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Top 10: Your clicks, your bakes, your favorites πŸŽ‰

Published 8 months agoΒ β€’Β 2 min read

Hello Reader,

Before we jump into the next year, I love taking a moment to look back at what actually worked.

These are the 10 recipes you baked, cooked, saved, shared, and came back to again and again. The ones you bookmark, bake twice in a week, or text to a friend with β€œyou have to try this.” This list is exactly that.

Some are cozy classics, some were happy surprises, and all of them earned their spot here. Ten recipes that had a great year, thanks entirely to you ❀️

I'm also adding my favorite ten from new recipes I shared this year. Let's have a fantastic 2026!

Your top 10 recipes

10. Pear Cobbler

It has a bottom layer of sweet, juicy, spiced pears smothered with a tender biscuit topping! It's a fantastic dessert and one of our best pear recipes.

9. Easy Fudge

It has only 2 ingredients: chocolate and condensed milk. It involves a few minutes in the microwave or stove and some time in the fridge until it firms up.

8. Potato Salad

Who knew one of my favorite salads would make it to the top! This is a classic and a must-make.

7. Ricotta Pie

A creamy, vintage-style pie that looks elegant with minimal effort. It's a classic Italian recipe and a must-bake around here.

6. Alfajores

The perfect cornstarch alfajores recipe you'll ever make! They're old-fashioned and filled with dulce de leche.

5. Classic Cheesecake

This fantastic dessert is not hard to master, and I give you all my tips (no water bath needed!). It's creamy with just a hint of vanilla.

4. Oatmeal Muffins

An easy recipe for old-fashioned oat muffins that are moist, fluffy and not too sweet.

3. Raspberry Muffins

My most popular muffin recipe for four years straight! These are memorable and so easy to make.

2. French Bread

This no-knead recipe is GOLD when you want homemade bread without the hassle.

1. Dump Cake

This quick, 3-ingredient vintage recipe has been at the top for the past years. And with good reason!

My 10 picks of 2025

  1. ​Applesauce Crisp: a surprisingly good alternative to my grandma's crumble recipe.
  2. ​Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread: the one I've been making for decades that was a best seller at a small Cafe I owned.
  3. ​Blueberry Oat Crisp: This recipe became a favorite with everyone in this house!
  4. ​Knife-Cut Meat Empanadas: my absolute favorites!
  5. ​Strawberry Pineapple Dump Cake: a flavor combo I wasn't expecting to like so much!
  6. ​Millionaire Pie: a vintage recipe that was an instant hit around here.
  7. ​Carrot Bundt Cake: It's simple and stunning.
  8. ​Quick Eggless Tiramisu: the one I've been making forever.
  9. ​Baked Beans and Apples: This is my unexpected side dish winner for this year. So flavorful and easy.
  10. ​Irish Apple Cake: my family's recipe that's always a hit.

If you make a recipe from the blog and love it, please rate it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a comment. I sincerely appreciate your feedback.

​Paula Montenegro​
​Founder of Vintage Kitchen Notes.
Avid baker & recipe creator

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