72 vanilla sauce recipes

Homemade vanilla custard ice cream topped with a deep morello cherry sauce simmered with lemon, vanilla bean, and the cracked cherry stones for almond-scented depth. Old-world Italian dessert work.

Homemade hot fudge sauce with unsweetened and semi-sweet chocolate, butter, corn syrup, and vanilla. A thick, glossy ice cream topping ready in 20 minutes.

Poires Belle Helene, the classic French dessert of vanilla-poached pears served with vanilla ice cream and warm dark chocolate sauce. Elegant and timeless.

Butter-sauteed bananas with a thick maple praline sauce made from real maple syrup, heavy cream, and toasted pecans. Serve warm over vanilla ice cream.

No-bake banana chocolate Chantilly pie with French vanilla pudding, cream cheese, whipped cream, and swirls of fudge sauce in a graham cracker crust. 39 reviews and counting.

Fruit pizza with a sugar cookie crust, vanilla cream cheese sauce, fresh fruit topping, and a shiny orange juice glaze. A colorful party dessert that slices like pizza.

Homemade chocolate sauce with semi-sweet chocolate, butter, sugar, and a splash of vanilla. Glossy, pourable, and shelf-stable for 6 months in the fridge. The make-ahead dessert sauce that beats every jarred version.

Pears Melba with Bosc pears poached in Marsala and dry wine syrup, served over vanilla ice cream with pureed raspberry sauce. A classic French dessert with elegant simplicity.

Frozen turtle pie with an Oreo crust layered with vanilla and chocolate ice cream, caramel sauce, and nuts. A no-bake freezer dessert that slices clean.

Rhubarb orange sauce: a tart-sweet sauce simmered from fresh rhubarb, orange juice, and sugar. Perfect with roast duck, pork, or poured warm over vanilla ice cream.

Cherries jubilee ice cream pie swirls a brandy-spiked dark cherry sauce through vanilla ice cream in a honey-graham crust, then freezes firm. A make-ahead frozen take on the flaming dessert classic.

Layered parfait with a homemade creme de menthe pineapple sauce spooned over scoops of vanilla ice cream. A retro dessert that comes together in 15 minutes.

A sweet, buttery brown sugar sauce with vanilla, fresh lemon juice, and melted marshmallows spooned warm over Christmas plum pudding. A cherished family recipe ready in just 10 minutes.

Peach Melba dessert sauce: a simple compote of peaches, raspberries, and sugar simmered into a glossy ruby topping. Spoon warm or chilled over vanilla ice cream for the classic Escoffier dessert.

A spiced steamed pudding loaded with dates, apples, and walnuts, served warm with a silky vanilla custard sauce. An old-fashioned British-style dessert for holiday entertaining.

Deep-fried fruit fritters made with apples, pears, and bananas in a light vanilla batter, served with a warm lemon-bourbon sauce. A Creole-inspired dessert.