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Monday, April 27, 2015

Peanut Butter-banana-chocolate Train Wreck

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1 (18 ounce) box reduced-sugar chocolate cake mix (prepared according to directions on box.)
  • egg
  • oil
  • water
  • 1/2 cup reduced-fat peanut butter
  • 8 ounces cool whip lite, separated (reserve 2 oz for topping)
  • 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
  • 3 bananas, 1 reserved
  • 1/4 cup sugar-free chocolate syrup

Recipe

  • 1 cut cake into 1 - 1 1/2â€? squares. set aside.
  • 2 beat the sugar, cream cheese, and peanut butter together in medium bowl until creamy and smooth.
  • 3 fold in 6 oz of cool whip. (reserve last 2 oz to use as topping.).
  • 4 slice 2 of the bananas in approximately 1/4 inch slices. (reserve third banana.).
  • 5 please note: amounts of each ingredient will depend on the type of glass or bowl you choose. i used a parfait glass that was about 3 1/2 inches in diameter (top) and about 4 inches high.
  • 6 to assemble your train wrecks, press each layer in firmly to compact.
  • 7 press 3-4 pieces of cake in bottom of parfait glass.
  • 8 top with 3-4 slices of banana.
  • 9 squirt enough chocolate sauce to cover the bananas.
  • 10 add 1/4 c of the peanut butter mixture.
  • 11 repeat layers until the parfait glass is almost full. (i repeated my layers three complete times, so that the peanut butter mixture was on top.).
  • 12 repeat, filling other parfait glasses.
  • 13 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 - 3 hours.
  • 14 right before serving, slice reserved banana into approximately 1/4 inch slices.
  • 15 remove train wrecks from fridge and top with a plop of the reserved whipped topping, 2-3 slices of banana and a chunk of chocolate cake.
  • 16 for the risk-takers in your life: top with additional chocolate syrup!
  • 17 enjoy!

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