This Banana Split Icebox Cake is a blend of my favorite fruity flavors! Banana, pineapple, strawberry and cherry are topped with chocolate and caramel sauce! It’s no-bake, easy to make banana split heaven!
Banana Split Icebox Cake
No bake desserts like this one are great right now, since it’s getting so darn hot. Our upstairs bedroom has been heating up during the day recently and it hasn’t been so good.
We need to get someone out to service the air conditioning, but can’t seem to get on it. Instead, we bought fans.
The hubs and I have been talking about getting fans for forever, even before the bedroom started getting warm. But Lowes had a 20% off deal over the weekend, so we jumped on it.
Of course once we had the fans, the hubs wouldn’t rest until they were installed. So Sunday night at 10:30 p.m. he decides we need to install the one in our room. The other one was done the next day.
It was our first time installing fans and I got the job of assistant. Since it was dark out at that point and the power in the room had to be off for the installation, that meant holding a flashlight, reading instructions and handing the hubs things while he was on the ladder installing things.
In a moment of waiting, I of course checked Instagram. What else would I do with a free 30 seconds?
The hubs wasn’t really a fan and gave me his disapproving look, but instead of saying something negative he smiled, in a joking way, and said “I love you.”
It was quite effective.
I got what he was saying, laughed and didn’t look at the phone again. The last few days saying “I love you” instead of how annoyed we are has been our thing. It’s been pretty effective at making us laugh and even more effective at accomplishing…whatever we are trying to accomplish.
Fortunately both fans got installed without too much difficulty. And they really do look great and help a lot with keeping the air circulating and the rooms cooler. I’m a fan…no pun intended. 😉
I’m a dork, I know.
But back to the icebox cake.
It actually reminds me a lot in flavor of the Banana Split Blizzard from Dairy Queen. It’s my fave. I very rarely get another flavor unless it’s some special flavor that I’m curious to try, or I’m craving cookie dough. I can’t remember not loving it.
This icebox cake is the same way. It’s the perfect summer dessert. I love the flavors and how it all comes together so well, I can’t imagine not loving it. I know it will be that way for you too. 🙂
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Banana Split Icebox Cake
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Ingredients
- 1 box (5.1 oz) instant banana pudding mix
- 3 cups milk
- 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
- ½ cup (57g) powdered sugar
- 8 ounces Cool Whip (or homemade whipped cream)
- 1 box (14.4 oz) graham crackers
- 1 pound strawberries (washed, dried and sliced)
- 1 can (8 oz can) pineapple tidbits (drained and patted dry)
- 10-12 maraschino cherries (chopped and patted dry)
- Chocolate sauce
- Caramel sauce
- Handful of chopped walnuts (optional)
Instructions
Make the Creamy Layers and Prepare the Fruit
- Make the banana pudding by whisking together the pudding mix and milk according to package directions. Set aside.
- Beat together softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Add ½ cup of banana pudding to cream cheese mixture and mix until incorporated.
- Fold in ⅔ of the Cool Whip (about 5.33 oz) to cream cheese mixture.
- Begin preparing the fruit by washing, drying and thinly slicing the strawberries. Then drain and pat dry the pineapple tidbits. Chop and pat dry the maraschino cherries. Set each small bowl of fruit to the side.
Layer the Ice Box Cake
- Place a single layer of graham crackers in the bottom of a 9×13 pan. You might have to break some to fill in the gaps. I used about one sleeve per layer (there were 3 in the box).
- Top graham crackers with half of the cream cheese mixture and spread evenly.
- Top cream cheese mixture with a layer of thinly sliced strawberries. You’ll use all the strawberries in this layer.
- Top strawberries with ½ of the remaining banana pudding and spread into an even layer.
- Add another layer of graham crackers.
- Top with the other half of the cream cheese mixture and spread into an even layer.
- Sprinkle with all of the pineapple tidbits and chopped cherries.
- Add remaining banana pudding and spread into an even layer.
- Add another layer of graham crackers.
- Top with remaining ⅓ of Cool Whip (about 2.66 oz) and spread into an even, thin layer.
- Drizzle the top with chocolate and caramel sauce. Then sprinkle with chopped walnuts, if desired.
- Refrigerate for 3-4 hours or until ready to serve. The graham crackers will soften as it sits and the flavors will meld together.
- Best if eaten within 2-3 days.
Nutrition
The nutrition facts provided are calculated using a third-party tool and are estimates only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on the ingredients and brands you use, as well as portion sizes. For accurate results, please consult a registered dietitian or nutritionist.
Enjoy!
Made again today and it was fabulous. Everyone wanted seconds, but I make dessert for a big family on Sundays and there wasn’t enough for that – I’ll have to do 2 next time around. Changed it up this time and used Nilla Wafers instead of graham crackers and was perfect. Thanks for a great recipe!
I’m glad the Nilla wafers worked out well!