Feeling a bit down? I think most of us feel like January was the longest month ever, and this year is just way too long. With a lot more winter coming, there is never a better time to try some confronting old-fashioned recipes that take us back to what seems like a simpler time.
Just something about grandma’s recipes hits a spot in your heart.
If that sounds cheesy, that is because we love grandma’s recipes. But for some reason (there are quite a few, but we won’t list them now), we stopped making them. But they are so good! Here are some old-fashioned recipes Grandma used to make that you should consider making and trying.
Old Fashioned Molasses Pie
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Just to prevent any confusion, I will start by letting everyone know that this is not a shoofly pie. Though the ingredients are very similar, the process is a bit different. With this Molasses Pie, you will mix up all the filling ingredients and shoofly pie is traditionally layered. So try something different and make this old-fashioned molasses pie.
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Old-Fashioned Pancakes & Waffles
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This easy breakfast recipe for the world’s best pancakes has a family secret ingredient. Make delicious pancakes at every family gathering where a special breakfast recipe is needed.
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Walnut Biscotti
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This easy recipe is walnut biscotti perfection. Crunchy, buttery, and cozy, they are the perfect dipper in your favorite drink. Share the love or savor them solo. There is no judgment here. Enjoy!
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Grandma’s Famous Buckeye Cookies
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These cookies hold a special place in my heart because I remember having them for very special occasions. These are an easy no-bake peanut butter cookie dipped in chocolate. Yum!
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Mom’s Classic Meatloaf
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Everyone should know how to make meatloaf. This Classic Meatloaf is comfort food at its finest.
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Black Cherry Jello Salad With Cream Cheese
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Are Jello salads coming back? Can they be? I’m not sure, but it’s definitely worth a try! This Black Cherry Jello Salad with Cream Cheese and Pecans is an elegant side dish or dessert with a deep fruity flavor that is refreshing. It’s the definition of a quintessential nostalgic recipe.
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Homemade Runza Recipe
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This Homemade Runza Recipe may not be the quickest meal you’ve ever made, but it is well worth the time. The homemade dough is stuffed with a simple mixture of ground beef, cabbage, and onions and baked to perfection.
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Bonet Chocolate Custard
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What do you get when you pair chocolate and custard? You get a delectable dessert that melts in your mouth. It’s so good that you won’t be able to stop eating it.
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Vegan Southern Squash Casserole
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This Vegan Southern Squash Casserole recipe is just like the old-fashioned classic. It’s made with fresh seasonal yellow squash, a creamy, cheesy dairy-free sauce, and buttery gluten-free cracker crumb topping. It’s a perfect allergy-free side dish to feed a crowd at potlucks or holiday gatherings.
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Easy One Pot Stewed Potatoes
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These easy one-pot stewed potatoes make a delicious side dish that can be served alongside a large variety of main courses or enjoyed just as it is for a bit of comfort food.
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Baked Custard
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This classic baked custard recipe is an old-fashioned dessert. This simple dessert is made from just a few pantry-staple ingredients. It is very easy to make, and blending the custard mixture gives it its creamy texture.
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Lazy Cabbage Roll Casserole
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This inexpensive lazy cabbage roll casserole is perfect if you want something tasty and need to feed a crowd. With only a little time, you can have this ridiculously easy-to-prepare lazy cabbage roll casserole in the oven for dinner. It makes a considerable amount and is super filling for a hearty meal satisfying the whole family.
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Best Dried Fig Cake
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This rustic-looking, beautiful yeast cake is one of the best family-baked treats, deliciously infused with pockets of sweet, dry figs and chopped walnuts. It’s also a delicious Holiday or weekend bake (yeast-leavened) that pairs best with coffee or tea, family, and friends.
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Grandma’s Chess Pie
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Chess pie is an old family favorite that my grandma would often make. This rich, creamy, buttery dessert is made with basic pantry items and is super simple to put together. Grandma’s old-fashioned chess pie is also known to some as the pantry pie or cornmeal pie.
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Zucchini Stew With Potatoes
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This Zucchini Stew with Potatoes is a rustic Italian-inspired main dish. This vegan and gluten-free recipe is healthy and loaded with vegetables. Enjoy a warm bowl of this comforting stew on its own or with some crusty bread.
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Old Fashioned Strawberry Glaze Pie
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This fresh strawberry glaze pie is the perfect dessert to make with summer’s most gorgeous berries. With a creamy, not-too-sweet filling and a homemade strawberry pie glaze, this impressive-looking pie is perfect for any event.
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1930’s No-Bake Berry Icebox Cake
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Icebox cakes are one of the best summer desserts. They’re so easy, delicious, and retro, and there’s no need to heat the house to face-melting temperatures- but just because it’s perfect for summer doesn’t mean you can’t make it in the middle of winter also!
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Gluten-Free Plum Cake
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This gluten-free plum cake is the perfect late summer cake. Picture a simple cake topped with fresh plums and a generous amount of buttery streusel. This traditional Austrian Plum Cake makes the perfect breakfast cake or something to serve for “Kaffee & Kuchen” (mid-afternoon Coffee Break).
