Dessert Sauce & Topping Recipes

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

These custards puff up slightly while baking, creating beautiful, golden crowns. Kahlua brings a mild coffee flavor to the heavenly...

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

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

I didn't even know what a kumquat was until my husband and I discovered them in southern Florida. Now I...

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

Like a zombie, you'll be desperate for more of these bone-shaped cookies and dip. Fight nicely over them—no biting! —Taste...

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

This recipe, passed down from my Canadian grandmother, has been in my family for at least three generations. It's been...

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

I have wonderful memories of eating bananas Foster in New Orleans, and as a dietitian, wanted to find a healthier...

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

When guests serve this cake, no one ever guesses it's low-fat. The lemon yogurt and pineapple add moistness missing in...

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

When you're in the mood for something sweet but you want to keep it light, this simple dip really hits...

This versatile sauce brings a sunny new taste to pound cake, ice cream and bread pudding. I wouldn't be without...

This fresh-tasting sauce, chock-full of blueberries, tastes great served over pancakes, French toast, waffles or even ice cream. Whether you...

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

THIS SAUCE was first served to me by my mother, who was a wonderful cook.
During these months when...

"This lightly sweet dressing tastes great over fruit or in a Waldorf salad," comments Fran Roberts from Hessel, Michigan. "Best...

This pepperminty sauce is one of my favorite Christmas gifts to give. I package it in a decorative jar, then...

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

This recipe puts the blueberries grown in our area to good use. It's a great summertime dessert.—Frances Colley, Coos Bay,...

No one will believe that this creamy dessert, topped with tangy rhubarb, is actually a light treat. &mdashRuth Eisenreich, Catonsville,...

"I was an inexperienced cook when I married," relates Charlene Turnbull, Wainwright, Alberta. "A good friend, who was a cooking...

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

In Marion, Michigan, Betty Geiger takes advantage of frozen blueberries to make this fruity crisp with a sweet golden topping....

Whenever one of my three sons or eight grandchildren has a birthday, I make this pretty, creamy cheesecake. The all...

Turn the dessert into a mini banana split by drizzling on warm butterscotch sauce, plus chopped walnuts and a cherry.—Tabitha...