Old Fashioned Halloween Treats - Vintage Fall Retro Recipes
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There’s nothing better than an old fashioned recipe, especially spooky vintage Halloween ones! Fall is baking season and let’s crack open some retro Betty Crocker cookbooks to see authentic vintage fall recipes. They are taken from books written in the 1950s and 1960s.
Betty Crocker’s Cooky Book Halloween Pumpkin Recipe
The Betty Crocker Cooky Book is a popular cult favorite with tons of kitschy recipes for every holiday. There’s a Halloween pumpkin recipe that I’m eager to try and I took a photo of it so you can try it too! The book is full of amazing cookie recipes and I’ll link the Betty Crocker Cooky Book if you’d like to get yourself a copy.
I wanted the Cooky Book for years and even put it on my 2022 Vintage Wish List. I’m so glad I finally own a copy!
Retro Halloween Pumpkin Cake
Miss MonMon created a YouTube video where she bakes a gorgeous vintage Halloween pumpkin cake. You can watch it below!
Betty Crocker Party Book
Gosh this vintage cookbook and party book is SO adorable! I love all the holiday symbols on the cover I decorate with it in the summer and fall. If you’d like to get your own copy of Betty Crocker Party Book I’ll link it to eBay!
Vintage Halloween Party Ideas
There are tips mixed in between the recipes for hosting a Halloween and children’s Halloween party. Examples include having a tray of candy out for trick or treaters and making a festive Halloween Punch.
Also there’s tips for fortune telling, bobbing for apples, jack-o-lantern carving and treasure hunts.
Old Fashioned Halloween Recipes
Look through the photos for all the Halloween recipes like Witchcraft Donuts, Brownie Date Bars, Halloween Cookies, Lollipop Cookies, Ice Cream Jack-O-Lantern, Witches’ Cauldron Soup, Goblin Franks and Popcorn Balls.
Recipes for Halloween Photos
On the last page are some gorgeous color Halloween food photos! The brownies look especially tasty and I love the vintage 1960s pumpkin on the table.
Better Homes & Gardens Holiday Cook Book
I found this book at a thrift shop and it has some great Halloween recipes inside! If you’d like to purchase your own copy of the Holiday Cook Book you can buy it by clicking the link.
Caramel Apple Recipe
The caramel apple recipe looks especially delicious and very simple too. Also I love the idea of incorporating gingerbread into Halloween baking.
Black Cat Cupcakes
Here’s a recipe that I don’t have but I found a YouTube video of Unboxing Betty where she bakes them! She shows a closeup of the recipe if you’d like to copy it down.
That’s my list of vintage Halloween recipes! For more Halloween content you can check out the Halloween section of my blog.