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Chocolate Ganache Cake
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You are going to love this Chocolate Ganache Cake! Sometimes, you just need a simple chocolate cake, and this one certainly fits the bill! Though simple, this cake is so delicious and decadent that anyone who tastes it will swear it took hours and will be coming back for seconds!
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Low-Calorie Cottage Pie Recipe
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Cottage pie was probably one of the very first meals I learned how to cook when I was a little girl helping my nan cook in her big East London kitchen. This version is a bit more updated and is a little healthier, but the feeling and taste are the same!
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Old-Fashioned Salmon Patties Recipe
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These old-fashioned salmon patties are just like what grandma used to make. They use ingredients you probably already have in your pantry to create delicious, crispy, pan-fried patties. This is an easy weeknight meal with just six ingredients plus a little oil for frying.
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Old-Fashioned Applesauce Cake
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This applesauce cake is soft, moist, and perfectly spiced. It’s an easy-to-make, old-fashioned recipe that will remind you of the good old days.
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Soft & Chewy Snickerdoodle Cookies
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These tender Snickerdoodle Cookies have a soft center, crackly tops, and the warming flavors of cinnamon sugar!
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Best Zucchini Bread Ever
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This is a delicious and simple zucchini bread, just like grandma used to make! With this vintage recipe and a few simple ingredients, you can enjoy a gorgeous loaf of classic zucchini bread.
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Cherry Fluff Salad
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This easy-to-make salad combines cherries, pineapple, whipped cream, and fluffy marshmallows into a light and flavorful dessert. It’s perfect for parties, potlucks, picnics, or to enjoy at home anytime.
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Lemon Chiffon Pie
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Spring is captured in a pie. This light, airy pie doesn’t skimp on tart, mouth-watering, fresh lemon. Enjoy a bite of spring in the middle of winter with this yummy lemon pie.
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Old Fashioned Bread and Butter Pickles
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This old-fashioned bread and butter pickle recipe is what you’re looking for in a pickle. A crunchy pickle with the perfect balance between tangy and sweet!
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Old Fashioned Southern Chicken and Rice Casserole
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Imagine the smell of a bubbling casserole filling your kitchen with warmth and anticipation. This Old Fashioned Southern Chicken and Rice Casserole is a timeless family classic that will take you right into the heart of the South. This easy comfort food recipe contains condensed soup just like Grandma used to make, so you can whip it up quickly.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup
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This Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup is a healthy, comfort food recipe that everyone needs in their life. Filled with tender chicken, vegetables, fresh herbs, and rich broth, this easy recipe is the best chicken noodle soup ever! Just like grandma makes.
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Old Fashioned Hummingbird Cake With Bourbon Buttercream
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Hummingbird Cake has been a staple on Southern dessert tables since the 1970s. It originally ran as a feature in Southern Living magazine and quickly became one of their most requested recipes. This version is a modern spin on a retro classic.
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Southern Vegan Banana Pudding
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It’s time to make a 100% homemade, from scratch, Southern Vegan Banana Pudding! This gluten-free, allergy-free, sugar-free twist on the old-fashioned classic dessert is too easy not to make! A no-bake recipe with layers of vanilla wafers, banana slices, vanilla pudding, and sweet, creamy fluff!
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Blueberry Skillet Cake
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With fresh, ripe blueberries and a hint of lemon, this egg-free, one-bowl Blueberry Skillet Cake recipe couldn’t be easier to make or more delicious! Made with ingredients you probably already have, this gorgeous cake with fresh, summery flavors is perfect for bringing to parties, BBQs, and family dinners. Its beautiful presentation makes it almost too pretty to eat!
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Old Fashioned Peanut Brittle
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Old Fashioned Peanut Brittle has everything you need in a good Holiday Candy. Bonus: it makes the house smell like Caramel heaven. But of course, there is no rule that says you have to make this only during the holidays. Make it any day of the year!
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Old-Fashioned Chocolate Eclair Cake
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Enjoy this delectable delight of an easy, no-bake dessert that the whole family will love – the Old-Fashioned Chocolate Eclair Cake! This crowd-pleasing recipe features layers of honey graham crackers, creamy vanilla Instant pudding, fluffy whipped topping, and luscious canned chocolate frosting.
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Southern Baked Mac and Cheese
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This Creamy southern baked mac and cheese has a secret ingredient that makes a super delicious recipe. The best southern mac and cheese is the best-baked mac and cheese recipe!
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Homemade Apple Fritters Recipe (Old Fashioned)
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These easy Homemade Apple Fritters are warm, crisp, deep-fried pastries or a delicious fall treat made with apples and drizzled with a simple sugar glaze. This apple fritter is prepared using basic ingredients, ready in less than 30 minutes, and is served for breakfast, snacks, or after-meal desserts.
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Best Old Fashioned Gingerbread Recipe
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Everyone will love this iced old-fashioned gingerbread recipe. It’s soft, chewy, moist, and delicious! Plus, it’s so easy to make this holiday favorite, and it will make the whole house smell great.
