Desserts are a great comfort food. There’s just something about desserts from childhood that makes them even more comforting. Go back to your younger days with these 15 old-fashioned desserts.
Old-Fashioned Chocolate Eclair Cake
Combine all the flavors of a good old chocolate eclair with the size of a cake. No more fighting over who gets the last one, as there is enough for everybody.
You need: 2 packs graham crackers, 2 packs vanilla pudding mix, 500 ml milk, 250 g whipped topping, 150 g chocolate frosting.
- Mix pudding with milk and topping.
- Layer crackers and filling in a dish.
- Top with frosting and chill 6 hours.
Old Fashioned Banana Pudding
There’s nothing quite like banana pudding to make you feel at home. This old-fashioned recipe keeps things simple while still giving it that down-home goodness.
You need: 1 pack vanilla wafers, 4 bananas, 500 ml custard, 250 ml whipped cream.
- Layer wafers, sliced bananas and custard.
- Repeat.
- Top with cream and chill 3 hours.
Blackberry Cobbler From Scratch
Everybody knows that cobbler is a pie recipe for people who struggle with pie recipes. But that means more people can make it, so there’s no excuse to skip this blackberry cobbler recipe.
You need: 500 g blackberries, 100 g sugar, 150 g flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 120 ml milk, 60 g butter.
- Cook berries with half the sugar.
- Mix a batter and pour into a dish.
- Top with berries and bake at 180°C for 35 min.
Homemade Chocolate Coffee Ice Cream
Head back to the Leave it to Beaver days with this ice cream recipe. June may never have made homemade chocolate coffee ice cream, but you can, quickly and easily.
You need: 500 ml cream, 400 ml condensed milk, 3 tbsp instant coffee, 3 tbsp cocoa.
- Whip cream.
- Fold in condensed milk, coffee and cocoa.
- Freeze 6 hours.
Vintage Strawberry Cake Recipe
When people think about cake flavors, they usually think of vanilla or chocolate. This vintage strawberry cake recipe brings back the popularity of strawberry flavor.
You need: 250 g flour, 200 g sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, 3 eggs, 120 g butter, 100 g mashed strawberries, strawberry frosting.
- Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and strawberries.
- Fold in dry ingredients.
- Bake at 175°C for 30 min and frost.
Flapper Pie
Flapper pie is a simple custard pie that gained popularity in the 1920s. It’s deliberately kept easy, using ingredients most people already have in their kitchens.
You need: 1 graham cracker crust, 400 ml custard, 3 egg whites, 100 g sugar.
- Pour custard in the crust.
- Whisk whites with sugar into meringue and swirl on top.
- Bake at 160°C for 15 min and chill.
Pound Cake Recipe
It’s hard to find anyone who isn’t a fan of a good old pound cake. This simple dessert can be eaten all by itself or dressed up with things like fruit and whipped cream. There are so many options.
You need: 250 g butter, 250 g sugar, 5 eggs, 250 g flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp vanilla.
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla, fold in flour.
- Bake at 170°C for 1 hour.
American Strawberry Shortcake
Speaking of classic dessert recipes, what could be more classic than strawberry shortcake? This recipe gives all the steps to make the entire thing, even the biscuit.
You need: 250 g flour, 3 tbsp sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, 80 g butter, 120 ml milk, 400 g strawberries, whipped cream.
- Make biscuits and bake at 220°C for 12 min.
- Macerate strawberries with sugar.
- Split biscuits, fill with berries and cream.
Old Fashioned Banana Bread Recipe
Banana bread has existed for almost as long as bananas. Anyone with a few overripe bananas owes it to themselves to look up this old-fashioned recipe and try it.
You need: 3 ripe bananas, 200 g flour, 150 g sugar, 1 egg, 80 g butter, 1 tsp baking soda.
- Mash bananas and mix with butter, sugar and egg.
- Fold in flour and soda.
- Bake at 175°C for 55 min.
Grandma’s Old Fashioned Sweet Potato
Is there any dessert more vintage than sweet potato pie? Just the sound of it takes you back. And this recipe is second to none.
You need: 3 sweet potatoes, 100 g sugar, 50 g butter, 1 tsp cinnamon, 100 ml milk, 1 egg.
- Boil and mash potatoes.
- Mix with other ingredients.
- Bake at 180°C for 30 min.
Grandma’s Old Fashioned Custard Pie
There is nothing like a sweet, creamy custard pie to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. The addition of nutmeg gives this old-fashioned dessert a little something extra.
You need: 1 pastry case, 4 eggs, 500 ml milk, 100 g sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, nutmeg.
- Whisk eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla.
- Pour into the pastry case.
- Bake at 175°C for 40 min with nutmeg.
Cherry Wink Cookies
Cornflake cookies are one of those recipes that were developed out of necessity back in the day, but nowadays, we only remember the taste. Adding cherries in the middle helps up the throwback quality these cookies have in droves.
You need: 250 g flour, 150 g sugar, 100 g butter, 1 egg, 50 g cornflakes, 50 g dates, cherries.
- Make a dough and fold in dates.
- Roll in cornflakes and top with a cherry.
- Bake at 175°C for 12 min.
Vegan Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Want a classic pineapple upside-down cake recipe to bring back yesteryear? This is the one for you. Want a delicious vegan cake recipe that people with or without dietary concerns will love? This is the one for you.
You need: 200 g flour, 120 g sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, 250 ml plant milk, 80 ml oil, pineapple rings, 50 g brown sugar.
- Arrange pineapple with brown sugar in the tin.
- Pour over the batter.
- Bake at 180°C for 35 min and invert.
Grandma’s Old Fashioned Carrot Cake
It’s time to reveal the secret. Carrot cake is really just spice cake, with carrot shavings added to keep it moist. But it’s no secret that it tastes delicious, and this old-fashioned dessert definitely delivers.
You need: 250 g flour, 200 g sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, 3 eggs, 150 ml oil, 250 g grated carrot, 1 tsp cinnamon, cream cheese frosting.
- Mix wet then dry ingredients and fold in carrot.
- Bake at 175°C for 35 min.
- Cool and frost.
Old Fashioned Tea Cake Cookies
Tea cakes are much like sugar cookies, but some key differences exist. Whether you have been eating these your whole life or never heard of them, you owe it to yourself to try this recipe.
You need: 300 g flour, 150 g sugar, 120 g butter, 1 egg, 3 tbsp milk, 1 tsp vanilla.
- Cream butter and sugar, add egg and vanilla.
- Add flour and milk.
- Cut rounds and bake at 180°C for 10 min.
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