Reply
    • Ron Rose says

      August 12, 2014 at 1:21 pm

      Copy and paste the sections you need to a document text sheet, save as (give title), Now you can print it and create your own recipe folder.

      Reply
    • Lynn says

      November 20, 2014 at 9:04 pm

      To print, click on the printer button (far right) under Share and Enjoy at the bottom of the page. A pdf windo will open up. Click on pictures and sections of text you don’t want to delete them.

      Reply
    • Juanita says

      January 17, 2015 at 5:38 pm

      Copy and past just the recipe.

      Reply
    • Bx Isaac says

      February 27, 2015 at 6:54 am

      I right click, my printer gives me the option to “preview print”, click that and at top of page, click “as selected on page”….this removes everything except recipe….

      Reply
    • Debbie Spore says

      May 3, 2015 at 2:22 pm

      Wouldn’t it be better to cook the graham cracker crust for a bit….wouldn’t it just crumble when you serve it? Or is that the desired texture when you eat it?

      Reply
      • TheBestDessertRecipes says

        May 4, 2015 at 8:51 am

        Hi Debbie, It’s up to you! It does crumble a bit when you serve it, but it doesn’t completely fall apart. If you’d like to bake it for a bit, go ahead. We just wanted to keep the recipe simple and have it be a no-bake treat!

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      • Charlene Robbins says

        September 6, 2016 at 10:50 pm

        My mother made this when I was a child. (I’m 61 now), When we made it we would put the crust in the freezer until we were ready to add the filling. She just called it Banana Split Cake. We would substitute cherry pie filling once in a while for the strawberries. It was one of our favorites. She never used pineapple but used real bananas as well. If I thought it was too runny when I made it I put it in the freezer until we were ready to eat it.

        Reply
    • BEE says

      July 25, 2015 at 6:24 am

      BEE
      COPY AND PASTE TO YOUR WORD PROCESSOR. There are no bananas in this recipe, I will put them in mine.

      Reply
      • thayna says

        January 31, 2016 at 10:24 pm

        BEE, if you figure out a recipe WITHOUT pudding (I HATE it) please post it. I will make this for my cousin’s birthday since she LOVES banana pudding and banana splits. My mom made banana pudding when I was a kid and for some reason I fell out of love with most deserts, except her homemade caramel pecan cake she only made for Christmas. DELICIOUS!

        Reply
    • Doris Mote says

      November 12, 2015 at 9:11 pm

      I would like very much to have this recipe. I love to cook, and my family really likes the recipes that I get from the test Kitchen.

      Reply
  2. Teresa says

    February 19, 2014 at 11:07 pm

    Is that 1/4cup of sugar?

    Reply
    • RecipeLion says

      February 25, 2014 at 4:03 pm

      Yes – 1/4 cup sugar. Thanks!

      Reply
  3. Earlene says

    February 24, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    What is step 3 in the directions? It is blank.

    Reply
    • RecipeLion says

      February 25, 2014 at 4:07 pm

      Thanks for noticing – there was an extra number in the list, but all the instructions are there!

      Reply
  4. s.k.sanjee says

    February 26, 2014 at 2:15 am

    verry good, verry nice and verry taste.
    thanks

    Reply
  5. MARIAN says

    February 27, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    IT DOESN’T SAY WHAT TO USE THE 2 T. OF MILK FOR.

    Reply
    • TheBestDessertRecipes says

      February 28, 2014 at 1:11 pm

      Hi Marian,

      I’m sorry about that. The 2 T of milk should be added into the cream cheese mixture. I had put all of those ingredients together in my list but simply forgot to include the milk in the step. Thank you for catching that.

      Reply
  6. Al K says

    February 27, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    Used Stevia for sugar topped with crushed Butterfinger bar, caramel topping & chocolate

    Reply
  7. Rosie says

    March 5, 2014 at 8:27 pm

    This sounds wonderful. Can you cut and serve this in a neat square, or do you just scoop in up with a large spoon? Thanks

    Reply
    • TheBestDessertRecipes says

      March 14, 2014 at 12:31 pm

      Hi Rosie,

      You should be able to cut and serve the lasagna in a (relatively) neat square. The only reason why the photos above look a little messy are because we were too impatient to let it chill all the way!