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Sourdough Bran Muffins
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These old-fashioned Sourdough Bran Muffins are full of fiber and not too sweet! The breakfast muffins are made with buttermilk, molasses, and sourdough discard to stay moist for days.
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Easy Old Fashioned Pea Salad Recipe
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This easy old-fashioned pea salad recipe is the perfect chilled side dish for any summer gathering. Combine the bold flavors of cheddar cheese and onion mix with the calming flavors of sour cream and peas for a delicious side dish.
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Easy Vintage Blueberry Lemon Crumble Squares
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This irresistible recipe for vintage blueberry crumble squares features vibrant blueberries and zesty lemon zest, bursting with ripe berries’ freshness. The recipe’s simplicity reminds us of a simpler time when homemade treats were crafted with care and wholesome ingredients. These vintage lemon blueberry crumble squares are the perfect summer dessert for the whole family.
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Carrot Pineapple Jello Salad
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A classic mid-century recipe, the carrot and pineapple jello salad remains a potluck favorite! Great as a dessert or side dish, its crisp and refreshing flavors make it a perfect summer salad!
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Old Fashioned Chocolate Pie
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This Old Fashioned Chocolate Pie is a creamy, deliciously decadent chocolate pie with a light, fluffy meringue. It is a classic dessert that is perfect for any gathering at any time of year.
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Frosted Applesauce Cookies Recipe
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These Frosted Applesauce Cookies are so good with sweet raisins and crunchy pecans. Each cookie is like your own individual mini spice cake!
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Chicken and Dumplings With Crescent Rolls
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There is so much to love with this recipe. This Instant Pot chicken and dumplings recipe is quick and easy. It’s old-fashioned Southern food at its finest.
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Easy Blueberry Cobbler
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This simple old-fashioned recipe for an easy blueberry cobbler is crazy good. It has a homemade biscuit topping with fresh blueberries bursting with deliciousness. Serve with some vanilla ice cream for the ultimate summer dessert.
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Best Healthy Apple Pie Recipe {With Crumble Topping}
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This healthy apple pie recipe has all of the spicy, sweet flavors of regular apple pie, but is made with a whole wheat crust and sweetened with honey. Cinnamon, ginger, honey, and vanilla complement the firm but sweet Honeycrisp apples. A healthier dessert that will satisfy that sweet tooth!
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Classic Chocolate Afghan Biscuits
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These Chocolate Afghan biscuits are a New Zealand classic. Crunchy, ultra-buttery, chocolatey, cornflake-stuffed, and slathered with gooey chocolate icing, they’re an incredibly easy, fast, all-in-one bowl biscuit recipe that needs no special equipment.
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Cast Iron Peach Cobbler (Gluten-Free)
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These fresh summer peaches shine in this Cast Iron Peach Cobbler. With warm spices, a brown sugar sauce, a gluten-free variation, and flaky sweet biscuits, this dessert is summer in a skillet!
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Old Fashioned Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe
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This Old Fashioned Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe is a classic! It is so easy to make and always comes out moist and delicious. You only need a few simple ingredients to make this cake, and it can be on your table in just over an hour.
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Old Fashioned Sloppy Joes Recipe
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If you’re looking for an Old Fashioned Sloppy Joes recipe like Grandma used to make, this is it! You’ll love this quick and easy recipe that’s ready in just 30 minutes. It uses simple ingredients to make classic sloppy joes your whole family will crave!
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Best Air Fryer City Chicken Recipe
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This Air Fryer City Chicken recipe is a real game changer. It’s incredible how quick and effortless it is to whip up, and it results in the most deliciously crispy City Chicken. With just 4 simple ingredients, this is perfect for a weeknight dinner when you’re short on time.
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Sourdough Chicken Pot Pie
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This Sourdough Chicken Pot Pie is the ultimate comfort food that the whole family will love. The inside is creamy, and filled with chicken, veggies, and warm spice. The chicken pot pie is topped with an easy sourdough pie crust that is buttery, flakey, and totally irresistible.
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Old Fashioned Fluffy Air Buns Recipe
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These Old Fashioned Fluffy Air Bunsare super soft, tender, and nearly melt in your mouth! They stay fresh for days and freeze exceptionally well. This is a no-fail recipe that is perfect if you are a beginner. This quick recipe makes 45 buns that are excellent for lunches and ideal for serving with burgers, soups, and stews.
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Blueberry Buckle
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Blueberry buckle is a classic, and with good reason: it’s tender, easy to make, and packed full of delicious blueberry goodness topped with a sweet, buttery streusel.
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Cheese Pudding
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Cheese pudding is like a savory bread pudding, with soft white bread and shredded sharp cheddar baked in an eggy custard. This is a great easy side dish for a cookout or barbecue. You only need a few basic ingredients and about 10 minutes of prep time!
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Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding Recipe
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This old-fashioned rice pudding recipe is made with just 7 pantry-staple ingredients. This easy rice pudding recipe is so simple to make, and the pudding is so deliciously creamy!
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