Discover the Secret Recipes Behind Your Favorite Childhood Desserts—Number 7 Will Surprise You!
Ever crave the taste of desserts that remind you of your childhood? This collection of retro sweets is all about those classic flavors that take you back. From the aroma of freshly baked brownies to the sight of colorful cupcakes, these nostalgic goodies are sure to stir up happy memories and bring a smile to your face.
Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
Soft and chewy peanut butter cookies with a chocolate center, these cookies are easy to make and loved by everyone. They’re perfect for Christmas, bake sales, potlucks, and picnics. Also known as peanut butter kisses or Hershey’s peanut butter blossoms.
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Cinnamon Rice Pudding
Sweet and with a hint of citrus, this creamy rice pudding recipe (arroz con leche) has been in my family for ages. It is easy to make and keeps refrigerated for several days. We like it cold dusted with ground cinnamon, but you can eat it at room temperature or even warm.
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Homemade Nutter Butters
Remember the iconic Nutter Butters? Crispy, crunchy cookies sandwiched with creamy peanut butter goodness – a classic childhood treat. We created these homemade Nutter Butters so you can enjoy them with real food ingredients!
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Pumpkin Bread With Cream Cheese Frosting
This wonderful, moist, and easy pumpkin bread with cream cheese frosting is the perfect cake to enjoy during the pumpkin season. Fluffy Pumpkin Loaf infused with aromatic spices you love and frosted with an easy, 3 ingredients cream cheese icing that is very well balanced in sweetness (also made without butter!).
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Old Fashioned Banana Cream Pie
Simple ingredients and a special method make this Old Fashioned Banana Cream Pie easy to make at home. It’s a creamy, delicious, nostalgic dessert choice.
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Fluffy Vanilla Mousse Parfaits
Vanilla mousse parfaits are a decadent, 3-ingredient holiday dessert. Make this quick and easy after-dinner indulgence in just 15 minutes!
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Vintage Prune Cake
This Vintage Prune Cake Recipe will remind you of days gone by. It’s a spiced cake topped with a caramel buttermilk glaze that’s absolutely delicious!
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Apple Bread Pudding
If you’ve been wondering what to do with that leftover bread sitting on the counter, this apple bread pudding is a delicious way to use it! Made with fresh apples, everyday bread, and warm cinnamon, this old-fashioned apple bread pudding recipe takes little effort yet packs plenty of sweet flavor. Serve it with your favorite toppings or a bowl of vanilla ice cream for a delightful and comforting fall dessert that will have the whole family running back for seconds!
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Date Pinwheel Cookies
These vintage Date Pinwheel Cookies are a nostalgic choice for your holiday cookie trays. Cookie dough is rolled with a sweet date filling to create these delicious treats.
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Pear Cobbler
This old-fashioned pear cobbler recipe is super simple to make and is one of my go-to desserts to make when I’m having people over. Impress your guests with this fancy, secretly effortless recipe.
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Biscuit Base Lemon Meringue Pie
This no-bake crust will save you from the drama of mixing, chilling and blind-baking a shortcrust pastry base. Instead, this is a quick and easy kickoff to a beautiful dessert.
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Sock It to Me Cake
Sock It to Me Cake is a doctored up cake recipe that starts with a box of cake mix and ends up as a delicious cinnamon sugar bundt cake packed with pecans and brown sugar.
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Mini Boston Cream Pie
An American classic dessert, Boston Cream Pie is a moist and tender vanilla cake filled with a thick layer of rich pastry cream and draped with a glossy dark chocolate ganache. This decadent 6-inch mini Boston Cream Pie perfect for small gatherings!
Old Fashioned Honeybun Cake
This homemade honeybun cake recipe simulates the pastry: moist yellow cake with a brown sugar cinnamon swirl and honey-laced vanilla icing. It whips up with just 25 minutes of hands-on prep time with no cake mix needed!
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Orange Blossom Cake
This small bundt cake is sweet, tangy and perfectly moist. Topped with orange blossom water glaze.
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Lime Jello Salad with Cream Cheese
Lime jello salad is the ultimate holiday side dish or potluck recipe! Made with crushed pineapple, marshmallows, and cream cheese, this light and refreshing fruit salad is sure to be a hit at your next gathering.
Get the recipe: Lime Jello Salad with Cream Cheese