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Banana Split Fluff Salad

Banana splits. Is there anything more classic than a delicious banana split?? Nope, no way. Bananas, cherries, and nuts – plus any and all fixin’s you could possibly want – all together in one dish. Now, we’re not claiming to have reinvented the wheel or anything here, but if you’re a fan of both banana splits and any sort of ambrosia or fluff salad, then this is definitely the recipe for you. Banana split fluff salad. Get the delicious recipe here!

Pretzel Jello Salad

This is a really easy dessert to whip up, and it travels well, making it one of our go-to dishes for potlucks and summer barbecues. Guests always rave about how retro it looks… And how awesome it tastes! Get the easy recipe here!

BONUS RECIPE: Shrimp Jello Salad

Oh 1950s, how you dazzled us with your strange recipes, most of which in encased in some form of savory jello. Some of the aforementioned jello dishes were sweet and pretty tasty-looking, others…not so much. It wasn’t strange to find any number of savory ingredients floating in tomato aspic; molds in the shape of fish, containing fish, were actually considered commonplace! Yes, the ‘50s was the age of young Elvis, malt shops and jiggly dinners – and we really wanted to try our hands at recreating one of those awesome(ly disgusting!) vintage jello recipes… check it out here!