Small dish of banana pudding with wafers and whip topping
FOOD NEWS
The Most Popular Dessert The Year You Were Born
By Ellen Kershner
Homemade pineapple upside down cake with candied cherries and a piece cut off on a plate.
1920-1925: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Pineapple upside-down cake on pan
Pineapples were first canned in the 1860s. It wasn't exciting to eat them straight from the can, but when included on a cake, folks in the early 1920s loved it.
An advertisement featuring Rice Krispies cereal in a bowl with milk
1926-1929: Rice Krispies Date Pudding
Rice Krispies balls on paper towel
Rice Krispies date pudding is a vintage recipe in which crushed-up cereal gets combined with milk, eggs, chopped nuts, dates, and sugar.
Cuddruriaddri, cullurialli: typical fried donuts prepared in Cosenza - Calabria at Christmas time
1930-1935: Potato Donuts
Potato donuts stacked on plate
The Great Depression lasted from 1929 until 1939, and from the difficult lifestyle arose flourless potato donuts, with a batter made from mashed potatoes, sugar, and buttermilk.
chocolate rice pudding decorated with whipped cream with cinnamon. the toning. selective focus
1936-1939: Chocolate Rice Whip
Rice pudding in goblets with green handles
Rice pudding was another popular Depression-era dessert and is still popular now because it can be made with leftover rice. In the 1930s, a favorite version was chocolate rice whip.
Ginger Snap Cookies
1940-1945: Molasses Cookies
These cookies were dessert stars in the 1940s. Sugar rationing was a necessity during World War II, so molasses was substituted, and these cookies were popular to send to soldiers.