242 ice cream topping recipes

Frozen orange pie with vanilla ice cream layered over a toasted oat and coconut crumb crust, drizzled with orange juice concentrate and topped with toasted coconut.

Rocky road frosting with chocolate, miniature marshmallows, and salted peanuts folded into a buttercream base. The classic ice cream flavor turned into a chunky cake topping.

Falling chocolate cake with raspberry sauce: individual molten-centered chocolate cakes with a cracked top and gooey interior, served with bright raspberry sauce and ice cream.

Texas sheet cake enriched with sour cream for moisture and folded with chopped nuts, baked thin in a sheet pan and topped with warm chocolate icing poured straight onto the hot cake.

Down home grilled hamburgers fold sour cream, green onions, breadcrumbs, and lemon pepper into ground beef for juicy patties. Topped with ice-water-crisped onions, ripe tomatoes, and a three-condiment spread.

Slow-simmered strawberry-rhubarb compote with just four ingredients cooked low for hours until thick and jammy. A versatile fruit topping for yogurt, ice cream, or toast.

Frozen pumpkin crumble with a buttery graham cracker crust, spiced pumpkin and ice cream filling, and crunchy crumb topping. A no-bake frozen dessert for pumpkin lovers.

Pick any three berries, simmer them in blackberry wine with orange zest, then drop a buttery biscuit topping on top and bake until golden. A warm, bubbling berry cobbler begging for a scoop of ice cream.

Frozen pudding made with vanilla ice cream, chopped walnuts, and preserved fruits, served with a creamy royal grape sauce. A vintage frozen dessert with an elegant custard topping.

Frozen pumpkin pie made with vanilla ice cream, pumpkin puree, and brown sugar in a baked pie shell. Topped with meringue and flash-baked like a Baked Alaska.

Flowerpot desserts layer yellow cake, ice cream, and golden meringue in clay pots with real flower stems poking through the top. A showstopping party trick that looks wild and tastes like baked Alaska.

Meringue pecan pie binds Ritz cracker crumbs and chopped pecans into a stiff egg-white meringue, then bakes into a chewy-crisp slice. No pie crust required. Top with ice cream or fresh fruit and whipped cream.

Pecan angel pie folds toasty pecans and graham cracker crumbs into stiff meringue, then bakes into a chewy-crisp dessert topped with whipped cream or ice cream. No flour, no fat in the base, just nuts and crumbs holding sweet meringue together.

Boston cream pie made lighter, a doctored yellow cake split and filled with vanilla pudding, then topped with a chocolate cocoa icing. Egg whites and fat-free fillings keep this classic dessert on the lighter side.

North Pole cherry pie: vanilla ice cream packed into a baked pie shell and topped with cherry pie filling. Three ingredients, no oven needed, frozen and ready to slice.

Two-color chocolate brownies: ultra-rich dark chocolate brownies with walnuts, topped with a white chocolate cream icing and ground nuts. A bakery-style double-batch for a crowd.