Apricot Sauce

This is wonderful served over warm bread pudding.

1/3 cup dried apricot
1 cup water
1 tablespoon dark rum

Combine apricots and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over lo ...

Strawberry Mango Sauce

This is good as a topping for dessert tamales. You can also spoon it over rice pudding or as an ice cream topping.

1 cup strawberries, hulled and coarsely chopped
1 mango, peele ...

Peach Topping

1 (28 ounce) can sliced peaches *
1 cup water, divided
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Drain peaches, reserving juice. Chop pea ...

Pineapple Upside-Down Sundaes

1/2 (10 3/4 ounce) all-butter pound cake, see note
1 (15 1/4 ounce) can pineapple tidbits packed in juice
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/4 ...

Cardamom Yogurt Sauce

Serve over oranges, bananas and apples or fruit of your choice.

1 egg
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 (8 ounce) carton plain yogurt< ...

Creamy Kahlua Hard Sauce

1/2 cup softened butter
1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 egg yolk
3 tablespoons Kahlua

Beat butter in small bowl of mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in conf ...

Vanilla Sauce

This is a wonderful sauce for bread pudding.

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 teaspoon ...

Peanut Butter Ice Cream Topping

1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
4 tablespoons light Karo syrup
6 tablespoons milk
4 teaspoons butter
4 tablespoons peanut butter

Combine all ingredie ...

Cinnamon Sauce

This is great spooned over apple pie!

1 cup granulated sugar
1 heaping tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 to 1 cup cinnamon red hots or 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup boiling water
...

Burnt Honey Sauce

1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup clear honey

In a heavy-base saucepan, dissolve sugar in 4 tablespoons water. Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes or until it becomes a deep brown ca ...