This Banana Split No-Bake Pie will be a crowd-pleaser. It’s a delicious dessert that’s wonderful for any occasion—especially for all those summer BBQs, potlucks, and celebrations! The pie is a no-bake vanilla and chocolate fudge-swirled cheesecake. It’s chilled and then decorated to resemble a banana split. It is topped with scoops of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry frosting that looks like ice cream on top. It’s finished with whipped cream, fudge sauce, banana chips, and maraschino cherries! A perfect banana split pie!

This cool and refreshing Banana Split No-Bake Pie is a make-ahead effort. It needs several sessions in the refrigerator and freezer to become set entirely and chilled before serving. I like to make it the night before. It’s worth it. This pie is a showstopper of a no-bake cheesecake. It will take center stage on the dessert table for special events. It’s a fun and creative take on a classic summer dessert.

Ingredients Needed

For The Graham Cracker Crust:
Graham Cracker Crumbs: Crush the crumbs in a Ziploc bag. You can also use a food processor or blender to create them.
Sugar – Use white granulated sugar to help sweeten the crust.
Butter – unsalted and melted. The butter is mixed with the cookie crumbs and sugar to help moisten the crust.

For The Vanilla Cheesecake
Cream cheese – set it out to soften it to blend easily and without clumps.
Powdered Sugar – to sweeten the cream cheese filling.
Vanilla Extract – to flavor the filling.
Cool Whip – thawed to fold into the filling to help create a creamy and light texture.
Hot Fudge Sauce: Add it to the cheesecake filling. Swirl it in lightly with a knife to create a beautiful design.

For The Whipped Cream Topping:
Heavy Whipping Cream – use it to make the whipped topping. This goes on top of the pie.
Powdered Sugar – to sweeten the whipped cream topping.
Vanilla Extract – to flavor the whipped cream.

For The Cheesecake Topping Decorations
Premade Frosting – in 3 flavors: vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate. Use your favorite brand. It will be used to decorate the top of the cheesecake pie to look like scoops of ice cream.
Maraschino Cherries – To garnish the top of the cheesecake pie.
Banana Chips – To garnish the top of the cheesecake pie.

How To Make Banana Split No Bake Pie

Note: This is a summary of the steps. For detailed instructions, see the recipe card down below.

Can I Use Spray Can Whipped Cream Instead?

To decorate the top of the chilled cheesecake pie, use a store-bought can of whipped cream. This is for making your own whipped cream instead of making your own. Be sure to use cool whip whipped topping to fold into the filling.

Can I Use A Premade Crust?

You can, but use a deep-dish 9-inch graham cracker crust. This recipe is designed for a springform pan. The pre-made crust must be deep enough and large enough to hold the filling and toppings.

Why Are There No Bananas In This Recipe?

Hard and crunchy banana chips decorate the top of the cheesecake pie. You can swap these out for sliced bananas if you prefer. However, don’t decorate too early; they will turn brown the longer they sit. Add a teaspoon of banana extract for a more prominent banana flavor. Also, add a teaspoon of vanilla extract when mixing up the cheesecake filling.

Banana Split No Bake Pie served, extra cherries

Garnish Options

This Banana Split No-Bake Pie is garnished with whipped cream, chocolate fudge sauce, banana chips, and maraschino cherries. It’s fun setting out a few other delicious toppings. This allows your family and guests to personalize their dessert. Here are a few ideas:

Drained pineapple tidbits
Chopped nuts
sauces to drizzle on, like chocolate, caramel, butterscotch, strawberry
Freshly sliced fruit like sliced bananas and strawberries
Sprinkles
Coconut flakes
Crushed cookies, like graham crackers or vanilla Oreo’s

slice of Banana Split No Bake Pie on white plate

Is This No-Bake Pie Freezer Friendly?

It is, but without decoration. Before decorating, you can store the swirled cheesecake pie tightly covered and wrapped in the freezer for 2-3 months. Thaw in the fridge before decorating.

