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Monday, 4 January 2016
Banana Split Lasagna
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)
Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish; set aside.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish; set aside.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.