No Bake Banana Split Lush
This No Bake Banana Split Lush is layers of a graham cracker crust, sweet cream cheese filling, and delicious pudding. Then topped off with cherries and hot fudge to take it over the top.
One of the things that we love the most about this easy dessert recipe is that you don’t even need to turn on the oven. Which makes it the perfect dessert for summer parties and cookouts.
Plus, this simple dessert can be made ahead to save you time on the day of your event. And, it’s always a crowd pleaser with young and old alike.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- This No Bake Banana Split Lush is the perfect summer dessert! It’s easy to make, no-bake, and can easily be made ahead of time.
- Plus it’s absolutely delicious with all of its sweet layers and toppings.
- Your friends and family will rave about this easy dessert for days to come.
If you love creamy and delicious no-bake recipes like this one, then next you will want to give this Orange Creamsicle Lush recipe a try.
🛒Ingredients
One of the best things about this recipe is that you only need simple ingredients. There’s no need to worry about expensive specialty ingredients that will break your grocery budget with this creamy sweet treat.
- graham cracker crumbs
- butter
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar
- instant banana pudding
- milk
- whipped topping
- Hot fudge, sprinkles, cherries for topping
See the recipe card below for quantities.
🔪 How to Make No Bake Banana Lush
Making this no bake banana split lush is so simple. Just follow the instructions below and you will have a delicious sweet treat that your whole family will enjoy in no time at all.
Step 1: Make the crust
Place the graham cracker crumbs into a large bowl and add the melted butter. Stir until well blended. Press the cookie crumbs into the bottom of a 9×13 glass baking dish.
Step 2: Make the cream cheese filling
In large bowl using an electric mixer combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. And then, fold in one container of the whipped topping. Then spread the cream cheese mixture over the cookie crust.
Step 3: Make the pudding layer
In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry pudding mixes and milk until combined. Spread the banana pudding layer over the cream cheese layer.
Step 4: Top the lush
Use the rest of the whipped topping to top the pudding layer. Garnish with hot fudge, cherries, and sprinkles.
Step 5: Chill before serving
Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Serve!
📝Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe and make it your own? Here are some ways that you can do that!
- Pudding: Swap out the banana pudding for another flavor such as chocolate, vanilla, or butterscotch.
- Bananas: If you want to make it even sweeter, you can add a layer of chopped bananas in between the cream cheese and pudding layers.
- Toppings: Change up the toppings and garnish with chopped peanuts, mini chocolate chips, or even cookie crumbles.
🥄 Equipment
Here’s a quick rundown of the tools that you need to make this summer dessert recipe. The plus side is that there are no specialty tools that you need, and you most likely already have all of these tools on hand.
- 9×13 Glass Baking Dish
- Mixing Bowls
- Electric Mixer
- Whisk
- Spatula
🥫 Storage
This dessert can be stored in the fridge for 3-4 days. We recommend covering it with plastic wrap or foil to help keep it from drying out.
You can also freeze this dessert for up to 2 months, just make sure that you tightly seal the container or dish that you are using before freezing it.
💭 Tips
Here are a few tips that you can use to ensure that this banana split lush turns out perfectly for you every time that you make it.
- Be sure to use softened cream cheese for the filling. If you forget to let your cream cheese sit out in advance, you can soften it quickly in the microwave.
- Use a gentle touch when you are spreading each layer so that you combine the layers while you are spreading them.
- Don’t skimp on the chill time this is important to ensure that the flavors meld together and the lush sets correctly.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
A lush is a layered dessert that typically consists of a graham cracker crust, cream cheese layer, fruit filling or pudding layer, and whipped topping.
Yes, you can definitely make it ahead of time. We recommend making it the day before your event for the best results. Just remember to cover and store it in the fridge.
This dessert is called lush because of its layers and the fact that it’s so indulgent.
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🧾Recipe Card
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No Bake Banana Split Lush
Equipment
- mixing bowls
- Hand mixer
- 9×13 baking dish
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 8 tablespoons butter melted
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 3.4 ounce boxes instant banana pudding
- 3 cups milk
- 2 8 ounce containers whipped topping
- Hot fudge sprinkles, cherries for topping
Instructions
- Place the graham cracker crumbs into a large bowl and add the melted butter.
- Stir until well blended.
- Press the cookie crumbs into the bottom of a 9×13 glass baking dish.
- Next prepare the fillings.
- In large bowl using an electric mixer combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Fold in one container of the whipped topping.
- Spread over cookie crust.
- In medium bowl, whisk together the dry pudding mixes and milk until combined.
- Spread the banana pudding layer over the cream cheese layer.
- Use the rest of the whipped topping to top the pudding layer.
- Garnish with hot fudge, cherries, sprinkles.
- Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
- Serve!
