Toppings and Spreads Recipes

Brunch is in the details, so don't forget the toppings for your toasts, bagels, and biscuits at your next breakfast or brunch. Make sure your breakfast or brunch fare has got its supporting cast of toppings such as cream cheese, jams and jellies, and syrups.

 
 
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Western-Style Pepper Jelly

From Better Homes and Gardens

Spoon this spicy jelly onto corn bread muffins or brush over chicken during the last 10 minutes of roasting.

Western-Style Pepper Jelly

Easy Strawberry Jam

From Better Homes and Gardens

The perfect sweet addition to your favorite biscuit or scone. Extend the bounty of berries by making this strawberry jam recipe to give as gifts for family and friends.

Easy Strawberry Jam

Slow Cooker Apple Butter

From Midwest Living

Use your slow cooker to make this apple butter. Serve it on toast for breakfast or use as a spread on turkey or ham sandwiches.

Slow Cooker Apple Butter

Luscious Lemon Curd

From Better Homes and Gardens

Tart and tangy, lemon curd is delicious spread on scones or between cake layers or spooned on gingerbread. To make and give, ladle into pretty jars, decorate, and label with instructions for storing and serving.

Luscious Lemon Curd

Caramel Drizzle

From Taste of the South

Caramel Drizzle

Cherry-Pecan Spread

From Better Homes and Gardens

Toasting the nuts will enhance the flavor of this Cherry-Pecan Spread. Use on muffins, toasted English muffins, toast, or bagels for a quick breakfast.

Cherry-Pecan Spread

Orange-Ginger Spread

From Better Homes and Gardens

A trio of ingredients makes a tropical treasure meant to be slathered on pancakes, French toast, or waffles. This warm, chunky spread would taste fantastic on ice cream too.

Orange-Ginger Spread

Sweet Citrus Butter

From The Food Channel

An easy way to add sweet citrus flavor to everything from muffins to toast to biscuits.

Sweet Citrus Butter

Honey-Wine Jelly

From Better Homes and Gardens

Store this jelly in the refrigerator up to three weeks. Use on toast or crackers.

Honey-Wine Jelly

Apricot Jam

From Food & Wine

Apricot Jam

Frances Janisch
Spiced Blueberry Jam

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cinnamon, allspice and cloves liven up the taste of this blueberry jam.

Spiced Blueberry Jam

Buttery Glaze

From Taste of the South

Buttery Glaze

Apricot Butter

From Better Homes and Gardens

This sweet fruit butter goes great with muffins or tea breads.

Apricot Butter

Fabulous Bagel Spread

From Better Homes and Gardens

Toast bagel halves and use this cucumber and cream cheese spread for a tasty snack.

Fabulous Bagel Spread

Apple Cider Sauce

From Family Circle

This spiced sauce takes only 15 minutes to make. Whip it up the next time you bake a batch of waffles for breakfast.

Apple Cider Sauce

Honey-Nut Topping

From Better Homes and Gardens

This sweet-and-salty topping requires no cooking. A perfect gift--it's good on ice cream, pound cake, and fresh fruit.

Honey-Nut Topping

Bourbon-Infused Honey

From Better Homes and Gardens

Serve this versatile sauce with blue cheese and juicy seedless red grapes. You can also use it to sweeten iced tea or to drizzle over cakes or ice cream.

Bourbon-Infused Honey

Brown-Sugar Syrup

From Taste of the South

Brown-Sugar Syrup

Cranberry Syrup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Pancakes, waffles, and ice cream get a healthy flavor boost topped with sweet-tart syrup.

Cranberry Syrup

Apricot-Strawberry Syrup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Tired of plain syrup with your pancakes and waffles? Then try this colorful version full of fresh strawberries and dried apricots.

Apricot-Strawberry Syrup

Vanilla Bean-Verbena Sugar

From Better Homes and Gardens

Flavored sugars have long been one way to stretch out the life of an herb garden. In this recipe, verbena, also called lemon verbena, infuses the sugar with a pleasantly herbaceous lemon-like flavor.

Vanilla Bean-Verbena Sugar

Apple-Nutmeg Conserve

From Better Homes and Gardens

This apple condiment makes a marvelous spread on pita bread wedges arranged around a bowl of cheese cubes.

Apple-Nutmeg Conserve

Plum Jam

From Food & Wine

Plum Jam

Frances Janisch
Maple Syrup Cake

From Midwest Living

The syrup is in both the cake and the frosting for this dessert recipe. A little ground ginger also adds a zing of flavor.

Maple Syrup Cake

Basil-Walnut Cream Cheese

From Better Homes and Gardens

In addition to a fabulous make-ahead spread, this Basil-Walnut Cream Cheese can also be served warm and sliced on top of a vinaigrette salad.

Basil-Walnut Cream Cheese

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