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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    Meringue Shells with Lemon Curd

    5 reviews

    We love a dazzling dessert of meringue shells filled with sunny lemon curd. It’s sweet and tart, crunchy and fluffy....


    Hard Sauce

    5 reviews

    I remember making this sauce for my mom when I was about 8 years old. I loved the aroma and...


    Fresh Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce

    27 reviews

    I've had this recipe for years and make it often since Michigan has an abundance of apples. The caramel sauce...


    Contest-Winning Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce

    6 reviews

    I asked my mother-in-law for this recipe once I learned it's my husband's favorite. Now I bake it whenever he...


    Slow-Cooker Rhubarb Strawberry Sauce

    1 review

    We recently started growing our own rhubarb, and we live in a part of Oregon where strawberries are plentiful. I...


    Simple Turtle Cheesecake

    4 reviews

    For an almost instant dessert, I spread homemade ganache and caramel sauce over premade cheesecake. It always makes busy holidays...


    Strawberry Kiwi Dessert

    In the heat of summer, folks will look foreword to a light dessert like this. The season's finest fruits are...


    Christmas Pudding with Brandy Sauce

    We developed this classic Christmas pudding that's served with a caramel brandy sauce. Packed with fruits, nuts and spices, it's...

    Butter-Crunch Topping

    "It's nice to keep this crisp, golden mixture on hand to top pudding or pie filling over ice cream," reports...


    Makeover Mom’s Apple Dumplings

    The result of this makeover is a decadent dessert from Gina Hill of Ottawa, Kansas, with a still syrupy-sweet sauce...


    Slow-Cooker Bananas Foster

    9 reviews

    The flavors of caramel, rum and walnut naturally complement fresh bananas in this version of a dessert classic. It's my...


    Grilled Peach Sundaes

    These peaches with a hint of grill flavor are sweet and juicy. We serve them in a waffle bowl with...


    Sour Cream Topping

    Our home economist use this sweet and tangy Sour Cream Topping to complement the Raspberry Sauce also found in Recipe...


    Praline Ice Cream

    If you're a caramel lover, you'll want to try this homemade praline ice cream topped with a rich caramel sauce....


    Southern-Style Soft Custard

    This recipe has been handed down in our family for many years.
    Custard is one of our favorite desserts...


    German Chocolate Upside Down Cake

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


    Caramelized Pineapple Sundaes

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

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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...


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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...


    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...


    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...


    Berry Coulis with Dutch Pancakes

    1 review

    My husband makes his mom's crepe-like Dutch pancakes with our kids on Saturdays. I came up with the berry sauce,...


    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...

    Easy Rhubarb Sauce

    8 reviews

    Celebrate spring with the sweet-tart taste of rhubarb in this simple sauce. I enjoy it on toast, English muffins and...


    Triple Berry Shortcake

    1 review

    My great-great-grandmother handed down her shortcake recipe. I’m sharing it because it’s way too fabulous to keep it a secret!...


    Pumpkin Cranberry Bread Pudding

    9 reviews

    Savor your favorite fall flavors with this scrumptious bread pudding, served warm with a sweet vanilla sauce. Yum! —Judith Bucciarelli,...


    Apple Spice Syrup

    3 reviews

    This syrup has just the right sweetness to complement your favorite pancakes or waffles. The spicy apple flavor is great...


    New Orleans Bread Pudding

    7 reviews

    For an extra-special treat, try this sweet and buttery New Orleans bread pudding. The cowboys we serve it to say...


    Glazed Strawberry Cheesecake

    2 reviews

    This ruby-red showstopper has been a family favorite for more than 30 years. When I take it to potluck parties...