Ingredients
Scale
- Cooking spray for a 9×13 pan 🧴
- 2 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs (about 3 sleeves) 🍪
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted 🧈
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 🥄
- ¼ teaspoon salt 🧂
- 16 oz (450g) cream cheese, room temperature 🧀
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature 🧈
- ¼ cup sour cream (or Greek yogurt) 🥣
- 1 ⅔ cups powdered sugar (about 200g) 🍚
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 🍋
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 🌿
- 8 oz whipped topping, thawed (or homemade whipped cream) 🍦
- 3–4 bananas, sliced 🍌
- 16 oz strawberries, sliced 🍓
- 20 oz crushed pineapple, thoroughly drained 🍍
- 8 oz extra whipped topping, thawed (optional) 🍧
- ¼ cup salted peanuts, chopped 🥜
- ¼ cup chocolate syrup or hot fudge sauce 🍫
- Maraschino cherries for garnish 🍒
- Sprinkles for garnish ✨
Instructions
- Lightly spray the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside 🧴.
- Make the graham crust: In a medium bowl combine graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, granulated sugar and salt until evenly moistened 🍪🧈.
- Press the crumb mixture firmly and evenly into the prepared baking dish (use the bottom of a measuring cup or glass to compact). Refrigerate the crust while you prepare the filling ❄️.
- Make the cheesecake layer: In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat cream cheese and room-temperature butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy 🧀🧈.
- Add sour cream, lemon juice and vanilla; beat until incorporated, scraping the bowl as needed 🍋🌿.
- Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until fully incorporated and smooth, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl 🍚.
- Fold the whipped topping gently into the cream cheese mixture until light and fully combined, keeping the texture airy 🍦.
- Spread the cheesecake mixture evenly over the chilled graham cracker crust using an offset spatula or the back of a spoon 🥄.
- Assemble the fruit layer: Arrange banana slices evenly over the cheesecake layer, followed by the sliced strawberries and then the well-drained crushed pineapple. Distribute fruit so every bar gets a bit of each fruit 🍌🍓🍍.
- If using, spread the extra whipped topping over the fruit to cover, or reserve for piping when serving 🍧.
- Cover the dish with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight, until firm (about 360 minutes) ❄️.
- To serve: Drizzle chocolate syrup or hot fudge over the top, pipe on additional whipped cream if desired, then sprinkle chopped peanuts and sprinkles and finish with maraschino cherries. Cut into bars and serve immediately 🍫🥜🍒. Enjoy!