Banana Split Dessert

CRUST
1/2 cup butter
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup brown sugar

FILLING
19 oz (540 mL) crushed pineapple, drained
2 cups icing sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla

2 medium oranges, optional or 2 small tins of mandarin oranges
3 large bananas

2 cups whipping cream (or 2 envelope topping)
Graham cracker crumbs, chopped nuts and cherries

Crust: Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in crumbs and sugar. Press in ungreased 9 x 13 pan. Use as is or bake in 350 deg F oven for 10 minutes. Cool.

Filling: Scatter pineapple evenly over base.

Put sugar, butter and vanilla into mixing bowl. Beat for 10 minutes. Spread over pineapple.

Peel oranges. Cut into thin slices, then cut each slice into 2 or 3 pieces. Layer over filling. Layer thin slices of banana over top.

Whip cream until stiff. Spread over fruit. Sprinkle with mixture of crumbs, nuts and cherries or only use one item for topping if preferred, or spoon on chocolate sauce, or leave plain.