Banana Split Ice Cream Bars

Name: Banana Split Ice Cream Bars
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 4 h 45 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 60 vanilla wafer cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups); 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 4 large bananas, thinly sliced; 1 container (1.5 quarts) Neapolitan ice cream, softened; 1 container (8 oz) Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed; 2 tablespoons hot fudge sauce; 2 tablespoons rainbow candy sprinkles; 20 maraschino cherries with stems, well drained

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Prep 25 min
Total 4 hr 45 min
Servings 20

Finally, ice cream bars that are easy to make and totally worth it. Break out your best 13x9 pan, and get ready to impress everyone you know with this genius make-ahead trick for serving banana splits to a crowd — without the messy cleanup. MORE+ LESS-

By Tablespoon Kitchens

Updated April 21, 2017

Ingredients

vanilla wafer cookies, finely crushed (about 2 cups)

1/4

cup sugar

1/4

cup butter, melted

large bananas, thinly sliced

container (1.5 quarts) Neapolitan ice cream, softened

container (8 oz) Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed

tablespoons hot fudge sauce

tablespoons rainbow candy sprinkles

maraschino cherries with stems, well drained

Steps

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1

In medium bowl, mix crushed cookies, sugar and melted butter. Press mixture firmly in bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Place sliced bananas evenly on top. Freeze 20 minutes.
2

Place scoops of softened ice cream on top of bananas; use spatula to carefully spread into even layer. Top evenly with whipped topping. Cover and freeze at least 4 hours until firm.
3

Just before serving, in microwavable bowl, microwave hot fudge sauce uncovered on High 15 seconds. Drizzle with hot fudge sauce, and top with sprinkles and maraschino cherries. Cut into 5 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in freezer.