Craving nostalgic American sweets? No need to head to the local diner - recreate your retro favorites at home with these easy recipes for chocolate layer cake, rice pudding, banana cream pie and more.
"What a great, light dessert! I used frozen raspberries and mixed them right in with the mousse!"
-Brooke the Cook in WI
"This was my first attempt at homemade pudding. My fiance and I thought it was perfect. We stirred pureed banana throughout the pudding to serve. It was yummy!"
-ShaylaErin
"I LOVE tapioca. This is a particularly great recipe because I can have it ready in under 15 minutes (including cooking time!). It's so much better than the boxed version!"
-RSL
"This is one of my absolute favorite recipes. This chocolate sauce provided a lot of comfort to a lonely graduate student across the country from her family. It is absolutely wonderful."
-Jessica B.
"This was a winner! Everyone enjoyed this dessert. It has great banana flavor. I will be making this again and again."
-abloom69
"Talk about bringing back some great memories! My grandmother used to make this dish for Sunday lunch. I really enjoyed this recipe!"
-Sherrybeth
"The simplicity of this carrot cake recipe is what makes it amazing and delicious. It's always very moist and a great hit when I bake it!"
-Jenn Da Bean
"This recipe deserves at least 10 stars! It's such an easy and delicious cake. Thanks to this recipe, I will never have to purchase Boston cream pie from the bakery again!"
-Chabear01
"This was my first time making New York-style cheesecake. It was really tasty and very easy to make. I will be making it again!"
-tomoko matsunaga
"This was the best chocolate cake I have ever made. The cake was so moist, and it had a perfect rich chocolate flavor. The frosting was delicious as well. It's very easy to put together and impressive!"
-Dine & Dish
"This was absolutely delicious and super creamy! I added golden raisins. I love that it can be made easily on the stovetop with ingredients I always have on hand."
-hannahactually
"This is a lovely Saturday afternoon treat. So rich, chocolatey and flavorful! It's absolutely perfect."
-PianoCook
"If you love pineapple and coconut, this is the recipe for you! Tart pineapple is wrapped in cool, creamy pudding and accented by the nutty flavor of toasted coconut — what's not to love?"
-Marg (CaymanDesigns)
"This was so rich, chocolatey, smooth and creamy! Not only is it terrific warm, it's even better cold. This is a simple, quick and wonderfully delicious pudding."
-quiet603
"This is a wonderful pie! I made it for dessert tonight and everyone loved it. My brother-in-law said it was the best lemon meringue pie he's ever had! Not too tart and not too sweet. This is a definite keeper!"
-DA in PA
"I�ve made this so many times and it always turns out perfectly. Thanks for the great recipe."
-Jamie Bainter J.
"This was super simple to make, and yummy to eat! I threw it together one night when I was craving chocolate and it hit the spot. I put it in parfait glasses and topped it with a dollop of Cool Whip."
-Lvs2Cook