      Reply
    • BeckySue says

      June 9, 2016 at 6:21 pm

      I was wondering the same thing. If I take this to a potluck, I’d like it to look as appetizing for the last person as the first What can I do to prevent it becoming messy looking? Can I actually freeze it? Bananas freeze well in desserts, pudding pops are frozen pudding, the whipped topping is frozen, so if all the individual components can be frozen, I would think the finished product could be as well. And I think a pancake turner would do a neater job than a big spoon to remove your serving. Right?

      Reply
  8. Jo says

    March 23, 2014 at 2:26 pm

    Can you use fresh strawberries instead?

    Reply
    • RecipeLion says

      March 26, 2014 at 7:56 am

      Hi Jo – Absolutely, this would be great with fresh strawberries!

      Reply
  9. Gloria Butler says

    March 27, 2014 at 9:02 pm

    This dessert looks wonderful and comparitively easy to make! My grange is having a contest and I am going to make this and enter it in the dessert category. I will give credit to where I got it and where they can go to get these wonderful recipes, as that is the rule if not your own recipe. Just to let you know.. I will let you know what what ribbon I get it any..I am sure I will though….thank you for you wonderful recipes!

    Reply
  10. Lori Walls says

    May 10, 2014 at 9:59 am

    I am definatrly going to try this. I think I will use Oreo Cookie Crumbs instead of graham crackers though.

    Reply
  11. Pat bishop says

    June 7, 2014 at 3:56 pm

    Made this, tried a piece, sorry,, threw the rest away, think it was the instant pudding that I didn’t like

    Reply
  12. The Dr. Says says

    August 12, 2014 at 3:42 pm

    I will attemp to perfect this dish

    Reply
  13. Sheri says

    August 12, 2014 at 4:25 pm

    This sounds absolutely delicious – I can’t wait to make it! I think I’ll try it this weekend. Any suggestions for fruit other than pineapple. It’s OK but I’m not really fond of it.
    Thanks.

    Reply
  14. Regina says

    August 31, 2014 at 11:07 am

    I don’t know how to do all that rigemarol on how to print this off so I guess I will pass on the recipe .. Sorry .. But not everyone knows how to do evreything on a computer …..

    Reply
    • amanda says

      October 21, 2014 at 3:23 pm

      Regina, how come you couldn’t just write it down?!

      Reply
      • Rick says

        May 10, 2015 at 10:30 am

        LAZY…..lol

        Reply
      • Loreen says

        August 18, 2016 at 11:17 pm

        Thank you a hundred times over! I cannot believe all the complaints from not being able to print the recipe or how much ink the photo will use TO not liking pineapples and can other fruit be substituted! Has there been an epidemic of lobotomies I had not heard about?
        People: Use that blob of brain matter your neck is holding up and use your best judgement.
        I think this is a great “Base Idea” for just about any flavor palette. I personally would like to try using Lemon* as my base flavor and compliment the lemony cheesecake freshness with whole Raspberries and a shotglass of Chambord to pour atop when serving, this way the diner may want to sip the Chambord instead. : )

        Reply
    • Linda says

      January 24, 2016 at 5:25 am

      Did you really take the time to explain that? Just don”t do it. Some of these comments are unbelievable.

      Reply
  15. Dean says

    September 4, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    I just finished making this and it’s chilling. I didn’t have any vanilla so rather than making a trip to the store just for that…I left it out. Instead of 2 boxes of banana pudding I used 1 banana and 1 chocolate with a layer of vanilla wafers in between. Drizzled the top with chocolate sauce…and topped with chopped peanuts.

    Reply
  16. Gloria Rowse says

    September 8, 2014 at 6:37 pm

    I would put in a layer of banana’s and use a vanilla and banana pudding!

