Dessert Sauce & Topping Recipes

These blueberry shortcake sundaes offer a summery conclusion to any meal. I make this recipe quite often. If you need...

People are amazed that this luscious, moist and tender cake is a light dessert. I love the rich chocolate flavor...

Add pizzazz to vanilla ice cream with this easy-to-prepare peanut butter sauce. You can even make it ahead and refrigerate...

I make this delicious apple cake with the apples we get from a local orchard. Growers here in Ohio produce...

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

This tart and tangy fruit sauce is excellent over pound cake or ice cream. I have served this topping many...

You need only a handful of ingredients to fix this unusual fruit fondue. Use grapes, bananas, strawberries and angel food...

A neighbor shared the recipe for this wonderful fruit sauce with me. It's a great way to use up a...

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

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

Canned peaches get special attention from cinnamon and brown sugar in Debbie Schrock's kitchen. "Served warm, these peaches offer down-home...

One bite of this old-fashioned spice cake will bring back memories. Loaded with raisins and nuts, it tastes extra special...

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

This fruity, luscious dessert makes a wonderful ending to a special dinner. When fresh strawberries are not available, substitute two...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is my husband's favorite way to enjoy rhubarb. He has it for breakfast over his cereal or for dessert,...

Serve this warm spiced apple mixture over frozen yogurt or angel food cake for a delicious down-home dessert. "It's tasty...

Boxed angel food cake speeds prep time but retains the cake's home-baked taste. And the no-cook version of sauce uses...

"When I needed a light dessert for guests who were on a restricted diet, I combined two of my favorite...

My husband and I have blueberry bushes in our backyard, so I developed this dessert using a basic pound cake...

And for dessert, give Genise Krause's Pineapple Ice Cream Topping a try over cool and creamy vanilla ice cream. The...