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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    Cherries Jubilee

    2 reviews

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

    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

    Rich and delicious, this salted caramel sauce is the perfect blend of sweet, salty and creamy all in one. I...

    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...


    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...

    Hazelnut Whipped Cream

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


    Coffee Whipped Cream

    1 review

    Calling all mocha lovers! You can now get your caffeine fix through this coffee whipped cream. This tasty topper is...


    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...


    Caramelized Pineapple Sundaes

    Whenever we get a craving for a tropical escape, this super simple recipe whisks us away in no time. Vanilla's...


    Raspberry Curd

    1 review

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


    Christmas Pudding with Nutmeg Sauce

    An adaptation of the traditional holiday staple, my fruity plum pudding stays true to those time-honored rustic flavors.—Deb Thompson, Lincoln,...


    Homemade Cherry Pie Filling

    10 reviews

    Fresh tart cherries give this cherry pie filling a homemade flavor that's superior to canned. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen


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    Best Ever Bread Pudding

    15 reviews

    The secret to incredible bread pudding with a soft middle and crisp edges starts with leftover dinner rolls. I picked...


    Persimmon Pudding

    1 review

    When a group of ladies and I served this cake-like dessert for a church get-together, it was an instant hit....


    Rhubarb Cake with Lemon Sauce

    6 reviews

    “This is our all-time favorite rhubarb recipe. I think it tastes best when both the cake and sauce are warm,...


    Prune Cake with Glaze

    3 reviews

    This prune cake recipe was given to me years ago by a friend, who got it from her mother. I'm...

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    Rhubarb-Strawberry Sauce

    1 review

    Field editor Earlene Ertelt of Woodburn, Oregon says, "This pretty sauce perks up your taste buds. It's good on hot...


    Pumpkin Wontons with Butterscotch Sauce

    9 reviews

    As a change from the usual pumpkin pie or cake, we created these deliciously different wontons. The butterscotch sauce would...


    Hawaiian Rice Pudding

    3 reviews

    "An aunt who lived in Hawaii shared the recipe for this tropical-tasting rice pudding," relates field editor Joan Hallford of...


    Contest-Winning White Chocolate Cheesecake

    6 reviews

    This is my all-time favorite white chocolate cheesecake recipe! A friend gave it to me years ago and I’ve made...


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    Bread Pudding with Nutmeg

    41 reviews

    I always make this bread pudding recipe for my dad on his birthday and on holidays. He says it tastes...


    Caramel-Pecan Apple Slices

    6 reviews

    Here's a warm, decadent side dish for fall or winter brunches. Ready to eat in only 15 minutes, the apples...