    Reply
  17. REBECCA DUNAWAY says

    September 11, 2014 at 9:31 am

    Yes! Bananas, I KNEW something was missing. Put them in that drained pineapple juice so they don’t turn dark. mmm, I can hardly wait to put this together!

    Reply
  18. Linda G says

    September 14, 2014 at 1:43 pm

    Made this dessert for my Bonco party. It was a great hit. Can this be frozen?

    Reply
    • Jomomcooks says

      August 14, 2015 at 11:58 am

      You should google Can I freeze pineapple. I seem to recall that it’s a problem.

      Reply
  19. Donna says

    September 20, 2014 at 3:11 pm

    What could I substitute the pineapple for?

    Reply
    • RecipeLion says

      September 22, 2014 at 2:33 pm

      Hi Donna – If you don’t care for pineapple, you may simply leave it out!

      Reply
  20. Kathy says

    September 24, 2014 at 3:18 pm

    If you want to copy it, just highlight what you want copied then hit ctrl & p (for print) it worked for me!!

    Reply
  21. Betty says

    October 17, 2014 at 9:42 pm

    Hi!
    Does the graham cracker crumb layer with butter not need browning as in other recipes?

    Reply
    • Debi says

      November 6, 2014 at 8:52 am

      No ..and I am using half the butter

      Reply
  22. Jacki says

    October 27, 2014 at 12:31 am

    My favorite dessert growing up was the cake my mom would make. It was a chocolate chiffon cake with chocolate whipped cream frosting. Oh it was delicious.

    Reply
  23. Bobby says

    November 5, 2014 at 7:59 am

    What kind of “Optional nuts” would you reccomend?” I imagine those little sprinkle things, but what are they? lol Don’t forget therries……
    Lost in Pa.

    Reply
  24. Bobby says

    November 5, 2014 at 8:10 am

    I meant cherries,

    Reply
  25. nancy ambery says

    November 6, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    Where do the Cheeries go on the pie?

    Reply
  26. Elaine says

    November 10, 2014 at 10:36 am

    what is banana dessert ???

    Reply
  27. Barb Hunsberger says

    November 12, 2014 at 6:33 pm

    Have you ever tried freezing this and then thawing before serving? I need to make a dessert several days ahead of an occasion and this sounds really good.

    Reply
    • RecipeLion says

      November 13, 2014 at 3:11 pm

      Hi Barb! We didn’t try freezing it, but this dessert can be made a couple days in advance. Just cover and refrigerate it until ready to serve!

      Reply
  28. Elena Trevino says

    November 14, 2014 at 6:44 pm

    Can you use 1% milk?

    Reply
  29. Penny Key says

    November 15, 2014 at 9:43 pm

    I just wanted to know why you had to grease the pan?

    Reply
  30. Katrina says

    November 17, 2014 at 12:33 pm

    My favorite dessert as a child we called ‘Christmas Dessert’, because it was only served after Christmas Dinner. The actual recipe calls it Whipped Cream Jello Pie. I remember thinking the recipe was long and tedious thus the reason it was only served once a year. I remember pineapple juice, gelatin and sugar being dissolved on the stove and left to cool while whipping cream was beat into stiff peaks. They were then folded together with the pineapple along with 3 different kinds of Jell-O, usually cherry, lime and lemon, for the Christmassy colors. The Jell-O had been mixed earlier with less water I believe, poured in round cake pans and put in the fridge to chill and jell. Then with a butter knife they were cut into very small squares before being scraped out of the pan with a spatula and folded into the flavored whipping cream. This was dumped into a tube pan on top of a graham cracker crust with some of the crumbs reserved for sprinkling on top. This was an AWESOME dessert and my favorite growing up… maraschino cherries on top too.

