Betty Crocker’s chocolate brownie pie recipe from the 50s

Imagine the chewy, chocolately goodness of brownies rich with pecans. That’s the filling in Betty Crocker’s chocolate brownie pie recipe

Easy marshmallow-chocolate candy recipe (1956)

Chocolate bars melted with mini marshmallows folded in make this easy but tasty treat. Here’s how to make this King Mallows chocolate candy!

A retro chocolate & vanilla pretty party cake (1982)

Make a chocolate & vanilla party cake! Fluffy frosting and an easy decorative design can turn a simple cake into a simply wonderful dessert, the perfect finale to any festive meal.

Chocolate Intrigue Cake: The delicious Bake-Off winning chocolate syrup pound cake recipe from 1962

How does the chocolate part get that way? The chocolate syrup in this Chocolate Intrigue Cake recipe is the secret behind the whole delicious mystery.

Two no-bake pumpkin pie recipes, ’50s-style: Heavenly pie & Celestial pie

If your family enjoys a fluffy refrigerator-type pie, this Thanksgiving, you should try these two no-bake pumpkin pie recipes from the 1950s!

Baker’s double fudge chocolate frosting (1966)

Baker’s new double fudge chocolate frosting – deeper, darker and more delicious than any cocoa could ever make it because it’s made with four squares of rich, pure chocolate.

Get the Watergate cake recipe with its cover-up icing (1975-1977)

What is a Watergate Cake? It’s the popular dessert made with a recipe that was passed around a lot in the mid-1970s. In the name of historical research, we decided to give this vintage cake recipe try! Here’s how it turned out.

6 dessert recipes made with Duncan Hines cake mix (1978)

Dessert recipes: Fast fixin’ chocolate chip cake, Lemon supreme pound cake, Double pineapple upside-down cake, Cinnamon streusel cake, Cake mix chocolate chip cookies, Sock-it-to me sour cream pound cake

Peanut butter chiffon pie with pretzel crust & a black-bottom peanut butter chiffon pie (1972)

We know. A peanut butter chiffon pie with pretzel crust sounds as though it might be sticky or salty or heavy. But this dessert is incredibly light and outrageously delicious.

Apple streusel mince pie, no-bake pumpkin & frozen lemon cream pies retro recipes from the ’80s

Get retro recipes for three delicious pies – each with a twist and starring some of America’s favorite flavors: apple, pumpkin and lemon.

Easy lemon cheesecake pie: Retro recipes from the ’50s & ’70s

Lemon cheesecake pie appeals to menfolks and everybody – because it’s not too sweet, thanks to the tang of fresh lemons. Try it!

18 very old-fashioned chocolate cake recipes

If you’re looking for a decadent heirloom dessert, here are 18 deliciously old-fashioned chocolate cake recipes to inspire you!

Classic butterscotch-nut pie, vintage chocolate-banana pie & old-fashioned ambrosia pie recipes (1960)

If you love the good, butter-rich flavor of butterscotch pudding just as is… wait till you taste it in a flaky pie shell!

Ladybird Johnson’s classic lemon pound cake recipe (1966)

This classic lemon pound cake is truly American, luxuriously Texan – with its eight egg yolks and all that butter – and was President Johnson’s favorite.

Pastel Clouds cupcakes: Sweet treats flavored and colored with Jello (1978)

If you want to try some fruity-flavored Pastel Clouds cupcakes – tasty treats that taste like lemon or lime, strawberry or raspberry, orange or grape – make them easily by combining cake mix with gelatin.

2 classic butterscotch ice cream pie recipes

If you love those creamy, sweet butterscotch chips, here’s an easy recipe for a homemade butterscotch ice cream pie with a buttery graham cracker crumb base.

Strawberry & peach dessert pizzas: Flaky cheesecake-style party pies! (1959)

From the 1950s, here’s are two fruity, cheesecake-style dessert pizzas. You serve them like a pizza… you eat them like a pizza… tastes like a flaky party pie!

Cool ‘n’ easy 4th of July pie, no-bake blueberry pie & blueberry fluff (1999)

Here are three super-simple no-bake pie recipes for you All-American no-bake blueberry pie & Blueberry fluff are easy to make, and perfectly festive for summertime and all the patriotic holidays!

Chocolates, caramel popcorn, date-nut loaf & other vintage holiday recipes with Kahlua liqueur (1987)

Gifts shining as though made by Santa’s own elves, all the more pleasing since you made them yourself with these vintage holiday recipes with Kahlua.

