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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    Cranberry Orange Pound Cake

    This cranberry orange pound cake has a warm vanilla butter sauce drizzle for extra sweetness. It's perfect for brunch, tea...


    Orange Sauce for Angel Food Cake

    This sauce is a tasty way to end a summer meal—without turning on the oven.—Karen Bourne, Magrath, Alberta


    Fresh Fruit With Vanilla Cream

    For a simply pleasing dessert, nothing beats this tempting treat of fresh fruit topped with cream. Each bite is absolutely...


    Caramel Dumplings

    My family just loves these tender dumplings in the sweet, rich sauce. I love them because they turn out wonderful...


    Cherry Sauce

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


    Baked Apples in Caramel Cream

    "What's better on a cool fall day than baked apples with a yummy sauce?" inquires Karen Ann Bland, Gove, Kansas.


    Raspberry Cheesecake

    This classic cheesecake is my family's favorite dessert and it is so delicious, I make it even in the winter...


    Chocolate Pudding Cake

    Whether you come to this chocolate pudding cake as a lava cake lover or a brownie fan, you’ll discover a...

    Steamed Cranberry Pudding with Butter Sauce

    This recipe has become a tradition at our Thanksgiving meal. It is so simple to make and you will not...


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    Strawberry Cheesecake

    Our strawberry cheesecake is a dressed-up classic cheesecake with a glossy strawberry glaze and fresh berries.


    Apple Cider Pound Cake

    Fall in New England is so beautiful, and the apples here are the best! This apple cider cake is a...


    Southern-Style Soft Custard

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


    Black Raspberry Dumplings

    These scrumptious dumplings are very easy to fix. I like to prepare them just before a meal and then set...


    Apple Cake with Lemon Sauce

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


    Southern Bread Pudding

    I used to teach in a cooking school, and this was one of the most popular recipes. We often made...


    Pineapple Cake Filling

    Make a layer cake extra special with this wonderful filling. Serve it at your next birthday party.—Ray Lyons, Junction City,...


    Peanut Butter Parfaits

    NOW THAT our nest holds only two of us, I've had to develop many dishes for two.
    My husband...

    Cranberry Pudding

    This recipe was given to me years ago by my Aunt Lena, who lived on Cape Cod where cranberries are...


    Raspberry Curd

    Raspberries are sweet and flavorful berries that are perfect in the summertime. This recipe can also be made in the...


    Peanut Butter Sauce for Ice Cream

    Reports Karen Buhr of Gasport, New York,"Whenever there's an ice cream social at church, this scrumptious topping is requested. It's...


    Fresh Peach Sauce

    I like to make my breakfast table as pretty as possible. This peach sauce adds a warm golden color to...


    Breakfast Apples

    I have given people this recipe more than any other. It has a delicious nutty flavor. Use it to top...


    Cranberry Strawberry Sauce

    This recipe was given to me by my aunt quite a few years ago. It's especially good with turkey, chicken...

    Stewed Rhubarb

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


    Cajun Bread Pudding

    This is my husband's favorite dessert, and it's a perfect dish for a crowd, too.


    Hard Sauce for Cake

    My grandmother often dressed up leftover plain cake with this sauce. It also goes well with gingerbread. For fun, I...


    Easy Lemon Curd

    Lemon curd is a perfect balance of sweet and tart, just right for making lemon desserts or spreading on baked goods...


    Lemon Snow Pudding

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


    Prune Cake

    Our prune cake recipe serves up slices of warm, sticky, sweet cake. It can only get better with a scoop...