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    • TheBestDessertRecipes says

      December 1, 2014 at 9:16 am

      Hi Katrina! That dessert sounds DELICIOUS! if you still have it, our reader Mary Kasper (whose comment is below) was wondering if you’d like to share it! 🙂

      Reply
    • Gay Burr says

      January 1, 2015 at 9:04 am

      this looks like your Christmas dessert – at least enough information for you to adapt it to what you remembered (if it doesn’t come up as a link just highlight between the cut it and paste in your browser. My son-in-law’s mom made this for a family gathering, so I, too, think it is kinda special!

      Reply
      • Gay Burr says

        January 1, 2015 at 9:08 am

        in the comment preview it looks like the link was deleted, Let’s try again
        http://www.cooks.com/recipe/5s7bm26g/crown-jewel-dessert-colorful-for-christmas-dinner.html

        if it still doesn’t show up, go to cooks.com, then search for crown jewel dessert!

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    • Deborah says

      February 2, 2015 at 11:59 am

      That was my favorite too! I imagine we could have called it the same as that was when Mom made it. Its very rich and filling! So delicious! She called it “broken glass” as the cut up pieces of jello looked like broken pieces of stained glass. There are recipes that use lady fingers instead of graham crackers and its called”Broken Glass Torte” and served in a truffle dish. Mom used the graham crackers and put it in a 9×13 pan. She used black raspberry, lime and orange jello. Sometimes strawberry jello. No matter what flavors you choose, its sooooo good! Very special memories!! 🙂

      Reply
    • Kathy Manning says

      February 3, 2015 at 4:34 pm

      We call that Broken Glass Salad.

      Reply
    • Anita says

      January 19, 2016 at 10:28 am

      This is also known as stained glass dessert. Always wonderful.

      Reply
    • Debbie Legge says

      July 16, 2016 at 12:16 pm

      we called that “Broken Glass” Dessert…always a big hit…

      Reply
  31. Mary kasper says

    November 19, 2014 at 11:51 am

    Katrina do u have the recipe for the whipped cream jello pie, it sounds wonderful. thanks

    Reply
  32. Diana G says

    November 26, 2014 at 4:04 pm

    Can I use fresh banana’s in place of the pineapple? My concern is that the banana will turn brown????

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    • TheBestDessertRecipes says

      December 1, 2014 at 9:24 am

      Hi Diana, I would think you’d be able to use fresh banana instead of pineapple. However, I wouldn’t advise it if you don’t have enough people to eat the dessert in its entirety within a few days just because I do think the bananas will turn (although I have yet to try using bananas to make this dessert). The Brown Eyed Baker created a similar recipe using fresh bananas and there are a few people in the comments talking about using fresh bananas. Here’s the link: http://www.browneyedbaker.com/no-bake-banana-split-cake-dessert/ If you do end up using fresh bananas, let us know how it turns out!

      Reply
  33. Dianne Turner says

    November 27, 2014 at 3:28 pm

    YUMMY- and so easy!

    Reply
  34. Anita Green says

    December 8, 2014 at 12:27 pm

    My favorite dessert was Granny Sawyers skillet cake..Hot from the oven with a little butter pat melting on it. Christmas, Easter, and Halloween were the only time we were allowed sweets, so a cake was extra special, as we gathered in the kitchen, waiting for the buzzer to buzz and watching Granny Sawyer’s cake emerge!

    Reply
  35. Randell says

    December 15, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    heres a idea for you
    why don’t you just put the option to print right on the page
    save a lot of time for the people

    Reply
  36. Mari says

    December 20, 2014 at 6:46 pm

    Our family’s most favorite dessert is similar to this banana lasagna, but we call it strawberry dream. Graham cracker crust, butter/egg cream mixture, fresh strawberries, cool whip. Yummmm!!!!

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    • Jacqui says

      December 22, 2014 at 12:49 pm

      What exactly goes into and how do you prepare your families “Strawberry Dream?”

      Reply
  37. Bev J. says

    December 31, 2014 at 2:37 pm

    I will use the cooked type pudding, as I do not care for instant. It’s not that hard to make.

