Banana Pineapple Dessert

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When I was very young, I remember my mom made this banana pineapple dessert. But I don’t recall exactly where she got the recipe, except it was through a friend of hers. I also know that I loved it. And then I started making it when I was old enough.

Furthermore, there are several ways to make this recipe, as well as different fillings. And it’s a deceptively rich dessert with all of the layers: the bananas, pineapple, and chocolate. So, if you have a sweet tooth, this is a very satisfying dessert.

Ingredients for Banana Pineapple Dessert:

1 box of Nilla wafers
1/2 stick of melted butter
3-4 bananas
8 oz package of cream cheese, room temperature
1 stick of butter (1/2 cup), room temperature
1/4 c white sugar; 4 TBSP white sugar
1 can crushed pineapple (drained), reserving 1/3 of the can
~5.9 oz package (or family size) of instant chocolate pudding
2 c whipping cream
1/2 c chopped pecans or almonds
1 small jar maraschino cherries, drained

banana pineapple dessert with banana layer on top of Nilla wafer crust

Instructions for crust:

Crush Nilla wafers and combine with 1/2 stick melted butter
Press wafer mixture firmly in bottom of 9X13 pan and chill in refrigerator for 10-15 mins

Instructions for banana layer:

Slice bananas and add to crust layer
Refrigerate pan with crust and bananas while preparing fillings

cream cheese and pineapple blended in a mixing bowl with a spatula — This is the pineapple layer with drained crushed pineapple, cream cheese, butter, and sugar or Truvia.

Instructions for pineapple layer:

Mix cream cheese, remaining 1/2 c of butter, and remainder of sugar together with blender
Add drained, crushed pineapple, and blend in thoroughly
And then spread onto banana layer and refrigerate