There is just something about grandma’s recipes that hits a spot in your heart.
If that sounds cheesy, that is because we love grandma’s recipes. But for some reason (there are actually quite a few, but we won’t list them now), we kind of 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
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.
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Old-Fashioned Pancakes & Waffles
This easy breakfast recipe for the world’s best pancakes comes with a family secret ingredient. Have delicious pancakes at every family gathering where a special breakfast recipe is needed.
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Walnut Biscotti
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.
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Grandma’s Famous Buckeye Cookies
Christmas cookies are a sacred and memorable part of my family’s Christmas celebration. As a child, I spent multiple days before Christmas making festive cookies with my mom and grandma.
During our baking sprints, we would make everything from homemade sugar cookies to colorful spritz cookies to Grandma’s famous buckeye cookies.
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Mom’s Classic Meatloaf
Everyone should know how to make meatloaf. Mom’s Classic Meatloaf is just that…. THE BEST! It’s comfort food at its finest!
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Black Cherry Jello Salad With Cream Cheese
Are Jello salads coming back? Can they be? I think so! Black Cherry Jello Salad with Cream Cheese and Pecans is an elegant side dish or dessert with a deep fruity flavour that is refreshing. Little bites of cream cheese and crunchy pecans throughout the black cherry jello add an interesting textural component.
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Homemade Runza Recipe
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. This will leave your home with a comfort food aroma that you’ll never forget and will become a tradition year after year.
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Bonet Chocolate Custard
What comes to mind when you pair chocolate and custard? You get a delectable dessert that melts in your mouth. It’s so good that you’ll ask for more once you taste it. This rich dessert, Bonet, comes from the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Nothing says autumn better than this creamy treat.
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Vegan Southern Squash Casserole
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. It’s simple and easy with just 8 ingredients!
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Easy One Pot Stewed Potatoes
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
This classic baked custard recipe is an old-fashioned dessert. This easy recipe makes silky smooth baked egg custard.
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Lazy Cabbage Roll Casserole
This inexpensive lazy cabbage roll casserole is ideal 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
This rustic-looking, beautiful yeast cake is one of our favorite 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
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
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
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 ideal for any spring or summer gathering.
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1930’s No-Bake Berry Icebox Cake
Icebox cakes are one of my favorite desserts to make during the summer. They’re so easy, so delicious, and so retro, and there’s no need to heat the house to face melting temperatures when it crosses 100 degrees in Los Angeles (seriously, anything to keep the oven off during the summer)!
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Gluten-Free Plum Cake
If you ask me, 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 a little something-something to serve for “Kaffee & Kuchen” (mid-Afternoon Coffee Break).
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Chocolate Ganache Cake
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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Cheesy Tuna Rice Casserole
If you like tuna noodle casserole, you’ll love this cheesy tuna rice casserole! With a creamy and delicious homemade cheese sauce, hearty tuna, veggies, and rice, it’s a complete meal the whole family will love!
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Low-Calorie Cottage Pie Recipe
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.
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Old-Fashioned Salmon Patties Recipe
Old-fashioned salmon Patties are just like what grandma used to make. They use pantry ingredients 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
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
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
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
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
Spring is captured in a pie. This light and airy pie doesn’t skimp on tart, mouth-watering, fresh lemon.
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Old Fashioned Bread and Butter Pickles
My granny’s 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
Imagine the smell of a bubbling casserole filling your kitchen with warmth and anticipation. Our 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
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
Old-fashioned 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. I love nothing more than taking a classic, dare I say retro, recipe and giving it my own spin (two words: bourbon buttercream). And that’s just what I’ve done!
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