Dessert Sauce & Topping Recipes

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

Indulge in the ultimate warming treat with a homemade gingerbread cake. Rich, spiced flavors are paired with a velvety caramel...

Discover the perfect blend of tart and sweet with this easy rhubarb sauce recipe. Ready in just 20 minutes, it's...

This special dessert is a refreshing finale to a warm-weather meal. —Nancy Walker, Granite City, Illinois

Chock-full of berries and rhubarb, this pretty cobbler is the perfect finale for a dinner for two. Pecans in the...

I took my daughter’s love of cheesecake plus my mom’s love of coconut and rhubarb and ran with it. Try...

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

Hot fudge sundaes are an elegant but easy dessert. This rich, dark chocolate sauce drapes beautifully and is delicious on...

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

Here's one of our classic dessert recipes. A golden caramel sauce enhances the rich bread pudding. —Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North...

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

You'll want to make blueberry bread pudding every time you come back from the farmers market or go berry picking....

Want to make the best bread pudding recipe for your friends and family? Ours is easy, decadent and filled with...

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

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

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

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

I like to "dress up" ordinary recipes with my fresh, homegrown herbs. This minty lemon curd is a family favorite!...

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

Croissants are a super quick stand-in for cream puffs in this luscious treat. The from-scratch caramel sauce couldn’t be easier...

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

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

This is a great topping for ice cream, and—since it's thicker than sweetened berries—it's nice over sponge cake or shortcake,...

There are lemon trees in our backyard, so I'm always on the prowl for new ways to use the fruit....

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

I enjoy making desserts, and it's especially satisfying when my goodies are devoured quickly. This one always qualifies for that...

THIS pretty dessert is an impressive end to any meal. Refreshing and light, it's just the right touch for every...

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

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