By: Author Judy Kahansky
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Vintage recipes will help you create lasting memories?
Well, that’s a big promise.
So Judy if I bake your vintage chocolate cake recipe, that’s a throwback from the 1950’s I’ll remember it forever?
Or whip up a grasshopper pie that was really popular in the 60’s?
I believe you will.
We’re going to talk about vintage desserts specifically, both no bake and vintage baking recipes.
Think old school dessert recipes, ok?
So what is a vintage recipe anyway?
To me vintage recipes are what your Mom and Grandma used to make. Vintage desserts like Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake or Lemon Freeze Dessert.
Recipes that were popular in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Wiki says that anything that is 20 years old or more is vintage – so that leaves lots of room for the 90s and 2000s!
I think vintage means different things to each of us, and where your own personal frame of reference comes from.
Like how old you are!
Remember seeing a recipe box like this?
Is vintage the same as retro?
When it comes to food, popular culture says yes, they are interchangeable. But in the world of fashion, vintage clothing and retro clothing are absolutely different!
Vintage desserts can include magic cookie bars, rice krispie squares or blueberry cheesecake!
How do I create lasting memories?
I’m so glad you asked!
It’s really very easy.
Think back to a favorite family gathering, like Thanksgiving, or Christmas? Maybe the annual picnic for the 4th of July or Canada Day.
There is always a dish that everyone remembers or asks for. Maybe it’s Grandma’s coleslaw, or Aunt Betty’s Ranger Cookies.
I’m always asked to bring one thing — can you guess what it is?
Pie!
My food memories or food nostalgia I like to call it include my Mom’s raspberry dream bars, and my Grandma’s honey tarts.
I’m sure right now you know exactly what foods your family asks for over and over because a) they love it and b) the memories that seeing and eating that food creates.
What do you think?
So here is collection of wonderful, easy desserts that are vintage or retro – whatever you choose to call them.
Please let me know which ones are your faves and I always love to see pics of what you’ve made!
xo
More Vintage Recipes!
Vintage desserts from the 50s, 60s and 70s that are fun to make, taste delicious and great for parties, picnics & potlucks. All tried and true favorites that will help you create lasting memories.
Applesauce Cake- A Vintage Recipe
If you've been looking for a delicious spice cake that looks as good as it tastes you've arrived! A rich moist cake you can bake in a bundt pan, square or as a layer cake, and smother it in creamy cinnamon cream cheese frosting. xo
Gummy Worm Treats You Can Make With Your Kids
Rice Krispie Treats have been around for a very long time. We shake this up with this fun version that adds gummy worms and chocolate frosting.
S'mores Magic Cookie Bar Pizza
An all time favorite, also known as 5 layer cookie bars, this recipe uses sweetened condensed milk. Popular during the holidays, we changed things up by adding a S'mores topping!
Easy Key Lime Pie Recipe
A delicious and easy key lime recipe that is quick to put together and cooks on top of the stove. Perfect anytime!
Easy Chocolate Pie Recipe
This old fashioned homemade chocolate pie recipe is one of my Grandma's and it's a family favourite! A creamy pudding pie filling, topped with mile high whipped cream, it's sure to be a crowd pleaser!
Old Fashioned Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake Recipe
This luscious and deliciously moist Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake Recipe comes from my Grandma's old recipe ledger. It's so easy and the taste is out of this world!
Tomato Soup Cake Muffins
A rich and moist spice cake that has tomato soup as a main ingredient! We made this vintage recipe without eggs and made the cake batter into muffins.1950s recipes can be a bit strange sometimes, but they taste so good!
Raspberry Pie Dream Bars
A Delicious Classic Dessert that combines a shortbread cookie base, sweet raspberry filling and a crunchy, nutty topping. Makes 24 squares.
Super Easy No Bake Grasshopper Pie | a 60's Treat!
This scrumptiously super EASY no bake grasshopper pie from the 60's is so light and fluffy – full of delicious Cool Whip, cream cheese, Oreos and Crème de Menthe! With a smooth minty chocolate-y taste, folks will ask for seconds. Think mint chocolate chip ice cream! NOTE: Cook Time shown is actually 4 hours to chill in the refrigerator.
