Ingredients

  • 55 vanilla wafer cookies (about 3 2/3 cups from a 12 oz. box)
  • 12 cup butter, melted
  • 1 (3 1/2 ounce) boxcook and serve instant vanilla flavor pudding and pie filling, not sure of the oz. size, but it is the 4-serving size
  • 2 cups low-fat milk
  • 2 ripe bananas, thinly sliced
  • 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained and patted dry with paper towels
  • 1 (8 ounce) container whipped topping, thawed
  • 14 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 square semisweet baking chocolate (1 oz.)
  • 8 vanilla wafers
  • 8 bananas, slices
  • 9 stemmed maraschino cherries, patted dry

Method

  • Have ready a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
  • Crust:
  • Process cookies in food processor until fine crumbs form.
  • Add butter; pulse to blend.
  • Using bottom of a small measuring cup, press evenly over bottom and up sides of tart pan.
  • Filling:.
  • Prepare pudding mix as box directs using the 2 cups milk.
  • Pour into crust and refrigerate about 1 hour until set and cold.
  • Top pudding with bananas; cover with pineapple.
  • Drop large spoonfuls of whipped topping over pineapple; spread almost to crust mounding slightly in center.
  • Remove pan sides (place on a small sturdy bowl and let pan sides fall down).
  • Put tart on serving plate.
  • Garnish:.
  • Sprinkle tart with wanuts.
  • Holding chocolate over tart, slowly and firmly pull a swivel-blade vegetable peeler across the chocolate, letting just a few shavings fall on top.
  • Melt remaining chocolate in microwave.
  • Arrange wafer cookies, banana slices and cherries on tart; use a spoon to drizzle with the melted chocolate.
  • Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 1 hour.