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  38. Linda MooreDavis says

    January 6, 2015 at 4:31 am

    My favorite dessert as a child was my mommas old fashion Banana pudding.. She made the banana pudding from scatch and oh how good that made it. Tho mamma gave me directions I tried to make her pudding but it just never turned out like my mamas pudding. Lol.

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  39. Linda MooreDavis says

    January 6, 2015 at 4:42 am

    My favorite dessert as a child was my mommas old fashion Banana pudding.. She made the banana pudding from scatch and pored it between layers of vanilla wafers n sliced bananas then beat up sweetened egg whites till  stiff and fluffed it on too. Oh how good that made it. Tho mamma gave me directions I tried to make her pudding but it just never turned out like my mamas Banana pudding..

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  40. Kim P. says

    January 10, 2015 at 12:11 am

    I make a dessert called Rainbow! It substitutes the cold milk with equal parts of ice cream, and I am going to try that!

    Reply
  41. Jamie says

    January 10, 2015 at 11:08 pm

    I used to love banana pudding as a child. We would mix Nilla Wafers and Cool Whip in with ours– it was amazing! I love the idea of having this in a BIG dish for the family to share (because sharing desserts is not easy at my house either)! I wonder if you’ve ever tried it with vanilla ice cream? I bet that would be good.

    Reply
  42. Wallace Gorrell says

    January 11, 2015 at 8:50 pm

    Can you delete the strawberries and possibly subsitute them with blueberries or some other fruit

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    • TheBestDessertRecipes says

      January 13, 2015 at 4:11 pm

      Hi Wallace,
      You can certainly make any substitutions that you’d like. We just chose to use strawberries because strawberries are often found in banana splits! If you do substitute other fruits, let us know how it turns out! 🙂

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  43. Rachel says

    February 2, 2015 at 7:45 am

    Big hit at Super Bowl party. Added crushed walnuts on top.

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  44. Kathy Manning says

    February 3, 2015 at 4:39 pm

    I love marshmallow cream on banana splits. Would that be ok to put in it?

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    • TheBestDessertRecipes says

      February 4, 2015 at 4:05 pm

      Sure, Kathy! We’d certainly think so. That sounds delicious!

      Reply
  45. Patsy Zisoff says

    February 5, 2015 at 9:21 pm

    I have had this recipe for 20 years We called it ” ( banana split ) I also have one that is similar; but you use pie crust instead of graham crackers. tasty

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  46. vicki says

    February 9, 2015 at 3:19 pm

    I have almost the exact recipe in my grandmothers handwriting. The only difference is she added cherries and crushed nuts on top. I have had her recipe for over 30 years. Back then it was called banana split cake.

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  47. Muriel K says

    February 17, 2015 at 11:17 pm

    This looks delicious. I’m a huge fan of banana splits, banana cream pie and anything that involves chocolate. It looks like it could serve a crowd, but I’m sure I can convince my roommates to try some! Although, I might substitute the pineapple for fresh banana.

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  48. Phylis says

    February 19, 2015 at 11:06 pm

    Wish I could print the recipe.

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    • TheBestDessertRecipes says

      February 20, 2015 at 10:34 am

      Hi Phylis, You can print the recipe! We suggest that you go to the page and highlight the text, then right-click on it. You’ll get a window that gives you the option to “copy.” Do that, and then paste the text into a word document. You should be able print that document that way. Another option is to highlight exactly what you would like to be printed. Then, select “print” from your drop-down menu, and change your print range from “all” to “selection.” Hope this helps!

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  49. Bonnie says

    February 21, 2015 at 1:21 pm

    I am going to use a thin layer of yellow cake on the bottom 🙂

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  50. loveangel94 says

    February 27, 2015 at 8:57 pm

    Thanks for the recipe. I saw it on Facebook and I made it to carry to a potluck tomorrow. Sounds delish! Reminds me of another recipe that is made with flour, butter and pecans then baked. A cream cheese mixture is the next layer. Chocolate pudding is the next layer. Final layer is cool whip. You asked about a favorite desert. My grandmother use to make a raisin cake that was awesome. It was never written down because it was in my grandmother’s head. My grandpa and my aunt tried to recreate it but couldn’t. Not necessarily my favorite but a great recipe nun the less so sad!

