Crumb Crust
1 sleeve chocolate graham crackers, crushed
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 ½ finely chopped pecans
¼ cup sugar
½ cup butter melted
Preheat oven to 300.
Combine graham cracker crumbs, coconut, pecans and sugar
Add melted butter, stir well.
Spread mixture in rimmed sheet pan and bake for 15 minutes stirring often.
Set aside to cool. ** you can do this a day ahead and place in ziplock bag
Whipped Cream Topping (May substitute Cool Whip or Redi Whip)
1 pt. heavy whipping cream
¼ c. sugar
½ tsp. vanilla
Place ingredients in chilled bowl and whip on high until peaks form
Filling
8 oz. cream cheese softened
14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
2 (3 oz) pkgs. instant chocolate pudding mix (may substitute 1 pkg. chocolate for1 vanilla)
3 cups cold milk
4-6 bananas sliced into ½ inch chunks
Beat cream cheese with mixer until smooth
Add sweetened condensed milk, beat until well combined
Stir in pudding mix and milk, beat until smooth.
Layering
Reserve 2 tbsp. crumb mixture
In large glass serving bowl or trifle dish layer:
1/3 of pudding
½ bananas
½ crumb mixture
1/3 pudding
½ bananas
½ crumb mixture
1/3 pudding
Top with whipped cream
Garnish with reserved crumb mixture