10+ Flavorful Sauces for Ice Cream

Ice cream is a delicious treat on its own, but it’s even better when topped with a flavorful sauce. Here are 10+ of our favorite ice cream sauces.

The 10+ BEST Ice Cream Sauces

Salted Caramel Sauce

This smooth and decadent sauce is made with butter, sugar, and cream. It's a great choice for those who love a bit of sweetness with their ice cream.

Salted Caramel Sauce

Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe for One – Baking Mischief

Classic ooey, gooey Fudge Sauce, just begging to be drizzled over ice cream, brownies, or pancakes and waffles.

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Hot Fudge Sauce

Dulce de Leche

Learn how to make dulce de leche at home using two ingredients: boiling water and cans of condensed milk! It’s an easy and hands-off process that transforms condensed milk into a sweet and rich caramel-like sauce to drizzle over ice cream, cakes, and much more.

Dulce de Leche

Butterscotch Sauce

Butterscotch sauce is silky smooth & buttery with vanilla undertones. Butterscotch Sauce vs caramel? Both are great but they are different.

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Butterscotch Sauce

Easy Strawberry Sauce

This fresh and fruity sauce is made with strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice. It's a great way to add a touch of summer to your ice cream.

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Strawberry Sauce

Easy Homemade Peanut Butter Magic Shell

This Easy Homemade Peanut Butter Magic Shell only requires three ingredients and a microwave. The perfect topping for almost any ice cream!

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Peanut Butter Sauce

Easy Raspberry Sauce Recipe – Sally’s Baking Addiction

This tart and tangy sauce is made with raspberries, sugar, and lemon juice. It's a great way to add a bit of brightness to your ice cream.

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Raspberry Sauce

Fresh Homemade Pineapple Sauce – Must Love Home

Thick and chunky Fresh Homemade Pineapple Sauce is a tasty tropical topper for your next ice cream sundae or pound cake.

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Pineapple Sauce

Cookies & Cream Hot Fudge Sauce

This decadent sauce is made with crushed cookies and chocolate sauce. It's a great way to add a bit of crunch to your ice cream.

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Cookies and Cream Sauce

Nutella Sauce for Ice Cream, Pancakes, or Waffles – Baking Mischief

This smooth and hazelnutty sauce is made with Nutella and cream. It's a delicious way to add a bit of Italian flavor to your ice cream.

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Nutella Sauce

Homemade Whipped Cream

This classic topping is made with heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla extract. It's a light and fluffy way to top your ice cream.

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Whipped Cream

How to Make Ahead and Store

Many of these ice cream sauce recipes can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for a few days or even in the freezer. Simply check the individual recipes for full storing instructions and details on how to make ahead. 

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10+ BEST Ice Cream Sauces

Ice cream is a delicious treat on its own, but it's even better when topped with a flavorful sauce. Here are 10+ of our favorite sauce recipes for ice cream! Try this 15 Minute Easy Salted Caramel Sauce.

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Serves 6 people

Created by Platings and Pairings

Cook Time: 15 minutes mins

Total Time: 15 minutes mins

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter (cut up into 6 pieces)
• ▢ 1/2 cup heavy cream
• ▢ 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

• Heat the sugar in a sauce pan over medium heat and stir with rubber spatula until sugar is liquefied and amber in color.
• Once sugar is completely melted, add butter and stir until dissolved.
• Slowly add in heavy cream and heat for one minute.
• Remove from heat and add vanilla and salt.
• The sauce will keep for up to two weeks in the refrigerator.

Notes

This recipe makes 1 cup of salted caramel sauce. 

Nutrition

Calories: 299kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 495mg | Potassium: 14mg | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 640IU | Calcium: 16mg

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