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  51. Miryam Elkaim says

    March 9, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    This looks so delicious! A few summers ago I worked with a pastry chef and came out with an obsession with banana desserts! This seems like a really delicious take on banana splits!
    I loved the story of your developing relationship with desserts. I think everyone has that one dessert that nobody else is ever going to get. Thank you for sharing!

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  52. Rikki Carl says

    March 23, 2015 at 12:59 pm

    I absolutely love this idea!!! I made lasagna in the house all the time, and always wondered how I could make a dessert form! I have made a napoleon dessert that includes graham crackers, vanilla pudding, and chocolate, and it is similar to the idea of banana split lasagna! Definitely printing this recipe to add my list of things to make!

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  53. Jill says

    March 25, 2015 at 8:49 am

    Why grease the dish?????

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    • TheBestDessertRecipes Editor says

      March 25, 2015 at 9:01 am

      Hi Jill, The ingredients are slightly difficult to get out of the dish after they’ve chilled (especially the graham cracker crust), so lightly greasing it will help you when you go to serve the dessert. 🙂

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  54. Consuelo Brodsky says

    April 2, 2015 at 8:11 pm

    My favorite dessert was and still is chocolate pudin in layers w vanilla crackers (Grahams)
    Sometimes i add a layer of walnuts and another of whip cream fir fun!

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  55. Leianne says

    April 3, 2015 at 2:33 am

    I want to make this with real whipped cream. I looked through the comments and didn’t see that anyone tried it. Whipped cream is so much better than cool whip which has no cream in it at all.

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    • RecipeLion says

      April 3, 2015 at 10:38 am

      Please let us know how it turns out!

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      • Leianne Couch says

        December 16, 2015 at 8:53 pm

        I used fresh whipped cream in place of cool whip and it turned out great! My family loves it !

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  56. bigislandjeepguy says

    April 4, 2015 at 3:31 pm

    Big mahalos for this recipe! Made it last night with only one change: I added crushed Nilla Wafers on top of the fruit layer. Tastes JUST like a banana split! Next time I make, I am adding some fresh bananas with the strawberries and pineapple.

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  57. Elaine says

    April 11, 2015 at 10:15 am

    Why grease the pan?

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    • TheBestDessertRecipes Editor says

      April 13, 2015 at 9:52 am

      Hi Elaine, The ingredients are slightly difficult to get out of the dish after they’ve chilled (especially the graham cracker crust), so lightly greasing it will help you when you go to serve the dessert.

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  58. Audrey Majors says

    April 12, 2015 at 11:08 pm

    I always loved banana splits growing up too! These look delicious, and I love that you can store it in your fridge for when late-night cravings hits. Thanks for sharing this. 🙂

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  59. Patty says

    April 28, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    I hate cream cheese, would there anything I could use as a substitute?

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  60. Betty Patton says

    April 30, 2015 at 8:44 pm

    Looks like a delicious desert. I think I can eat instant pudding as look as it’s not diet can’t eat diet stuff the chemicals bother me. I am actually better to make a pudding from scratch. If something doesn’t agree with me I get little red dots on my face near my eyes and my eyebrows itch and the skin gets red. It’s like I’m allergic to some chemical they put in the stuff to preserve it. Maybe I could make a vanilla pudding. I will probably put sliced bananas in and put real cut up pineapple and I like the idea of fresh strawberries. Your desert would taste good with chocolate crumbs too.

    My favorite dessert my Mother used to make was a lemon pudding she made from scratch and I loved it when she would whip up the egg whites and put them in the pudding and it looked frosty. She even could make a sauce that would go on top and I think it was made with egg yolks, it was OK but I liked it best without the sauce. One more favorite dessert was her banana cake and it was a Never Fail Banana cake and was so good and she used to put this really neat topping on it with nuts and coconut made with brown sugar. It was like a praline topping.

