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Banana Cranberry Dessert Recipe

This cool, creamy dessert prompts recipe requests whenever I take it to covered-dish. The mellow flavor of bananas complements the texture of cranberries. — Zelda Patterson, Grand Prairie, Texas

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Banana Cranberry Dessert Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling

Yield: 9 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups crushed vanilla wafers (about 44 wafers), divided
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
6 tablespoons lemon juice
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
1 to 2 medium firm bananas, sliced and quartered
2 cups chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Directions

Sprinkle 1 cup wafer crumbs in an 8-in. square dish coated with cooking spray. In a bowl, combine the milk, lemon juice and vanilla. Pour over crumbs and spread to cover. Sprinkle with pecans.
In another bowl, combine the bananas, cranberries and sugar. Spread over pecans. In a large bowl, beat the cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over fruit layer. Sprinkle with remaining wafer crumbs. Refrigerate until chilled. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 503 calories, 26 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 53 mg cholesterol, 128 mg sodium, 65 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Banana Cranberry Dessert in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2005, p150