Step back in time to when desserts were simple, comforting, and downright irresistible – the golden age of old-fashioned treats. This article is a delightful journey into the realm of timeless desserts that have been cherished for generations. From grandma's legendary apple pie to beloved rice puddings that warm the soul, these recipes evoke the nostalgic charm of bygone days. No need for fancy techniques or exotic ingredients – just pure, timeless goodness that never goes out of style. Whether you're yearning for a taste of the past or eager to share a classic delight, join us as we rediscover the magic of old-fashioned desserts. So, don your apron, bask in the cozy scents, and let the sweet nostalgia sweep you away!
Chocolate Sheet Cake
No one will know this Chocolate Sheet Cake is gluten free! It's moist, delicious and the icing has just the right amount of chocolate in it.
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Chocolate Tart
Gluten free and full of chocolate flavor this Chocolate Tart is perfect for holiday entertaining. Serve it with whipped cream and lots of pomegranate arils.
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Lemon Blueberry Cake
Gluten Free Lemon Blueberry Cake is a deliciously light and subtly sweet treat with juicy blueberries in every bite. Coated with sumptuous cream cheese frosting, this cake is moist, soft, and perfect for holidays, weekends, or just because.
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Sweet And Delicious Graham Cracker Toffee Bars
Your family will go crazy for this Christmas crack recipe! These graham cracker toffee bars are a perfect quick and easy holiday treat!
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Lofthouse Cookies Recipe
This copycat Lofthouse cookie recipe is based on the original ingredients. They are soft, cakey and topped in sweet pink buttercream frosting.
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Confetti Squares
Peanut butter butterscotch confetti squares with coloured marshmallows are a great sweet treat for anyone with a sweet tooth.
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The Best Double Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding Recipe
Indulge in the perfect comfort food with our double chocolate chip bread pudding recipe. It's a sweet twist on a classic favorite!
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Apple Pan Dowdy Recipe
This Apple Pandowdy Recipe is loaded with sweetly spiced tender apples and covered in a pie crust that's been sprinkled with cinnamon sugar!
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Best Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe
Sticky Toffee Pudding is a rich and cozy date cake and soaked in a sticky toffee sauce. A decadent, sweet, and comforting dessert.
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Easy Homemade Apple Crisp Recipe
Easy Homemade Apple Crisp Recipe: Apples of choice, 1 ½ cups oats, quick-cooking or old-fashioned, 1 ½ cups brown sugar...
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Old Fashioned Applesauce Spice Cake
Enjoy the warm and comforting flavors of applesauce spice cake with cream cheese frosting. This fall dessert is easy to make from scratch!
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Triple Berry Crisp
Triple berry crisp is an easy recipe that uses either fresh or frozen berries. Serve this summer dessert warm with vanilla ice cream.
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Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie
This old fashioned sugar cream pie (Hoosier pie) has a vanilla custard (no eggs) and carmelized cinnamon sugar topping. So delicious!
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Granny Cake With Coconut
This old-fashioned Granny Cake recipe is a delicious pineapple cake with a sprinkling of brown sugar and a creamy, buttery sauce with chopped nuts and coconut poured over the top.
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Old Fashioned Chocolate Pie
This easy, homemade old fashioned chocolate pie recipe delivers a creamy, chocolate pudding filling just like grandma's recipe.
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Easy Homemade Banana Cream Pie
This classic banana cream pie is an easy no bake dessert with creamy vanilla pudding and sliced bananas layered in your favorite pie crust!
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Ambrosia Fruit Salad
Ambrosia Salad is a 15-minute side dish or dessert that combines shredded coconut, canned fruit, mini-marshmallows, and chopped walnuts!
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Old-Fashioned Chocolate Eclair Cake
Old-Fashioned Chocolate Eclair Cake is a no bake, scrumptious dessert that is packed with flavor and quite refreshing!
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Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler
An old-fashioned recipe that is ready to eat in an hour! A syrupy, juicy peach layer and a buttery biscuit topping that is soft but crunchy.