Apple Pandowdy Recipe
A classic Americana dessert, pandowdy recipes were created before folks rolled out pie crusts! I love the mini cast iron pans too. xo
Easy Apple Crisp Recipe
An easy to make and bake apple dessert, full of crunchy goodness, brown sugar, butter, this fall & winter classic is always a crowd pleaser
Banana Bread Recipe (Starbucks Copycat)
The secret to a really good banana bread is that it's moist and delicious . This copycat recipe from Starbucks does the trick and I mixed it up a bit by adding an extra banana, so that means 4 large bananas instead of 3, as well as including some chocolate chunks.
Lemon Freeze Dessert Recipe From The 60's
When you want a no bake lemon bars recipe, our Lemon Freeze Dessert is exactly what you need. Developed by Eagle Brand Foods, it's so each to make, and full of rich lemon flavour.
Maple Fudge Toffee Bars
These no bake Maple Fudge Toffee Bars are just like fudge!
Chocolate Fudge Cake | A Quick and Easy Recipe and Oh So Decadent!
A family favorite, this chocolate cake has more chocolate than a candy bar! We stuff it with fudgy caramels inside, and on top of the creamy buttercream frosting. Yum! Yum!
Grandma's Cherry Pie is Everyone's Favourite!
Grandma's Cherry Pie recipe is a simple, yet tried and true recipe that uses sweet frozen cherries and that will turn a novice baker into a rockstar! Homemade Cherry Pie tops the list of favorite summer fruit pies.
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Hands down the easiest and most delicious pumpkin pie recipe I have ever made. Lightly spiced, using milk and eggs, it is rich and creamy and you will be more than happy with the result!
Homemade Butter Tarts
The sweetest and the best homemade butter tart minis. A family recipe!
Easy Nanaimo Bars Recipe | The Ultimate Chocolate Pie!
A Canadian classic, Nanaimo Bars are often found in popular coffee shops like Starbucks. A stovetop recipe that's so easy to make.
Easy Carrot Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting
This simple carrot cake recipe will serve a crowd or makes amazing muffins too! A great recipe for carrot cake that is perfect for beginner bakers.
Ranger Cookies
A chewy soft cookie on the inside and crunchy on the outside, these Ranger Cookies made with rice krispies cereal will become your new favourite cookie.
Delicious Orange Cranberry Cake Recipe
We love this vintage Orange Cranberry Cake. Cranberry Cake Recipes are perfect anytime and when combined with sweet orange flavour this cake is a winner.
More reader favorites…
More recipes to enjoy!
Paleo Banana Muffin Recipe
Chocolate Buttermilk Bundt Cake
A rich and delicious Chocolate Buttermilk Bundt Cake Recipe with a thick Chocolate Frosting, mixes up in one bowl, and looks beautiful when baked in a Bundt Pan. So easy, yet so very good, this cake has BIG Chocolate flavor.
Old Fashioned Rice Pudding
This old fashioned rice pudding recipe in the slow cooker is so creamy and easy to make, uses Arborio rice and raisins, and is THE Ultimate Comfort Food! Be sure to double the recipe though, coz it won’t last long!
Easy Cheddar Bay Biscuits Recipe | Red Lobster Copycat
Super Easy No Bake Grasshopper Pie | a 60's Treat!
This scrumptiously super EASY no bake grasshopper pie from the 60's is so light and fluffy – full of delicious Cool Whip, cream cheese, Oreos and Crème de Menthe! With a smooth minty chocolate-y taste, folks will ask for seconds. Think mint chocolate chip ice cream! NOTE: Cook Time shown is actually 4 hours to chill in the refrigerator.
Apple Pie Muffins
A moist but light muffin, packed full of fresh apples and loaded with flavor!
Apple Pie Cheesecake Lasagna
Nothing says Fall Harvest like a delicious Apple Pie Lasagna. We love all the apple desserts! Apple pies, Apple Crisp, Apple Pan Dowdy, Apple tarts, apple galettes, and apple cakes and muffins! So easy to make and it will disappear in seconds!
Easy Recipe for Lemon Loaf Cake
a richly flavored lemon loaf cake - almost like pound cake with a creamy vanilla frosting.
Easy Key Lime Pie Recipe
a delicious and easy key lime recipe that is quick to put together and cooks on top of the stove. Perfect for RV life and travel!
We all love EASY right?
These recipes will put a smile on everyone's faces!
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Judy Kahansky
Judy Kahansky is an experienced writer and baker, creating delicious desserts (including pie!) for over 40 years. She loves to take classic and vintage recipes and update them to fit the busy lives of her readers. When not baking, Judy and her husband Mark are passionate golfers, travelers and dog lovers, spending as much time as they can with their sweet pup Millie.
