Bananas 'n' Cream Squares

Wow! If you're a banana lover, with Bananas 'n' Cream Squares, you just stumbled across a dream-come-true dessert!

Serves: 12

Cooking Time: 1 hr 20 min

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) chilled butter
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped pecans, divided
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 (16-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided
• 4 ripe bananas
• 2 (4-serving) packages banana or vanilla instant pudding and pie filling
• 3 cups milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
    
2. In a large bowl, cut butter into flour and mix with a fork until mixture is crumbly. Add 1/2 cup pecans and mix well. Press mixture into prepared baking dish.
    
3. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, or until light golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
    
4. In a large bowl, with an electric beater on medium speed, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until well combined. Add half the whipped topping; mix well. Pour over cooled crust.
    
5. Cut bananas into 1/4-inch slices and arrange in a single layer over cream cheese layer.
    
6. In a large bowl, with an electric beater on medium speed, beat pudding mix and milk until creamy. Spoon over bananas and top with remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup chopped pecans. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour before serving.