A quick and simple no-bake dessert is this banana split cake. Perfect for the summer months when it is too hot to turn on the oven.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Additional Time: | 4 hrs |
| Total Time: | 4 hrs 25 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 1 13×9-inch cake |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package vanilla wafers, crushed
- 1 cup margarine, melted
- 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
- 6 bananas
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
- 8 maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Combine crushed vanilla wafers and melted margarine. Pat into the bottom of a 9×13-inch pan.
- Beat cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar together until light and fluffy; spread on top of vanilla wafer crust. Spoon crushed pineapple over cream cheese layer, then layer sliced bananas over pineapple. Cover with whipped topping and sprinkle with chopped walnuts and maraschino cherries.
- Chill for at least 4 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 644 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 76 g |
| Cholesterol | 21 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 15 g |
| Sodium | 353 mg |
| Sugars | 40 g |
| Fat | 38 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Too sweet with 2 cups of sugar. You will need to double the cream cheese sugar combo in order to cover the crust thoroughly. Hard to spread the cream cheese due to the crust crumbling. I had another recipe for this but I lost it. It baked the crust so that it did not crumble up
Only thing I added was some Smuckers strawberry sundae topping with the pineapple. I also followed others suggestions about the bananas in the pineapple juice to keep from browning. Otherwise I followed the recipe and it disappeared!
Awesome summer dessert! Perfect for a healthier choice by replacing the confectioner sugar with Swerve! I even put together a topping tray. Great for 4th of July parties!
So good! I received tons of compliments!
I made this recipe. I will make it again.
Easy and delicious!!! Warning… you will want seconds!!!
This was amazing…I’m pretty sure it’s the only thing my husband has eaten in the last few days. I think next time I would just add more cream cheese and whip my own cream.
Tastes just like a banana split, but I added strawberry syrup as well.
I absolutely love this cake. My only change is I use graham crackers instead of vanilla wafers. I have had complete strangers call me for the recipe. Definitely a keeper.
This recipe was the biggest hit at a barbecue I attended. Everyone raved, and it was gone within 20 minutes….yes, the whole thing! There were plenty of recipe requests, and I plan to make it again for my family at Thanksgiving dinner. Easy to make and heaven in your mouth!
My father used to make this years ago and he made it again about 2 years ago. I’ve not been able to get him to make it so when my 18 yo requested it, I had to make it for him. My oldest son is allergic to nuts so I topped it with vanilla wafer crumbs,
I used basic recipe but used sliced strawberries and I grated a large Hershey Bar into thin curls on top the strawberries, then whipped cream then topped with more strawberries and lightly scrape Hershey Bar to get a light chocolate powder on the whipped cream
This is soooo good! I was supposed to take a dessert to a church picnic, but it looked so yummy, I kept it for the family dinner and made another cake for the picnic. The family loved it and I promise to repent someday.
Huge hit at my recent potluck…. Definitely will keep making this!
Have made it twice this week! I used pecan shortbread cookies finally crumbed. FanTAStic! First one I refrigerated 1/2 and froE the other half. Thawed slightly before serving. Better than refrigerated one and bananas didn’t turn brown. Drizzled chocolate syrup, pecan pieces and maraschino cherries on each piece before serving
Neighbors and us all loved this. I added some strawberry topping to the top and then drizzled chocolate syrup on the top.
Made it in school with couple guys! Tastes great!
Yummy, easy & everyone loved it 🙂
I have made a variation of this for over a decade and its a family fav now for every holiday. Instead of the vanilla wafers, I buy graham cracker pie crusts (2) for convenience sake. The cream cheese mixture is plenty for 2 pies, even the larger portion pie shells. I add a little more pineapple and garnish with maraschino cherries, walnut pieces and mini choc chips. Love the magic shell and also choc syrup drizzle ideas, but I’ve not tried either yet.
verrry yummy and addicting could not stop eating it for sure a nice summer dessert gonna have to make this alot this summer
Delicious! I added an extra package of cream cheese and since cool whip is made with hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup, I made my own whip cream using whipping cream and a little sugar and vanilla. Look for the recipe on this site. It makes all the difference in the world. I also added sliced fresh strawberries. My family loves this! Too easy!