What’s old is new again! Travel back in time and try one of these 26 treasured old-school recipes. While experimenting in the kitchen is fun, there is something about old-school, tried and true recipes that have our heart.
Old-fashioned recipes have the ability to transport our taste buds to simpler times. They can evoke memories of baking in the kitchen with a grandparent or whipping up a batch of flaky biscuits with Mom. From pound cake to banana pudding, biscuits to clam chowder, they’re made with simple ingredients and always a family favorite.
Sherry’s Old-Fashioned Homemade Banana Pudding
“If you don’t care for the taste of boxed banana pudding then this recipe is for you. It is the way my mother always made it. I love to eat it while it is still warm.” – Sherry
My Granny’s Old-Fashioned Biscuits
“When I was young and learning how to cook, this was another one of those things that I could never seem to get right. On a visit with my Tennessee grandmother, I was talking to her about my problem with biscuits. She walked me step by step through the art of biscuit making.” – Elaine
Old Virginia Apple Cobbler
“Taken from my late Aunt Dorothy’s personal cookbooks. She was 92 at her parting and these recipes have entertained her Bridge Club and church folks for decades!” – Amy
True Old-Fashioned Swedish Meatballs
“This is my Nanny’s handed-down family recipe. Her father was from Sweden. This recipe has been in my family for years.” – Megan
Old-Fashioned Candied Sweet Potatoes
“The way my mother served sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving and Christmas before she discovered the well-known Sweet Potato Souffle recipe. As much as I love the souffle recipe, I still love these potatoes in this wonderful syrup.” – Diane
Old-Fashioned Molasses Cake
“A personal favorite of my dad’s! He loved this cake.” – Vanessa
Old-Fashioned Soft and Buttery Yeast Rolls
“These rolls are relatively easy to make with no bread machine required. They never fail to make huge, tall, soft, fluffy, and buttery rolls.” – Cindy
Old School Butter Pound Cake
“I am not really a dessert type of girl, but there are two cakes that I can eat all day. Yes, butter pound cake is one of them. This recipe will deliver a rich and moist cake.” – Jennifer
Heirloom Minestrone Soup
“Serve topped with Parmesan cheese and piping hot crusty bread. I have been making this for 40 years, and my family loves it. ” – Patricia
Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Bread
“This is by far the best pumpkin bread recipe I have ever had the pleasure of tasting. It was passed to me by my aunt, who said it was her great-grandmother’s recipe.” – Janette
Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Biscuits
“Very good buttermilk biscuits!” – Nathaniel
Oatmeal Cake
“One of my favorite cakes from when I was little. In fact, I always asked for this cake for my birthday because I loved it so much. It is simple but delicious. I have tried other oatmeal cakes, but none measure up to my mom’s.” – Jolayne
Old-Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie
“Creamy, delicious, simple and easy… what more could you want.” – Mary Kay
Dang Good Pie
“This recipe is my Great Aunt Birla’s. She is my momma’s daddy’s sister.” – Cynthia
Milwaukee Potato Pancakes (Latkes)
“I was born in Milwaukee and my mother was of German/Czech heritage so my fondest memories are of things like this.” – Dianne
Apple Butter Pie
“Very old Appalachian pie recipe from the days when everybody made apple butter and sugar was scarce. It’s very simple to make, not a lot of ingredients, because most of the sweetener and spices are already in your apple butter.” – Dave
Virginia’s Molasses Cookies- Recipe 100 Years Old
“My grandmother, Virginia, was a culinary instructor until her passing at over 100 years. This recipe was one of her signatures and remains a family favorite four generations later.” – Family
Old-Fashioned Potato Loaf
“My grandmother used to make this when I was a little girl, when my siblings and I would spend the weekend. We loved it! Grandma is 100 years old and cannot cook anymore, so it is my pleasure and honor to cook this and her other favorites for her when I visit!” – Martha
The Old-Fashioned Potato Candy
“My mother used to make this for us in the mid-1900s. To us, it was the best candy we had.” – Leila
Grandmother Ada’s Gingerbread-My Father’s Favorite
“Father’s Day is near, so I thought of gingerbread. I began baking as a child, and this is one of the first things I baked. It was one of my father’s two favorite things in the world.” – Kathleen
Ghee’s Old-Fashioned Apple Pie
“My mother (my kids called her Ghee) was a from-scratch baker. To save time, I use a frozen pie crust. This was one of her favorite pies to prepare for all of us.” – Patti
Great Old-Fashioned Chicken & Dumplings
“In 2004, I shared this recipe in honor of my wonderful mother-in-law, Lura Hall. She took her dumplings to many family reunions to have them quickly disappear. I continue to make them, and I hope you will too.” – Jewel
Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle
“This Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle is made by my dad every holiday. It can be made up to one month ahead of time.” – Shelley
Ye Olde Daddy’s Clam Chowder
“This is a family favorite that conjures up memories of my father and summers as a kid visiting relatives on the Coney Island Boardwalk. After a full day of activities, we’d sip red chowder from paper cups, then I’d conk out in the back seat of my parents’ Studebaker on the ride home to Long Island.” – Linda
Old-Fashioned Yeast Doughnuts
“I have made this recipe (which was passed down from my mother to me in 1950) for my children and my grandchildren.” – Skip
Old Fashioned Sausage Gravy
“Old Fashioned Sausage Gravy is a Southern staple usually served with a buttermilk biscuit. This creamy gravy can be whipped up in minutes.” – Debbie