Make your own version of Hershey's brand chocolate syrup at home with just a few simple ingredients.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Sweet Sauces
Sauces with a sweeter side such as ice cream syrup, dessert sauces, and dipping sauces
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Copycat Hershey's Chocolate Syrup
Dark Cherry Sauce
Made with water, corn starch, salt, dark cherries, maple syrup, cherry liqueur, lemon
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Homemade Chocolate Syrup
This is an easy cream-free recipe for making chocolate syrup. Use it over your favorite dessert, waffles, in cocktails, or anywhere you want a splash of chocolate.
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Low Fat Chocolate Syrup
Who said you can't have your chocolate and eat it too? With this low-fat chocolate syrup, you can indulge without worrying about tipping the scales.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Eagle Brand Caramel (aka Dulce de Leche)
This classic one-ingredient caramel can be used as the perfect topping for any dessert, as the filling for a pie or tart, or eaten directly to satisfy your...
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
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Copycat Dairy Queen-Style Hard Chocolate Sauce
Love the chocolate dipped cones at Dairy Queen? Make your own chocolate sauce that hardens on the ice cream with just three simple ingredients.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Copycat Outback Orange Marmalade Sauce
This recipe is for a copycat version of the popular Outback Steakhouse orange marmalade sauce. Made with just four simple ingredients, this sauce is perfect for...
Time: under 30 minutes
Simple Caramel Sauce
This is a quick and easy caramel sauce that has rich flavor and a velvety smooth texture. Easy to whip up as needed, or keep a batch on hand in the refrigerator for a dessert...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Sanders Hot Fudge Imitation
Made with sweetened condensed milk, milk chocolate chips, light corn syrup, butter
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Almost Maple Syrup
This almost maple syrup is still way closer than most store-bought syrups. It's made with actual sugar instead of corn syrup.
Time: under 30 minutes
Chocolate Creme Fraiche Sauce
If you're wondering what you'll do with this beautifully rich chocolate creme fraiche sauce, the real question is what you won't do with it.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Bourbon Sauce
If you think bourbon sauce sounds decadent, you're right. Upgrade pies, cakes, and ice cream with this sweet, boozy drizzle.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Microwave Caramel Sauce
Caramel crisis? Solve it in a flash with this microwave method. It's like having a dessert superhero in your kitchen.
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Peanut Butter Marshmallow Sauce
This peanut butter marshmallow sauce is what happens when your favorite childhood flavors decide to have a party. Spoiler: everyone's invited.
Time: under 30 minutes
Vanilla Pancake Syrup
Forget what you know about pancake syrup, because this will change everything. Vanilla extract and cream make a rich sauce that makes pancakes and waffles downright decadent.
Time: under 30 minutes
Jell-O Flavored Syrups
Brighten up your favorite treats with homemade Jell-O flavored syrups. This simple recipe offers a fun and colorful way to enhance pancakes, waffles, or ice cream.
Time: under 30 minutes
Praline Syrup
If you've always been partial to pralines & cream at the ice cream parlor, this syrup is right up your ally. Drizzle it on waffles, use it to top off sundaes, or just pour it over...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Chocolate Marshmallow Sauce
This rich and creamy chocolate marshmallow sauce is amazing over a couple of scoops of ice cream. It's equally delicious over cake, brownies, waffles, pancakes, etc.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Homemade Grenadine (Pomegranate Syrup)
If you're looking to add a homemade touch to your beverages, this recipe for homemade grenadine is a fantastic choice. It offers a natural alternative to...
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Amaretto Chocolate Sauce
Unleash your inner dessert diva with this sinfully delicious amaretto chocolate sauce that will have you feeling like a culinary genius. Trust us, it's so good you'll want to...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Caramel Nut Sauce
With pecans, vanilla, and cream, this warm sauce is perfect served on ice cream
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Hot Fudge Sauce or Cold Fudge
Only two ingredients needed to top off your homemade sundaes with heavenly hot fudge. Or, let it cool and cut in squares to eat.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Apple Syrup
Apple cider is thickened into a rich syrup that is perfect over pancakes, waffles, ice cream, or whatever your sweet tooth desires.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Bittersweet Chocolate Sour Cream Sauce
Made with vanilla extract, unsweetened chocolate, sour cream, sugar, brown sugar, milk
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Low-Fat Caramel Sauce
Low-fat means you can have your caramel sauce and eat it, too. Vanilla extract and double-strength brewed coffee add some unique notes to this sweet sauce.
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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