This is a fun blog with many interesting recipes. Although some recipes are more sophisticated than what I usually eat, I found many recipes that I want to try. Among them are Baked Egg Rolls, Roasted Cauliflower with Parmesan and Bacon, Company’s Coming Apple Cake, and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondes.
You will notice that the last two recipes listed are for sweets so it is no surprise that the recipe I chose to make is for a dessert. When I saw the recipe for Peanut Butter Banana Cream Pie I knew that is what I would be making.
This recipe had a number of things going for it. I love peanut butter, bananas, cream cheese and chocolate so what could be better than a combination of all of these? I'm also inherently lazy so love quick, easy and make ahead recipes. Lastly, we are having a heat wave which makes a frozen dessert seem even better.
Instead of making a pie, I chose to put this in an 8-inch baking pan. To be sure there was enough crust to cover the bottom of the pan, I increased the crust ingredients by half. The recipe posted here reflects that change.
I wanted lots of banana so cut my slices about 1/2 inch thick. I still took only two bananas of the size that I had.
I made my homemade Chocolate Sauce because I think that it tastes much better, but purchased can be used.
This was very good, and we will be having it often at our house.
Peanut Butter Banana Cream Squares
Adapted from Eat Laugh Love
1 1/2 c. crushed vanilla wafer cookies (about 40 small ones)
6 T. brown sugar, packed
1/4 c. butter, melted
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. (4 oz.) cream cheese, softened (I used 1/3 c. less fat)
1/2 c. chunky peanut butter
1/2 t. vanilla extract
1 container (8 oz.) frozen whipped topping, thawed (I used light)
2 bananas, sliced
Chocolate sauce, homemade or purchased
In a bowl mix together cookie crumbs and brown sugar. Add brown sugar and mix until all the crumbs are coated. Pour into an 8-inch baking pan which has been very well sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Set on a wire rack to cool completely. When crust has cooled, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and peanut butter together until smooth. Add the vanilla and mix well. Fold in thawed whipped topping until everything is well combined. Cover the cooled crust with the banana slices. Spoon the peanut butter mixture over the bananas. Smooth the top and drizzle with the chocolate sauce. Cover and freeze at least 8 hours. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes before serving. Makes 9 servings.
Linking to Food on Fridays
Yum1 Perfect for these hot days.
ReplyDeleteLooks amazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great review. Glad you liked it. It really is my son's fave dessert. I love your idea to make homemade chocolate sauce!
ReplyDeleteLooks like an incredible dessert. Love the addition of your homemade chocolate sauce.
ReplyDeleteEasy but fabulous! What's better than banana cream pie! Welcome to SRC. I'm looking forward to browsing through your blog.
ReplyDeleteThose look sickeningly good - I'd show someone the recipe but I'd be afraid they'd make it and I'd force myself to eat it all.
ReplyDeleteOkay, so I really, really want someone to make these :-)
Wow, this looks amazing! I just saved this and I can't wait to try it!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious! I was intrigued by the Secret REcipe Club, so I went and checked it out! Very cool!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness that looks tasty!! I would love that combo of flavors too. I also checked out her recipe for apple cake and know I would love that. Glad to know you're having fun being a part of the SRC. Blessings on your day!
ReplyDeleteLooks like it turned out great! Congratulations on joining the SRC. Look forward to seeing all your posts!
ReplyDeleteJessie
These look delicious! Pb, bananas, cream cheese AND chocolate? You certainly can't go wrong with all of those! This is my first month participating in SRC and it's so great to check out other blogs and see what everyone else prepared!
ReplyDeleteAhhhh Vanilla Wafers...my mom was strict about sweets and sugar growing-up, but we always had vanilla wafers in the pantry...yum!
ReplyDeleteHi Loy,
ReplyDeleteThis is a great dessert and looks delicious, we would just love it. Great selection for SRC!
Miz Helen
Group B SRC
Wow! Yummy! Some of my favorite things rolled in to one.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the group. I can only imagine how delicious this must've been!
ReplyDeleteBananas and peanut butter are such a good pairing. Bet this was delicious!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I would go crazy for this, I'm saving this recipe.
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't already, I'd love for you to check out my group "A" SRC entry: Double Chocolate Mousse Cake.
Lisa~~
Cook Lisa Cook
thanks for linking this in. It just looks so yummy. cheers
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