Banana Split Icebox Cake

Here is a recipe I got off of The Girl Who Ate Everything blog.  Thought some of you might enjoy it!  Looks yummy!

Banana Split Icebox Cake

This was another Father's Day inspired recipe. My husband loves banana cream pie and banana splits. This dessert can and needs to be made ahead of time. Although it looks fancy, it couldn't be made any easier by layering graham crackers, bananas, and a cream filling.

This is one of those desserts that is so light and summery, you could probably eat the whole thing by yourself. Trust me, I tried. I brought it to Bunko and kept going back to "sample" it to make sure I liked it.

Banana Split Icebox Cake

Source: adapted from Shelly Flye from Taste of Home magazine

Ingredients:

1 carton (16 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed (or use 3 batches of  homemade whipped cream which is about 6 cups of whipped cream)

1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream

1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix

1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained

24 whole graham crackers

2 medium bananas, sliced thin

Toppings: additional sliced bananas and sliced fresh strawberries

Chocolate Drizzle:

1/4 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. In a large bowl, mix the whipped topping, sour cream, and pudding mix until blended. Fold in pineapple. Fill a Ziploc bag with pudding mixture and cut off the corner of the bag.

2. On a flat serving plate or large baking dish arrange four graham crackers in a rectangle. Pipe about 1 cup of the pudding mixture over the crackers; top with about 1/4 cup banana slices. Repeat layers five times. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight. Graham crackers should be soft.

3. Before serving, make the chocolate drizzle. For the Chocolate Drizzle: Heat the cream in the microwave until hot (about 20-30 seconds). Place chocolate chips in a small bowl and pour hot cream over the chips. Let it sit for a second and then stir until chocolate is smooth. Let cool slightly while preparing the bananas and strawberries for the topping.

4. Arrange sliced fruit on top. Drizzle with chocolate and serve.

Makes 10 servings.