How to make a classic Christmas Rainbow Poke Cake with red & green gelatin (1980s)

Even a white Christmas should have a rainbow, so here’s how to make a vintage holiday dessert: classic Christmas Rainbow Poke Cake!

Chocolate-walnut ribbon angel food cake retro recipe (1956)

Walnut ribbon angel cake recipe makes an old-fashioned angel food cake with a sweet chocolate topping plus a halo of walnuts.

Easy Baked Alaska with strawberry or peppermint ice cream (1972)

Does this Easy Baked Alaska recipe look hard? It’s not. Look delicious? It is. Now you can bake, freeze and serve from the same pan.

Frosty pineapple pie recipe (1953)

This recipe from the 1950s for frosty pineapple pie is super easy to make, and doesn’t need any special ingredients. Best of all, the recipe can be easily adapted to make other kinds of delicious fruity pies!

German chocolate cream cheese brownies

Blend sweet chocolate with crunchy nuts, velvety cream cheese, and get classic German chocolate cream cheese brownies. Moist. Delicious. Bake them, and break the plain old brownie habit. Here’s how!

Fruity no-bake yogurt pies: Strawberry supreme, lemon chiffon & double fruit fantastique pie recipes from the ’80s

These three easy-to-make fruity no-bake yogurt pies combine fresh fruit flavors with yogurt, and the filling is spooned directly into handy ready-made graham cracker crumb crusts.

Red, white & blueberry delight fruity marshmallow dessert (1976)

Hail the red, white and blueberry for a simple summer dessert that’s frozen fantastic. Hurray for the magic of Eagle Brand! It’s the secret to this frosty new

7 icy Kahlua drinks: White Russian, colada, cream soda & more

Even if you can’t escape to the seashore, serve one or more of these cool and delicious Kahlua drinks at your next party for a taste of the tropics.

2 vintage recipes for delicious strawberry satin pie

These two classic strawberry satin pies – including one beautiful enough to be featured on a magazine cover, the other an award winner – will dazzle you and your guests.

Get the famous Can’t Fail 5-Minute Fudge recipe, plus 10 more fast vintage fudge recipes

Get the famous Can’t Fail 5-minute fudge recipe, plus 10 more fast vintage fudge recipes that you can make at home even today!

Chocolate Whirlaway cake: A classic marbled cake recipe from 1950

Chocolate cake and gold cake are both star hits. So make it a night of stars with this luscious, two-toned marbled Chocolate Whirlaway Cake!

Borden’s creamy centennial cake (1957)

Here’s a special centennial cake… with a special frosting… Make them both with Borden’s cream.

Celebrate the USA with these red white and blue stars & stripes desserts (1955 & 1972)

This star-shaped dessert seems so very American. It starts with red Jello, and has a white layer with marshmallows, then is topped with blueberries — a fruit that is native to North America.

Sunday Dinner recipes: That’s Italian! (1974)

In an Italian home, Sunday Dinner is not just a meal, it’s an experience. The table is laden with good things to eat. And everyone is welcome to pull up a chair.

Layered Fruity Pebbles/Rice Krispies treats

Since they’re neon-bright and bursting with candy-sweet fruit flavor, if you’re looking for a fun treat to share with a crowd, it’s hard to go wrong with these colorful Fruity Pebbles Rice Krispie treats!

Saucy apple swirl cake recipe (1979)

It tastes like you spent the whole day baking — but this mouthwatering saucy apple swirl cake will take you hardly any time at all.

Retro recipes for Pillsbury cake mix desserts: Coconut-pecan cookies, Caramel layer choco-squares & Lemon-orange cake

From the ’70s, here are some vintage recipes for few cake mix desserts you can make that go beyond the typical layer cake.

How to make super chocolate chunk cookies – plus a dipped version (1986)

There’s a taste of heaven in every bite of these super chocolate chunk cookies made with big chunks of rich chocolate. And try the dipped cookies, too!

Chocolate mousse recipe made with brown sugar (1972)

In this Chocolate mousse recipe, you’ll find that chocolate becomes super-chocolate when its flavor is deepened and enhanced with pure cane brown sugar.

A deliciously decadent classic double chocolate brownie recipe (1982)

Chocolate aficionados, unite! Here’s a recipe for Toll House Double Chocolate Brownies, deliciously loaded with real chocolate morsels – a chocolate lover’s dream come true.

Old-fashioned peach meringue cake (1950)

Make a beautiful cake . . . like this delicate peach meringue cake, for instance. And you do it so very easily. No creaming of shortening. No frosting needed. Here’s the recipe from 1950!

