Homemade Dessert Recipes

Grandma's Old Fashioned Desserts

You have hundreds of homemade dessert recipes to choose from — Grandma's personal favorites! All are easy to make using simple, wholesome ingredients. These old fashioned desserts are considered comfort foods by those of us who treasure the delicious taste of homemade cooking.

It's surprising how simple most vintage recipes are once you try them. They were written for home cooks without the modern appliances you enjoy using, so you'll be able to prepare them in half the time.

Grandma learned how to make amazing desserts using these simple recipes, and now you can too. I sprinkled her helpful cooking tips throughout the site, and you will find a red Help button on every recipe page for when you need advice on baking times and temperature conversions.

Experience the Fun of Old Fashioned Recipes

Have fun making the same desserts your family enjoyed generations ago. Plus, you'll learn how to bake like Grandma. As Julia Child said, "Once you have mastered a technique, you barely have to look at a recipe again."

Take it from me, you'll want to add Grandma's unique collection of family recipes to your own recipe box. They really are that good!

This Is How Desserts Should Be

Grandma's homemade dessert recipes call for simple, basic ingredients — all-natural ingredients like fresh fruit, eggs, milk, cream, butter, sugar, and flour. No artificial flavors or harmful trans fats here!

These are healthy, old time desserts, the genuine article. Yes, there are calories involved, but there's nothing wrong with calories in moderation. So don't worry about a thing. Enjoy the delicious taste!

These classic treats are inexpensive and taste country-style delicious — the standard by which we judge today's desserts. Most are simple and easy to make, while some are fancier and might take you a bit longer to prepare.

After all, there are times when you can't rush perfection. But, you can make these vintage desserts faster than Grandma ever dreamed possible with the help of your modern kitchen appliances.

Not only will you love experimenting with these homemade dessert recipes, but you'll enjoy reading them too. They offer us a rare, nostalgic peek into the type of treats people were eating generations ago and the practical methods they used to prepare them.

Grandma always wove ingenuity and patience into her recipes. Like the cooks of her day, she made do with the ingredients and equipment she had in her kitchen, but you could always taste love in the results!

Just imagine the novelty of tasting the actual treats your great grandparents once made and enjoyed on family occasions.

Your Gold Mine of Homemade Dessert Recipes

I'll  search through Grandma's old cookbooks for her best dessert recipes, the genuine nuggets, then I'll add them to this site in their original format exactly as they were first published.

Famous chefs of the 1800s created many of the old fashioned recipes, while others originated in ordinary farmhouse kitchens. So, you're sure to find the perfect dish to serve for every occasion.

It's an outstanding collection of sumptuous treats and confections, so be sure to visit often and search through the pages. When you see a recipe you like, just print it out, and try it. Get ready to enjoy a tasty treat from the past.

You'll discover tempting ideas for cookies, cakes, pies, and squares in the Holiday and International sections. Some desserts will be familiar to you, while others might seem unique or unusual, but all will taste delicious.

Everything Is Here for Your Enjoyment

• Have fun trying the Old Fashioned Recipes and serving wholesome treats from Grandma's day. Delight your friends and family!
  
  
• The handy Cooking Tips will shed light on the old fashioned oven temperatures and kitchen measures found in the vintage recipes.
  
  
• Try the helpful Household Hints that the old cookbooks were famous for. Tips that Grandma used every day in her kitchen and laundry.
  
  
• Try authentic Renaissance Recipes from the royal kitchen of England's Queen Henrietta Maria. Thrill to the taste of history!
  
  
• Visit Grandma's Online Kitchen to remember the good old days. Listen to the old time radio shows, discover Victorian crafts, and more.
  
  

So, pour yourself a cup of your favorite beverage and get comfy in your chair. Have fun browsing through this unique collection of Grandma's easy dessert recipes. Take time to enjoy the heartwarming nostalgia.

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