Delicious, rich and creamy, with all the ingredients you love in an easy banana split, this no-bake Banana Split dessert will be one you make again and again.
This creamy Banana Split dessert is a family favorite!

Summer is quickly approaching and that means picnics, BBQs, potlucks, and family get-togethers are almost upon us.
You’ve probably wondered before any of these occasions:
What should I bring?
What is easy and quick to make but still super delicious?
And, more importantly, when it’s hot outside, the last thing you want to do is crank up your oven and sweat it out in the kitchen!
No-bake? Easy to make but still super delicious?
I can’t think of a better one for summer with all of the grillin’ and chillin’ that goes on. Once you make this delicious, rich, creamy, and no-bake banana split dessert, you will make it again and again……
Most importantly – it’s entirely no-bake. Absolutely no oven time is required, which makes it perfect for the summer when you don’t want to heat up the kitchen, and also perfect for when you need a quick dessert that you can throw together in very little time. Poof! Done!

Banana Split Dessert Recipe:
Rating: ★★★★★ |
Yield: 12-16 |
Prep Time: 30 minutes |
Total Time: 4 hours, 30 minutes |
Delicious, rich and creamy, with all the ingredients you love in a banana split, this no-bake Banana Split dessert will be one you make again and again.
Ingredients
• 1 stick of butter, melted |
• 1 box of graham cracker crumbs |
• 1 (8 oz) cream cheese, softened |
• 1/4 cups butter, softened |
• 2 cups powdered sugar, or to taste |
• 4 bananas, sliced |
• 1 (20 oz) canned crushed pineapple, drained |
• 1 (16 ounces) container Cool-Whip, thawed, or 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream |
• 1 (4 ounces) jar of maraschino cherries, stemmed |
• 1 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped |
• hot fudge sauce, slightly warmed |
• 1 tablespoon rainbow sprinkles |
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter.
- Firmly press into a crust in the bottom of a 9×13 glass or porcelain dish, and let it chill in the freezer for about 10 minutes to firm up.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese, 1/4 cups butter, and the powdered sugar until creamy, about 5 minutes.
- Don’t be tempted to add milk, it will take a few minutes, but the mixture will blend up perfectly!
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cooled graham cracker crust.
- Add a layer of sliced bananas over the cream cheese mixture.
- Spread pineapple chunks evenly over the bananas.
- Evenly spread the Cool-Whip over the pineapple-banana layer using a rubber spatula.
- Garnish with the pecans/walnuts and maraschino cherries.
- Drizzle the chocolate fudge over the dessert and then sprinkle the rainbow sprinkles over the surface.
- Chill for at least 4 hours before cutting to allow the layers to set.
[bs_icon name=”glyphicon glyphicon-file”] Notes
Tip: You can use fresh whipped cream in place of the Cool Whip, both for the filling and the topping. If you do, plan on only keeping the leftovers for up to 2 days, as the fresh whipped cream will become watery as it sits in the refrigerator.
If you like this recipe you can try these other easy no-bake delicious dessert recipes:
- No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake Lush Dessert
- No-Bake Chocolate Lasagna – Ultimate Chocolate Lover’s Treat
- Easy No-Bake Dessert Recipe – Strawberry Tiramisu
- Easy No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Lasagna
Source: sugarapron.com
Dottie
Sunday 18th of December 2022
Please indicate how much bread crumbs. Bought a box and it was too much for amount of butter. Found other recipes that call for 2 cups and that's how I fixed the recipe after I had added the butter to the box I bought.
Heather
Sunday 28th of August 2022
I fixing to make this delicious looking dessert but do use a box of graham crackers or just a sleeve from the box?
Naomi Morales
Friday 22nd of July 2022
I enjoy baking so much
Dawn
Saturday 2nd of July 2022
How many cups or ounces of graham crackers crumbs in the box you use? I've seen different sizes. Also should gluten free graham crackers work?
Michelle
Tuesday 21st of September 2021
The note reads if you use whipped cream for filling and topping however the filling directions do not say whipped cream or cool whip. Hopefully were not supposed to add cool whip to the cream cheese layer/filling?