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All of these easy dessert sauces can be made in minutes and stashed in the fridge. Then when it's time to entertain, dessert is just a carton of vanilla ice cream away!
I love having a few magic culinary tricks up my sleeve... little things that make having guests for dinner or dessert just a little bit easier and less stressful. These five dessert sauces are true lifesavers when it comes to entertaining!
If you keep one or more of these easy sauces in the refrigerator and a carton of vanilla ice cream in the freezer you've got dessert "made in the shade"! Just pull out some pretty bowls, warm up the sauce in the microwave or on the stovetop and you'll be the rock star, especially when you see all the happy faces all around the table.
If you want to be extra fancy, keep a few of these Easy Candied Pecans or these Maple Molasses Pecans hidden (they won't last if anyone knows where they are!) in the pantry to add a nice sweet crunch... so delicious!
These Maple Molasses Pecans are super delicious and fabulous as a snack or cocktail nibble, on salads, or desserts … and they make a wonderful gift too!
Another fun idea: drizzle the ice cream with one of the sauces below then add shards of this sweet, crunchy Sea Salted Pumpkin Pecan Brittle for a delicious, unique presentation.
Okay, here we go with the sauces:
Although it tastes decadently delicious, this Microwave Caramel Sauce is amazingly easy and involves less than 5 minutes of hands-on time!
Just a fancy name for a delicious, super versatile raspberry sauce, this Easy Raspberry Coulis pairs fabulously with chocolate and a zillion other desserts!
Silky smooth with the delicious flavors of butter and brown sugar, this easy Butterscotch Sauce is wonderful on ice cream...
and so much more!
This silky smooth Apple Cider Caramel Sauce is buttery and bursting with delicious, fresh apple flavor. It's wonderful on ice cream and is also a fabulous way to pizzaz up any fall dessert!
This Ridiculously Easy Hot Fudge Sauce is seriously some of the silliest, smoothest, most delicious chocolate sauce you'll ever have the pleasure of meeting!
Thought for the day:
"Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?
    Tell me, if you understand.
Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!
    Who stretched a measuring line across it?
 On what were its footings set,
    or who laid its cornerstone-
while the morning stars sang together
    and all the angels[a] shouted for joy?
 "Who shut up the sea behind doors
    when it burst forth from the womb,
when I made the clouds its garment
    and wrapped it in thick darkness."
Job 39:4-9
What we're listening to for inspiration:
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I love your recipes, but I love your Biblical quotes, especially the one today - Job 39: 4-9. How grateful I am for this beautiful earth that was created for us as our home. Thank you
Thank you for the kind comment, Louise!