Classic Bonnie butterscotch brownies – a retro recipe from the ’60s

Hae ye tried Bonnie butterscotch brownies? Try ’em quick – they’re brownie-rich, brownie-chewy, and studded with golden butterscotch-flavored morsels.

How to make a cute Teddy Bear cake (1961)

Here’s a retro recipe for a cute Teddy Bear cake made of the nicest things you could imagine. And you can make one easily.

Caramel-pineapple upside-down cake (1953)

This classic 1950s recipe for a caramel-pineapple upside-down cake was one of the first to combine the popular tropical fruit with caramel candy cubes to make a tasty dessert.

Chocolate pecan pie for Easter: A retro ’50s recipe

Try something a little deliciously different this year – have a chocolate pecan pie for Easter! Here’s a tasty retro recipe from the ’50s to make one, plus a bonus recipe for Easter egg peanut clusters candy.

Peanut butter cocoa krispie treats (1959)

If you loved the sweet taste of the classic Rice Krispies treats, you should definitely try this super easy-to-make chocolate peanut-butter spin on that recipe!

Quick apple coffee cake: A classic breakfast recipe from the ’70s

Sweet delight – this quick apple coffee cake: A classic recipe from the ’70s is a golden cake dotted with raisins topped with sliced apple and brushed with apple-jelly glaze,

Old-fashioned bake sale recipes: Cakes, pies & other deliciously sweet treats (1965)

Get 7 tasty classic dessert recipes from the ’60s: Quilting bee fudge cake, Pink beauty cake, Apricot velvet pie, Banana cream pie, Orange-pecan coffee cake, Spice puffs, Crispy sugar cookies

How to make an old-fashioned chocolate mint sundae cake (1949)

Chocolate mint sundae cake “Yes! It’s easy to get better cakes — use Spry with Cake-Improver!” says Aunt Jenny. “It is proof you’re wanting, ladies? Then cast

Green Angel Lime Cake recipe (1978)

This Green Angel Lime Cake recipe is based on angel food cake, but gets a little extra zip from the addition of green lime flavor Jello – then the whole thing is slathered in a light fluffy fruit-flavored frosting.

Make ahead fruit salad with cling peaches & Miracle Whip (1962)

Look what YOU can do with cling peaches and Miracle Whip! With such perfect partners in the pantry, you can make any number of tempting salad combinations.

Retro recipe for orange zucchini cake with orange-cream cheese frosting, plus a bonus recipe variation

Orange zucchini cake may well be the most delectable and rewarding cake recipe you’ll ever try. The zucchini, combined with the flecks of orange-gold citrus rind gives a lovely, confetti-like appearance to this dessert.

Pink ‘Easter Bonnet’ cake with berry jam frosting & filling (1958)

This Easter cake’s pink jam frosting and red filling come from fresh berry preserves, and make a perfect addition to a white or yellow cake.

Chocolate & vanilla parfait chiffon cake (1948)

Here’s a vintage dessert recipe from the ’40s: Chocolate & vanilla parfait chiffon cake! ‘Airy-light, yet so rich-tasting as butter cake. Chocolate-y through and through!’

3 amazing homemade fudge recipes, minus the chocolate (1970)

Caramel! Maple! Buttermilk! When there are such amazing flavors that can be made into homemade fudge candy, why does chocolate fudge always grab the attention?

Fruit ‘n cream supreme dessert recipe (1982)

From the 1980s, here’s a deliciously light dessert that’s almost as much fun to make as it is to eat: quick ‘n easy Fruit ‘n Cream Supreme,

Baker’s Chocolate Wellesley fudge cake recipe (1941)

The double chocolate richness of Wellesley fudge cake is a favorite from way back — practically irresistible when you make it, as your grandmother doubtless did, with Baker’s Chocolate.

Vintage cherry blush cake & cherry-nut cake recipes

Two deliciously pink vintage cherry cake recipes here – one version made with boxed mix, and the other made from scratch. Have a look!

Chocolate Texas sheet cake recipe (1986)

This rich and chocolaty classic Texas sheet cake is a chocolate lover’s dream cake — and it takes only 15 minutes to bake!

Presenting the insanely indulgent Milky Wonder Cake: A retro recipe for this super-sweet Bundt cake made with nine Milky Way chocolate bars. Yep.

Indulgent much? This retro recipe for a Milky Wonder Cake makes one of the sweetest desserts ever. With the frosting, you’re looking at nine candy bars and four cups of sugar in one cake.