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Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies Recipe
This Molasses Cookies recipe belongs in every recipe box! It is one of the most treasured of old fashioned Christmas cookies.
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Old Fashioned Caramel Snack Cake
Don’t let the simple look of this cake fool you! Old Fashioned Caramel Snack Cake is rich, tender and soft.
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Old Fashioned Chocolate Southern Pound Cake
Old Fashioned Chocolate Southern Pound is soft with a tender texture that melts in your mouth with every heavenly bite.
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Lemon Bars
These one bowl lemon bars have a crisp, buttery shortbread crust, and a rich lemon curd filling made from scratch with fresh lemons!
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Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
One of the easiest cakes you'll ever bake, this old-fashioned one bowl chocolate mayonnaise cake needs only 7 ingredients and no butter or eggs!
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Old-Fashioned Chess Pie
This classic Southern chess pie is irresistibly buttery and sweet. This easy-breezy recipe only takes 10 minutes to prepare and is sure to please!
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Baked Apples Recipe
These baked apples are stuffed with an oatmeal brown sugar filling, then baked until tender and juicy. Add ice cream for a satisfying dessert.
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Chocolate Fondue
This chocolate fondue is a rich and creamy dark chocolate dip that takes just minutes to make. Serve your fondue with an assortment of fruit and sweets.
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Sourdough Bran Muffins
These old-fashioned Sourdough Bran Muffins are full of fiber and not too sweet. They're extremely moist made with buttermilk, sourdough discard, and molasses.
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Old Fashioned Strawberry Glaze Pie
Fresh strawberry glaze pie, with a creamy filling and homemade strawberry pie glaze, is ideal for any spring or summer gathering.
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Baked Custard
This classic baked custard recipe is an old-fashioned dessert. This easy recipe makes silky smooth baked egg custard with almost no prep.
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Old Fashioned Sour Cream Raisin Pie
If this sour cream and raisin pie tastes like something your grandma would make, it's because she probably would! This pie is sweet, creamy and delicious with a pillow of fluffy meringue on top.
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Classic Double Crust Apple Pie
Classic Double Crust Apple Pie with crisp, golden layers of buttery pastry and a luscious filling of sweet and tart apples.
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Depression Cake
Depression Cake is also called wacky cake, named after its unusual easy ingredients. It is anything but wacky resulting in a moist, rich, chocolate cake.
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Peanut Butter Cornflake Cookies (Cornflake Candy)
These peanut butter cornflake cookies (also known as cornflake candy) are a simple and easy no-bake dessert the whole family will love.
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Apple Hand Pies
Apple Hand Pies with apple pie filling inside pie crust or biscuit dough. Apple pie recipe has homemade apple filling, flaky pie crust.
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Oatmeal Pie Recipe (Old Fashioned Pie)
A sweet and gooey filling packed with oats and brown sugar is baked into a buttery crust to create this fabulous oatmeal pie recipe. Perfect for Thanksgiving or holidays.
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Pistachio Pudding Cake (Watergate Cake)
Sweet pistachio pudding cake is a vintage recipe also known as Watergate cake that is sweet, nutty with a beautiful green color!
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Nana'S Pineapple Delight (Pineapple Bars Recipe)
Nana’s Pineapple Delight is a vintage treat from my grandmother; sweet, fruity pineapple bars with a creamy vanilla frosting and flaky butter crust.
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Watergate Salad
This Watergate Salad Recipe, also known as "Pistachio Delight," is a delicious dessert salad recipe made from a mixture of pistachio pudding, crushed pineapple, whipped topping, chopped pecans, and mini marshmallows. Sweet, creamy, and so easy to make, it takes just 5 minutes to make!
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Brooklyn Blackout Cake
This Brooklyn Blackout Cake has chocolate cake, pudding and frosting covered in crumbs! It's gluten free, nut free, eggless and easily vegan!
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Amish Peanut Butter Pie
This creamy Amish peanut butter pie recipe is filled with peanut butter crumbles, homemade vanilla pudding, and topped with fluffy whipped cream.
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