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  61. Debbie Bryant says

    May 23, 2015 at 12:23 pm

    This looks sooo good! I can’t wait to produce it for the family July 4th picnic. Thanks for sharing it.

    My mom was a real eagle-eye when it came to healthy desserts for the bulk of the year, but for holidays she was a fantastic baker. One of the best things she’d make would be a scratch chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.

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  62. Linda Ouellette says

    July 29, 2015 at 11:31 am

    Just made this desert and its in the frig now cooling off.
    going to try it out on the family tonight ,will let you know the results. By the way if people are worried about the bananas turning brown all you have to do to stop that is to soak your bananas in lemon juice for a second then dry them and this will stop that.

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  63. Miao says

    August 6, 2015 at 3:56 pm

    who makes fake banana pudding these days? why not make the real stuff?

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  64. Emily Goodrich says

    February 6, 2016 at 6:55 pm

    I detest banana pudding made from a box. I will definitely make my own custard pudding just like I do for a homemade banana pudding. Will also add sliced bananas. If the title has banana in it there should be some real banana and not the fake taste that is in banana pudding mix. I will tweak it to my liking but sounds delicious minus the pudding mix.

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  65. Nicole Caratas says

    March 18, 2016 at 7:51 pm

    This looks delicious! I’m currently on a diet for a wedding I’m in, so I’ve been trying to find ways to make yummy foods while still keeping my calorie count down. I would try this with Stevia instead of sugar, because that cuts quite a few. I wonder if applesauce would be a good replacement for the butter in this recipe, even if it’s only half butter half applesauce? All of the fruit looks so delicious, and the ingredients are very simple ingredients that are easy to find. I will definitely have to try this recipe out soon!

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  66. Pat Wiley says

    March 28, 2016 at 9:17 am

    How many calories are in this dessert? Any nutrition facts also

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  67. C says

    April 29, 2016 at 10:39 am

    I love the ideas of adding more chocolate to the recipe at the end! A chocolate version would be fabulous!

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  68. Mary Kowalski says

    May 4, 2016 at 9:14 pm

    You don’t have a calorie mark. How many calories are in this? I am going to use choc and van for one of these (1/2 and 1/2) and put marshmallows on top (or Fluff or serve plain and add Reddi Whip to serving) cuz I don’t like Cool Whip.

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  69. Judy says

    May 9, 2016 at 9:12 pm

    This sounds great, but curious why there are no actual bananas in it? If spray with lemon, they wouldn’t turn brown – right? feels like there should be actual bananas in the recipe…
    p.s. I do’t even like bananas, and would make without, but I am curious…

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  70. Mary says

    August 18, 2016 at 1:22 pm

    I wish you’d make your recipes printable rather than having to copy and paste…I use my phone for nearly everything and I like being able to make ONE screenshot rather than several for printing 🙁

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  71. Mimi says

    August 21, 2016 at 1:31 pm

    I can’t print from my tablet so I use the camera in my phone to take photos of recipes I like and then get the pictures printed. There are all kinds of way to print things out if you really want them and stop to think about it.

    Here’s another idea, freeze it between layers and add some chocolate Magic Shell ice cream topping before the next layer. You’d get a nice crisp layer of chocolate between the other layers. Bit more lasagne-like that way.

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  72. Robert Sigler says

    August 23, 2016 at 4:01 pm

    I made a dessert similar to this in consistency. Cream Puff Pie. Never do on a hot day. I found that if you freeze it, by the time you get to where you’re going or even just to the table for dessert, it defrost pretty quick and it is easier to cut and slice and serve.

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  73. Aliceanne Davidson says

    May 15, 2018 at 1:55 pm

    Wondering, can this be made with cooked pudding? I hate the taste of instant pudding.

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    • FaveHealthyRecipes says

      May 17, 2018 at 2:30 pm

      I’m sure you could easily swap out the instant pudding for cooked pudding! Give it a try and let us know how it turned out. 🙂

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