7 Easy Dessert Sauces everybody should know how to make. They’ll turn plain ice cream or simple cakes into celebration worthy treats!

Mom’s Hot Fudge Sauce
The mother of all dessert sauces, hot fudge is one of the great pleasures of life that nobody should miss out on. But I’m not taking about the stuff out of a jar, or even the sauce you get at your favorite ice cream parlour. Those are most likely made with artificial stuff and lots of extra chemcials necessary to compete on a commercial level. Luckily you can make the real deal in your own kitchen in a few minutes. You’re going to love this!
Try this dessert sauce with:
Cherry Dessert Sauce
There’s something about cherries…probably because they’re not available year round they just seem extra special. But no worries ~ if you get the craving for cherry sauce in December, just use frozen!
Try this dessert sauce with:
Creme Anglaise
This shockingly easy dessert sauce is so versatile, especially when fresh summer fruit is available. It turns a pile of berries into an elegant dessert. In fall and winter it goes great with gingerbread!
Try this dessert sauce with:
- Flourless Walnut Cake with Fresh Figs
- Flourless Belgian Chocolate Cake
- Easy Chocolate Soufflรฉ
- Honeycrisp Apple Cardamom Cake
- Gingerbread Cake
Magic Shell Chocolate Sauce
Sure it’s made to go over ice cream, but try dipping fresh strawberries or frozen fruit like kiwi or bananas!
Try this dessert sauce with:
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
- Ballymaloe No Churn Vanilla Ice Cream
- Fresh Mint Chip Ice Cream
Salted Maple Caramel Sauce
Pure maple syrup brings a new flavor profile to a classic sauce! With only 4 ingredients and no sugar or corn syrup this luxurious dessert sauce comes together in just 10 minutes. ย
Try this dessert sauce with:
Blender Lemon Curd
Blender lemon curd is silky and pourable ~ perfect for topping fresh berries, pavlovas, pound cake, and so much more. For a new taste sensation, try it with dark chocolate ๐
Try this dessert sauce with:
- Simple Berry Pavlova
- Easy Lemon Trifle
- Blueberry Lemon Biscuits
- Perfect Lemon Scones
- Lemon Cheesecake Recipe
Homemade Strawberry Sauce Recipe
Homemade strawberry sauce is a universally loved dessert sauce ~ who wouldn’t fall for sweet juicy strawberries tumbling over their ice cream or pound cake? We love it with yogurt, too.