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Contributed By: edaemyma
Kraft Food & Family Magazine

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs

1-1/4 cups Sugar, divided

1/2 cup Butter, melted

2 pkg (8 oz each) Cream Cheese, softened

1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple, drained

6 Medium bananas, divided

2 cups Cold milk

2 pkg (4-serving size each) Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling

2 cups Thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping, divided

1 cup Chopped Pecans

Preparation

1. Mix crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter; press onto bottom of foil-lined 13x9-inch pan. Freeze 10 min.

2. Beat cream cheese and remaining 1 cup sugar in bowl with electric mixer until well blended. Carefully spread cream cheese mixture over crust; top with pineapple. Slice 4 of the bananas; arrange over pineapple.

3. Pour millk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 min. or until well blended. Stir in 1 cup whipped topping; spread over banana layer in pan. Top with remaining whipped topping; sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate 5 hours. Just before serving, slice remaining 2 bananas; arrange over dessert.

Cook's Notes

For a lighter version, prepare as directed, using Neufchatel Cheese, 1/3 less fat cream cheese, Vanilla Flavor Fat Free Sugar Free Instant Reduced Calorie Pudding & Pie Filling and Cool Whip Lite Whipped Topping.

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