Storage

Store leftovers in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 5 days.

Banana Split No Bake Pie sliced on white plate, full cheesecake pie in back

More Delicious Banana Dessert Recipes

Banana Cream Pie
Ultimate Banana Pudding Poke Cake
No-Bake Banana Split Cake
Best Frosted Banana Walnut Cake
Banana Bourbon Bread Pudding
Carrot Banana Bundt Cake

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Banana Split No-Bake Pie

Prep Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour

This Banana Split No-Bake Pie will be the crowd-pleasing, scrumptious dessert you'll make for any occasion. It's perfect for summer BBQs, potlucks, and celebrations! The pie is a no-bake vanilla and chocolate fudge-swirled cheesecake that's perfectly chilled. It's decorated to resemble a banana split, topped with scoops of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry "ice cream" frosting. It's finished with whipped cream, fudge sauce, banana chips, and maraschino cherries.

Ingredients

Graham Cracker Crust:
1 1⁄2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1⁄4 cup sugar
6 Tablespoons unsalted sweet cream butter, melted
9 inch springform pan
Baking spray
Parchment paper
Vanilla Cheesecake:
Three 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup of powdered sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
16 ounces Cool Whip, thawed
2 cups hot fudge sauce
1 disposable piping bag
Topping:
1 - 16 ounces premade vanilla frosting
1 - 16 ounces premade chocolate fudge frosting
1 - 16 ounces premade strawberry frosting
3 medium cookie scoop
Maraschino cherries
Banana chips
Whipped cream topping:
1 1⁄2 cups of heavy whipping cream
3⁄4 cups of powdered sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Large piping bag with a star tip

Instructions

Gather all of the ingredients.
To make the graham cracker crust, line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with Pam Baking Spray. Combine the ingredients in a medium bowl. Spray the pie pan with the baking spray. Press half the graham cracker crust into the pie dish. Press the remaining crust up along the sides of the springform pan. Place the springform pan in the freezer while you make the no-bake cheesecake.
Make the No-Bake Cheesecake: Using a large bowl, beat together cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add the powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until completely smooth. Gently fold in the cool whip into the cheesecake batter until combined and smooth. Remove the crust from the freezer and scoop the cheesecake batter into the crust. Spoon about half of the hot fudge sauce into a microwave-safe bowl and place into the microwave for 30 seconds. Pour the hot fudge into the piping bag and cut the tip off of the piping bag. Pipe a squiggly line all over the top of the cheesecake. Using a butter knife, swirl the cheesecake and hot fudge together. Place the cheesecake into the fridge overnight.
Whipped Cream Directions:
Using a large bowl, place it in the freezer for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove the bowl and add the 1 1⁄2 C heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
Using a hand mixer, beat the ingredients until stiff peaks form, about 10 minutes. Scoop the whipped cream into the piping bag. Pipe dollops of whipped cream all around the edge of the pie. Place the pie into the freezer for 1 hour to harden the whipped cream.
Decorating the pie:
Before the hour is up, scoop some more hot fudge into a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds or until soft. Pour into a disposable piping bag and place in the freezer for 3 minutes. Remove the pie and hot fudge from the freezer. Remove the springform pan. Cut the tip off the hot fudge and pipe hot fudge onto the top of the whipped cream to make it look like fudge on top of ice cream.
Once done, place back into the freezer for 30 minutes
Once the 30 minutes is up, remove the pie from the freezer. Using the cookie scoopers, take the vanilla frosting and scoop a mound of frosting onto the center like an ice cream scoop. Take a second cookie scoop and scoop the chocolate frosting into a mound and scoop it out
next to the vanilla frosting mound. Repeat the steps with the strawberry frosting. Once you have a mound of frosting, take the whipped cream and pipe a big dollop on top. Place a maraschino cherry in the dollop.
Alternate between the banana chips and maraschino cherries as decorations.