24 delicious old-fashioned recipes for bananas (1907)

Here are two dozen delicious (and often unique) ways to serve bananas — try one or more of these recipes for a taste of life back more than 100 years ago!

Choco peanut butter dreams cookies (1987)

These Choco peanut butter dreams cookies are topped with a generous dollop of chocolate on top, sprinkled with chopped peanuts.

42 interesting popcorn recipes you have probably never tried

Popcorn pie? Macaroni and popcorn? Popcorn omelet? If you thought popcorn balls and cheesy popcorn was the limit of corny creativity, you were wrong. Here are 42 popcorn recipes to try.

Easy ice cream cone cupcakes: A classic party treat from the 1950s that’s always a hit with kids

Here’s an old-fashioned favorite perfect for a child’s birthday party: ice cream cone cupcakes! We have the vintage recipe right here.

4 good old-fashioned Apple Brown Betty recipes

Here are four classic Apple Brown Betty recipes – that’s the name of a delicious old-fashioned dessert made with apples topped by sweet spiced crumbs.

Lime-strawberry surprise! Striped gelatin plus cream cheese & mayo (1966)

This three-layered Christmas-colored lime-strawberry surprise recipe features two flavors of jello, and a creamy layer in the middle made with cream cheese, mayonnaise and nuts.

Double dark brownie pie recipe (1987)

Looking for some divine dark chocolate decadence:? Try this vintage double dark brownie recipe with a delightfully gooey chocolate glaze.

Swedish heirloom cookies (1956)

Swedish heirloom cookies: Bake them now, pop them in the freezer, and serve any time! Extra delicious munching for everyone, these spicy little goodnesses!

3 vintage buttery butterscotch cut-out sugar cookie recipes – plus how to make cookie marionettes

These sweet and buttery butterscotch cut-out sugar cookies have melted butterscotch chips stirred in for a special cut-out cookie flavor. See what fun you can make with these VIP sugar cookies here!

Cute & colorful classic Christmas cookies

Get colorful classic Christmas cookies for treats like stained glass cookies, Merry Maker cookies, peppermint pinwheels, Christmas bell and tree cookies, ribbon Christmas cookies, pastel pretties & more recipes.

How to make an edible Christmas tree with star-shaped cookies (1962)

Star cookie tree (edible Christmas tree with star-shaped cookies) Ingredients & supplies Cookie dough Decorating frosting Colored candies Styrofoam [covered with foil on cookie side] Center support

Holiday praline delight pie & praline pie in a crunchy praline pie shell (1970s)

Here’s Jell-O pudding’s holiday pie – a holiday praline delight pie from the 1970s – plus a recipe for a praline pie in a crunchy praline pie shell!

6 chocolaty walnut brownie desserts from the sixties – including a retro ribbon loaf cake

You make these exciting walnut brownie desserts with boxed brownie mix. They’re quick! They’re easy! And you’ll love the homemade flavor of chocolately-good brownies.

Homemade candy recipes for Christmas: Opera nut creams & crystallized nuts from 1981

This Christmas, give a gift that won’t last — try these two delicious homemade candy recipes for opera nut creams & sweet crystallized nuts.

Have a sweet Christmas with these green Rice Krispies wreath treats (1990s)

Looking for some fun food to share this Christmas? Don’t be square! It’s easy to make Kellogg’s Rice Krispies wreath treats. Here’s a classic recipe.

Snowman desserts: Fun vintage Christmas treats from the ’60s

Find out how to make an assortment of jolly snowman desserts with these retro recipes: two made of cake, one of popcorn, the others cookie dough.

Charming classic Christmas treats to give: Vintage holiday recipes from the 1960s

Get classic holiday recipes from the sixties: Caramel crunch popcorn, Lemon European cake, and a festive Gumdrop nut wreath.

Holiday ribbon ring: A vintage Christmas Jell-O mold recipe (1987)

This vintage Christmas-themed molded Jell-O ring in red and green colors will help make the season bright!

3 decadent vintage holiday desserts: Apple crunch cake, pumpkin cream pie & luscious pecan pie

Delicious vintage holiday desserts are as easy as pie! Get recipes for old-fashioned apple crunch cake, pumpkin cream pie delight & luscious pecan pie.

Have yourself a little tomato soup fruitcake for a very retro Christmas (1960s)

Here’s a recipe for a surprise holiday cake! It’s a tomato soup fruitcake that you make it with Campbell’s tomato soup. Get the retro recipe right here.

Indulgent pumpkin pie with 50s flair: Classic, pumpkin chiffon, and orange-pumpkin chiffon pie

This Thanksgiving, we invite you to revisit pumpkin pie of the 1950s with three glamorous vintage recipes — from traditional to unique — that have been passed down through the generations.

