Delicious Dessert Recipes: 26 Vintage Desserts to Remember

Transport your taste buds back to the '50s with our Creamy Fruit Cocktail Mold. It's a wiggly-jiggly treat that has plenty of creamy and fruity flavor. It's just as tasty today as it was in yesteryears!

Our Diner-Style Banana Cream Pie will surely put a smile on your face! With just a few easy shortcuts, this vintage dessert recipe can be on your table ready to be served up. And yes, they'll go bananas over it!

This thick, traditional pudding always puts a smile on our face 'cause it reminds us of Mom's old-fashioned vanilla pudding. Yup, there's nothing like a little Classic Vanilla Pudding to bring back good childhood memories.

Tangy rhubarb and sweet ruby red strawberries make for a tasty marriage of flavors in our old-fashioned Strawberry Rhubarb Pie recipe. Whether you use fresh or frozen rhubarb, this strawberry rhubarb pie recipe is always a year-round favorite. Strawberry pies are fantastic to make when you're expecting company, since they use such a beloved fruit! Bake up a fresh strawberry rhubarb pie and watch the compliments come pouring in.

Connie, from Mobile, Alabama, was given the original molasses cookies recipe from her Grandma and, over the years, has tweaked to be a little more "dressed up." She makes them every year around the holidays! Chances are, your family will love this vintage recipe too.

Rice pudding is one of those comfort foods that just soothes the soul. Our recipe for Classic Rice Pudding takes this down-home dessert back to basics with its light vanilla flavor and creamy taste.

An all-time favorite, our Lemon Meringue Pie recipe tastes like a sweet and tangy slice of heaven. You'll love the yummy meringue topping on this vintage dessert recipe!

We're taking your taste buds back to an age of flappers and jazz music with this homemade Roaring Twenties Cake recipe. This spice cake recipe combines some of the most popular cake flavors of the decade, so that you have a cake that's so good, it'll make you want to dance the Charleston.

This classic recipe for Pineapple Upside-Down Cake uses the easy shortcut of a cake mix. And why not? With this recipe, we get the scrumptious "from scratch" taste we want without missing a beat in our busy lifestyles!

To say that this cake is all about strawberries is an understatement! Our recipe for Strawberry Cake features strawberry gelatin, sliced strawberries, and strawberry preserves to give this cake its signature "berry"-sweet taste.

'Tis the season to say "thank you" to your kids' teachers. Go old school by gifting them a batch of old-fashioned, homemade Chocolate Walnut Fudge. Betcha this treat will send your kids straight to the head of the class!

Boy, oh boy, will this milkshake remind you of bobby socks and saddle shoes! This vintage recipe will make you think you've gone back in time to a '50s soda fountain!

Here's the perfect dessert for fancy holiday parties, small get-togethers, and lazy nights at home. Yup, it's that versatile. Our easy take on the traditional Cherries Jubilee whips up in a quick 5 minutes, and the simple fact that you'll never have to turn on the stove is just the cherry on top. 

We've heard that chocolate cream pie is one of the favorite pies in this country, next to apple and pumpkin. It might become the #1 favorite when this recipe gets around!

Sometimes all you want is a slice of homemade cake, covered in thick frosting, with a tall glass of milk. That's when you need this Classic Yellow Cake recipe. Our from-scratch yellow cake is absolutely delicious.

It used to be that you couldn't go into a diner without having a cherry cola. Cherry Cola Parfaits give you that same old-time taste and feel in a gelatin dessert. This vintage recipe will make you feel like you're back right back in a classic diner enjoying a cherry cola. 

You're going to love our recipe for Ambrosia Tapioca Pudding so much, you're going to have a hard time deciding whether to serve this easy pudding recipe as a salad or dessert. Creamy, fruity, and filled with mini marshmallows...how can you go wrong?

Draw your gang to the table with our easy Amish-style Shoofly Pie recipe. This sweet pie, with its melt-in-your mouth crust and gooey molasses filling, is a classic homestyle Amish dessert that never goes out of style.

Bake up a tried-and-true favorite with our recipe for Homestyle Buttermilk Cake. This cake will remind you of all the times Grandma would call you to the table and have a large slice and a glass of milk waiting for you. It's such a classic! 

Say hello to sunshine, good times, and Southern Peach Cobbler! Just imagine warm, gooey cinnamon peaches, a crusty crust, and a big scoop of vanilla ice cream, and that's summertime in the South. But you know what? You don't have to be below the Mason-Dixon Line to enjoy this one!

This light and heavenly Lemon-Glazed Angel Food Cake is a cinch to make. Yes, you can make your own Angel Food Cake with our easy cake recipe from scratch that'll make you a hero. Don't get intimidated 'cause we only use everyday ingredients you already have lying around your house, so you can have a slice of homemade angel food cake anytime you'd like! Top it with your favorite fruit or frosting for an extra special treat.

When you're craving the classic tastes of the good old days, this bread pudding recipe will do the trick. Our Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding is made the same way Grandma used to make it when she was a young girl, and boy is it good!

Our Old-Fashioned Root Beer Floats were a popular choice at the drive-in and are sure to be a hit in your home. With just two ingredients, this easy ice cream float is still one of our favorite ice cream parlor beverages!

Do you remember when Mom would bring out her famous hot milk cake after dinner and everyone would line up for a piece? Well, we recreated one of your favorites to bring you this Old-Fashioned Hot Milk Cake Recipe. It's a simple cake, made with simple ingredients, that tastes simply amazing.

These old-fashioned Sponge Cookies are so light and airy, you'll find that they go great with a mug of something warm or with your favorite side of fresh berries and cream. They're easy to make and loved by all!

Satisfy your sweet tooth with a dessert that's full of simple, summery tastes. Our vintage dessert recipe for Classic Strawberry Shortcake is a favorite that can be enjoyed any time of the year!