Dessert Sauce & Topping Recipes

Drizzle, sprinkle and drool over our dessert sauce and topping recipes. Perfect for ice cream sundaes and rounding out your favorite desserts!

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    Candied Cherries

    Candied cherries, or cherries glacé, are a beautiful way to spruce up a dessert display or transform your pancakes and waffles into elegant breakfast dishes.

    Cherries Jubilee

    2 reviews

    Made with sweet or tart cherries and doused in brandy, cherries jubilee will be a flaming success! —Taste of Home...


    Bourbon Whipped Cream

    1 review

    Take your favorite pie, ice cream and cake to the next level with a dollop of bourbon whipped cream. Or...


    41 Ice Cream Topping Ideas for Your Sundae Station

    Ice cream toppings like hot fudge, strawberry fluff and caramel sauce bring ice cream to new dimensions. Here's everything you...


    Air-Fryer Pecan Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler

    Chock-full of berries and rhubarb, this pretty cobbler is the perfect finale for a dinner for two. Both the pecans...

    Salted Caramel Sauce

    1 review

    This salted caramel sauce is the perfect addition to any dessert. The intense flavor from caramelizing the sugar helps provide...


    Hazelnut Whipped Cream

    You'll go nutty for this hazelnut whipped cream! The topping is a subtle yet welcome change of pace from standard...

    Mojito Whipped Cream

    If you've got a taste for the tropical, then you'll love this one-of-a-kind lime whipped cream that features rum extract...


    Peanut Butter and Banana Whipped Cream

    Peanut butter and banana whipped cream? You bet! We couldn't resist whipping the fun flavors together into one light, fluffy...


    Coffee Whipped Cream

    1 review

    Whether it’s to top on hot chocolate and lattes, or dolloped on desserts, this coffee whipped cream works for it...


    Air-Fryer Caribbean Wontons

    I first served these fresh and fruity air-fryer wontons as an appetizer at a summer luau. My family and friends...

    Berry Curd

    1 review

    I've always loved strawberries. Each time they're in season, I think of new and interesting ways to use them. I...


    Lemon Rhubarb Tube Cake

    2 reviews

    For a taste of summer, try this dessert. The cake's fresh lemon flavor and tart rhubarb topping are so refreshing....


    Butter Pecan Syrup

    3 reviews

    My family loves butter pecan anything, and this recipe is perfect over vanilla ice cream, cake or waffles. It's a...


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    Top 10 Caramel Recipes

    These top-rated caramel recipes for brownies, cakes and cookies will have folks raving over their ooey-gooey goodness.


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    The Difference Between Caramel, Butterscotch and Toffee

    Curious about the difference between these sticky treats? A professional pastry chef explains all.

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    Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream with Salted Caramel Sauce

    2 reviews

    Truthfully, I want those cozy flavors of Thanksgiving throughout the year. This ice cream has just the right balance of...


    58 of Our Fudgiest Recipes Ever

    Chewy and rich, if it's fudgy you know it's fabulous. Bake up some caramel fudge cheesecake, frosted fudge brownies, butter...


    Raspberry Curd

    1 review

    Raspberries are sweet and flavorful berries that are perfect in the summertime. This recipe can also be made in the...


    Banana Applesauce

    The recipe has evolved for the many years we have made it. This version has been a favorite at our...


    Rice Pudding with Raspberry Sauce

    "This is one of my family's all-time favorites," writes Shirley Privatsky of Dickinson, North Dakota. "It's so festive looking-especially when...


    Fresh Fruit With Vanilla Cream

    For a simply pleasing dessert, nothing beats this tempting treat of fresh fruit topped with cream. Each bite is absolutely...


    Panna Cotta with Mixed Berries

    Looking for something new to end meals? Panna cotta, Italian for "cooked cream," is a silky dessert that’s often flavored...


    Slow Cooker Fruit Compote

    I use canned goods and my slow cooker to whip up an old-fashioned treat that’s loaded with sweet fruits. It...


    Apple-Pear Compote

    Apples and pears are almost always popular, so this warm, comforting dessert recipe is great for potlucks or other get-togethers....

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    Bread Pudding for 40

    2 reviews

    This homey, comforting dessert is a favorite of Loretta Dressel of Nathrop, Colorado. The texture is neither soggy nor dry,...


    Kumquat Marmalade

    2 reviews

    I didn't even know what a kumquat was until my husband and I discovered them in southern Florida. Now I...


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    Sweet Pineapple Sauce

    1 review

    I simmer up a yummy pineapple sauce that's sensational whether served warm or cold. It's delicious drizzled over ice cream...


    Homemade Strawberry Dessert Topping

    1 review

    From Roanoke, Illinois, Evelyn Kennell sends this colorful berry topping that's simply ideal draped over angel food cake or low-fat...


    Caramel Dumplings

    4 reviews

    My family just loves these tender dumplings in the sweet, rich sauce. I love them because they turn out wonderful...


    Blueberry Breakfast Sauce

    6 reviews

    This fresh-tasting sauce, chock-full of blueberries, tastes great served over pancakes, French toast, waffles or even ice cream. Whether you...