Traditional Christmas fudge & vintage one-bowl holiday fudge recipes from the ’90s

These two delicious holiday fudge recipes will really make a lasting impression, whether you make the Christmas fudge with chocolate chips, or the other with unsweetened chocolate!

Christmas gifts from the kitchen: Caramel fudge balls & cut-out shortbread cookies (1981)

Here are two retro Christmas recipes for caramel fudge balls — caramelly (non-chocolate) homemade candies, and pretty cut-out shortbread cookies 

A baker’s dozen delightfully delicious vintage pecan pie recipes

In addition to traditional pecan pie recipes, we have vintage variations with delicious extras like caramel, chocolate, coconut, butterscotch, coffee and bourbon.

Light, creamy and fluffy pumpkin pies: Two new old-fashioned no-bake pies to try for Thanksgiving (1970s)

What’s new about these old-fashioned no-bake Thanksgiving pie recipes? They make a light and creamy and fluffy pumpkin pies, because they’re made with delicious non-dairy Cool Whip.

Classic pumpkin chiffon pie recipe: A light and airy pumpkin pie with a crunchy graham cracker crumb crust (1979)

This year, treat everyone to a pumpkin chiffon pie with a light and airy filling that’s simple to make. It’s pumpkin perfection: fluffy filling, crunchy crust, a crown of whipped cream.

Frozen Caribbean pie: Bananas, pineapple, rum, cream, lime and mayo (1972)

Here’s a delicious, fruity tropical dessert that’s cold and refreshing – Frozen Caribbean pie – like a fruity salad in a pie shell.

6 cute cupcakes with fluffy frosting and delicious decorations (1995)

Need some cute cupcakes that are easy to decorate and won’t take too much time (or money)? Get some great cupcake decorating ideas here from 1995!

Toll House chocolate chip cupcakes (1963)

First came Toll House Cookies, then Toll House Marble Squares… Now, the most exciting recipe yet: Toll House chocolate chip cupcakes.

Recipes from vintage Disneyland: Party pancakes in chocolate, strawberry & eggnog flavors (1956)

From fabulous vintage Disneyland come these retro recipes for Party Pancakes, from the colorful Aunt Jemima Kitchen at the California theme park.

7 chocolatey holiday cookie recipes from the 80s

Get seven holiday cookie recipes from the ’80s: Chocolate chip squares, Mocha shortbread cookies, Chocolate almond macaroons, Butterscotch apple cookies, Butterscotch bars, Chocolate-dipped brandy snaps & Snowballs

15 old-fashioned apple recipes from Fannie Farmer (1913)

Fannie Farmer’s old-fashioned apple recipes by Fannie Merritt Farmer The wholesome apple in cookery (from 1913) Scandinavian legends affirm that the apple was the favorite food of

How to make a classic marshmallow pumpkin pie (1958)

This prize-winning recipe uses pumpkin combined with marshmallows to create a heavenly pie that makes for a deliciously light and fluffy Thanksgiving dessert!

Pumpkin, rum, cream cheese and other good stuff team up to make this lush pumpkin cream velvet mousse (1977)

This recipe Libby’s for a pumpkin cream velvet mousse has an airy, rum-flavored pumpkin-cream cheese mixture with orange juice and spices, topped with a lattice of whipped cream and crystallized ginger.

Retro Reese’s cookies recipe from the 80s

Think chocolate chip cookies are your family’s favorite? You’re half right. Introducing Reese’s cookies: Chocolate chips and peanut butter chips… irresistible.

Two classic apple butter pumpkin pie recipes from the ’70s

The Thanksgiving classic gets a kick from apple goodness in these two delicious classic apple butter pumpkin pie recipes from the ’70s.

Need an easy Thanksgiving dessert? Here’s a twist on a classic: Cheesecake-style no-bake pumpkin cream pie (1997)

This delicious twist on a classic cheesecake-style no-bake pumpkin cream pie starts with the smooth texture of powdered sugar, then adds cream cheese, pumpkin and all the rest.

Two sensational Southern banana pudding recipes

Here are two recipes for easy-to-bake banana pudding, made Southern-style with vanilla wafers and a topping of light, fluffy meringue.

A gooey, chocolatey fudge batter pudding recipe from 1950 – because ‘Men like puddings’

When baked, this fudge batter pudding has a chocolate sauce on the bottom and the top of the cake. There are also four variations of this chocolate dessert recipe to try!