LIVING A CREATIVE LIFE
WITH SUZANNE CLARK
No-Bake Banana Split Pie
Ingredients
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2 cups of store bought chocolate chips cookies, crushed
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½ cup of crushed peanuts or nut topping
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1 stick of Challenge Butter, melted
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1 ½ cup of heavy whipping cream
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1/3 cup of sugar
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2 teaspoons of vanilla
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8 ounces of Challenge Cream Cheese, room temperature
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¾ cup of pineapple tidbits, strained
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2 ripe bananas, sliced
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1 cup of sliced strawberries
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2/3 cup of room temperature hot fudge or chocolate syrup, divided
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Maraschino cherries for garnish
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Canned spray whipped cream for garnish, if desired
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Chocolate curls or sprinkles if desired
Directions
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Combine cookie crumbs, peanuts and melted butter in a bowl. Press crumb mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9 inch pan.
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Whip heavy cream with a mixer until stiff peaks form. Mix in sugar and vanilla.
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Beat cream cheese and extract until light and fluffy. Fold in pineapple tidbits.
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Spoon half of the cream mixture into pie shell. Arrange banana slices on top of the crust reserving a few for garnish.
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Drizzle with 1/3 cup of hot fudge sauce.
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Spoon remaining filling on top of bananas.
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Place in freezer for at least 4 hours.
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Before serving, top with strawberries and hot fudge topping. Garnish with maraschino cherries, sliced bananas, chocolate curls or sprinkles and a spray of whipped cream to decorate.
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Let thaw for 10 minutes before serving.