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...

    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...


    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...


    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...


    Rum Vanilla Cranberry Sauce

    3 reviews

    Cranberry sauce is one of my favorite things—this jazzed-up version combines vanilla with rum to create a rich flavorful sauce...


    Caramelized Pineapple Sundaes

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


    Mini Chocolate Cakes with Caramelized Bananas

    This was one of my first times spreading my wings with a recipe and trying to go a bit fancy....


    DIY Colored Sugar

    1 review

    Creating your own colored sugar is so simple and easy. It's a great way to add your own distinctive pop...


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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...


    Cranberry-Walnut Cake with Butter Sauce

    1 review

    Tired of plain ol' cakes? Give this recipe a shot! Cranberry-lovers will definitely like it because the cake is tart,...


    Faux Profiteroles with Warm Caramel Sauce

    Croissants are a super quick stand-in for cream puffs in this luscious treat. The from-scratch caramel sauce couldn’t be easier...


    Cinnamon-Spiced Bananas

    8 reviews

    The whole family will love this special treat that uses the microwave so it’s ready in a flash. Plus, it’s...

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    Granny’s Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Sauce

    5 reviews

    The rich molasses and spice flavor of this old-time dessert is complemented with a buttery caramel sauce.—Joy Sparks, Muskegon, Michigan


    Over-the-Top Blueberry Bread Pudding

    55 reviews

    This delicious southern blueberry bread pudding boasts out-of-this-world flavor and eye appeal. You just may want to skip the main...


    Cherry Upside-Down Cake

    3 reviews

    “As a home ec teacher, I used this recipe to demonstrate simple cake and sauce making. The kids loved it—just...


    Cranberry Cake with Almond-Butter Sauce

    8 reviews

    Make room for this recipe in your collection. Tart cranberries and sweet almond glaze turn this potluck cake into something...


    Blueberry Cake with Wojapi Sauce

    3 reviews

    This is my grandmother's recipe, and the sauce is traditional Cherokee, which has been passed down for generations. It is...


    Blondie Sundaes

    Just when we thought rich and chewy blondies couldn't get any better, our home economists dreamed up this luscious sundae...