Dessert Sauce & Topping Recipes

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

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

This apple bread pudding with caramel sauce has been in my life for a long time. It's a family fave...

My mother always sprinkled on this wonderful crumb topping to dress up her two-crust fruit pies. The crumble topping not...

I experimented with aniseed this past holiday season and fell in love with the licorice flavor. It really enhances the...

I love stirring up this delightful caramel ice cream topping on the stovetop. With its smooth texture and yummy taste...

Use this Raspberry sauce from our Test Kitchen to garnish any number of store-bought or homemade desserts. It's nice to...

This loaf is chock-full of blueberries—two whole cups! When you pour the vanilla sauce over the bread, it makes it...

"We have two walnut trees in our front yard, so I always have plenty of nuts for this sweet sauce,"...

Lime adds a delicious tang to this easy dessert. I'll never eat plain vanilla ice cream again! —Cory Roberts, Riverton,...

Every spring when her rhubarb was ready, my mother-in-law chopped it up for this moist cake. If your rhubarb is...

This recipe is my mother's—she's an excellent baker and cook. There was always some new food for my three brothers...

When our apples become ripe, it's not unusual for me to make as many as 30 of these fruity dumplings!...

Fresh ingredients make a rich-tasting blackberry brandy sauce to serve over ice cream, cheesecake, pancakes, angel food cake ... the...

My mother first served this light and refreshing snow pudding at a dinner for my brother, his new bride and...

My husband Merrill and I tasted a restaurant’s brownie dessert, and it was hard to beat. I topped it though...

I created this waffle recipe to recapture the memorable tropical tastes we enjoyed while visiting Hawaii. —Darlene Brenden, Salem, Oregon

I used to peel the fruits when making this sauce, but not anymore. The skins help hold the juicy summer...

This lemon-almond cake is the first cake I learned to make more than 30 years ago, and it’s still a...

This quick and yummy strawberry dessert is loaded with fresh strawberries and a creamy pudding topping. Make sure you make...

Allene Bary-Cooper, Wichita Falls, Texas writes, “This decadent dessert is a taste of Heaven. The hot mixed berry topping seeps...

Served warm, this cherry sauce makes a wonderful topping for sponge cake, pound cake or ice cream. You could also...

"No one will know this fancy dessert started with a handy boxed cake mix," assures Sandra Castillo of Watertown, Wisconsin....