Ingredients:
Crust
- 1 stick butter (melted)
- 1 box graham crumbs = 1 pkg crackers
Cream Cheese Mixture
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/4 cup butter (softened)
- 3 cups xxx sugar (*grandkid note: powdered sugar)
Toppings
- 20 oz crushed pineapple (drained)
- 16 oz cool whip
- 4 oz maraschino cherries
- 4 bananas
- *Nuts
- *Hot Fudge
*optional
Assemble in Layers
- Crust
- Cream cheese mixture
- Bananas
- Pineapple
- Cool whip
- Cherries
- Nuts
- Fudge sauce (drizzled)

Grandkid Note
The first time I read one of Grandma’s recipes, I had no idea what xxx sugar was. I had to ask mom, since searching the Publix app for that came up with nothing! I learned that is the recipe short for powdered or confectioners sugar.
Ciara
