Mexican Dessert Recipes

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Frozen Margarita Pie

This pie is a refreshing end to a meal. It is always a big hit when served at gatherings. Enjoy!

Original Mexican Flan Napolitano

This original Mexican recipe for flan napolitano is an incredibly rich and creamy creme caramel, a type of custard, that is steamed instead of baked.

By gem

Mexican Tres Leches Cake (Pastel de 3 Leches)

Pastel de 3 leches literally means 'cake made with three milks' in Spanish, and this classic Mexican cake is soaked in just that. Super moist and delicious, this cake is easy to make and will be the talk of your next party!

By mega

Watermelon-Mint Paletas

These Mexican frozen pops are just what you need on a hot summer day.

By Danielle Walquist Lynch

Mexican Chocolate Chile Cake

This is a big batter and the cake is very rich. Make sure you have a lot of people around you when you bake it – or you will find yourself eating too much of this delicious, but oh-so-sinful cake with that little sting of chile. Serve with vanilla quark curd or vanilla yogurt and some slices of fresh mango.

By Ridiculina

Sweet Almond Tamales with Pastry Cream

The masa of these tamales is a mixture of cornmeal and rice with chopped almonds. They are filled with pastry cream flavored with a touch of vanilla. [Recipe originally submitted to Allrecipes.com.mx]

By cocinaidentidad

Mango Pudding (Flan de Mango)

Pure Puerto Rican recipe that we call 'flan de mango.' The mango may be substituted with pumpkin or yam puree.

By BAKERSUNLIMITED

Churros II

Spanish crullers.

By DIZZYTOE

Tres Leches (Milk Cake)

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This cake is made with three layers: Cake, filling, and topping. There are 4 types of milk in the filling and topping (whole milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream). This is an excellent cake for milk lovers!

By Stephanie Watts

Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie

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I make this to take to pot luck dinners and get rave reviews! Easy to make, smells great while cooking and tastes wonderful!

By CandelB

Real Sopapillas

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Sopapillas for any occasion. Serve hot with honey, or your own tostados recipe.

By Leaz

Mexican Wedding Cookies

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Delicious nutty cookies that are rolled in powdered sugar. These are perfect for any special occasion.

By Bernie

Inspiration and Ideas

Pastel de Tres Leches

"This is THE tres leches cake recipe to use! Easy to make and so delicious! Better than any I've had at restaurants!" – TWINMOMLOVESFOOD

"Impossible" Chocolate Flan Cake

"This recipe was so simple. I made my own caramel sauce. A keeper!" – JR

Frozen Avocado-Lime Cheesecake

How To Make Flan

Churros

12 Traditional Mexican Dessert Recipes

Arroz con Leche (Mexican Rice Pudding)

Rice pudding (arroz con leche) made the traditional Mexican way, with both whole and evaporated milk and an aromatic touch of cinnamon.

More Mexican Dessert Recipes

Flan Mexicano (Mexican Flan)

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This recipe was given to me by my mother-in-law, who is from Durango, Mexico. I had to beg her for years to give this recipe to me. Finally, she gave it to me for Christmas. I added orange zest, but the original recipe calls for just pure vanilla. You can use almond extract as well.

By Amy Shurts

Tres Leches Cake

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This is a part dry, part moist Mexican cake made with three types of milk. It is a sweet and delicious treat!

By Monica

Jericallas (Mexican Baked Custards)

Jericallas is a dessert from the Mexican city of Guadalajara. According to legend, it was invented by nuns in an orphanage in the 19th century.

By Anonymous

Pastel de Tres Leches (Three Milk Cake)

Is a sponge cake soaked in a mixture of three kinds of milk, topped with whipped cream and strawberries (optional).

By Patty Valle Kafati

Apple Enchilada Dessert

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Apples rolled in flour tortillas. VERY delicious, easy and fast to make. Substitute apples with peaches or cherries if desired.

By ReDonna

How to Make Tres Leches Cake

Tres leches cake is a cake soaked in a sweet milk syrup and topped with whipped cream. If you want to get really fancy, spoon some diced strawberries and syrup over the cake. It's really moist, delicious, and simple.

By Chef John

Flan II

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The best dessert ever invented!!

By Bobby Kleinveld

Impossible Cake

This cake has a reputation! A sweet and tempting caramel is drizzled into a greased Bundt® pan, followed by a gorgeous smooth mixture for a moist and rich chocolate cake and a layer of flan. Serve topped with more melted cajeta if you wish.

By gem

3 Milk Cake or Tres Leches

With all the liquid in this cake you would think it cannot work. But it does. It is a traditional Spanish recipe and the most delicious cake you've ever tasted. Obviously the moistest.

By rmosher10

Sweet Rice

Often called Arroz con Leche, this is a sweet custard-like pudding. I haven't had a single person not love this traditional Mexican rice pudding. You might want to double the recipe!

By crys7422

Sopapilla Cheesecake Dessert

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I love this dessert! Instead of digging through my books for the recipe to this yummy dish I went to check the recipe on Allrecipes. I never found it and it is great! A big hit at potlucks and ladies meetings. Enjoy!

By Shelley

Margarita Cake

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A margarita - tequila, lime juice, triple sec - is baked into a cake mix.

By Carol

Mexican Pumpkin Empanadas

My take on a traditional pumpkin empanada! Adjust all spices to your taste.

By Esther Loveall Saunders

Chocolate Tres Leches Cake

A chocolate version of a Mexican classic. This moist and delicious cake tastes like you spent all day in the kitchen but a boxed mix makes it so easy! For variety, you can add one tablespoon coffee-flavored liquor (such as Kahlua®) to your milk mixture or a 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to your cake batter.

By MrsFisher0729

Sopapilla Cheesecake

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This is a quick, easy and tasty dessert. A rich and creamy filling surrounded by a crispy cinnamon crust makes this a favorite for anyone who loves a sweets.

By SAINTWIC

Margarita Cake with Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting

You can even make an adult version, by adding 3 shots of either rum or tequila to the icing! I make this cake for parties and on birthdays.

By Tori Belle

Marranitos (Mexican Pig-Shaped Cookies)

Marranitos (or cochinos, or puerquitos, as are they are called in some Mexican-American communities) are often called 'Gingerbread Pigs,' although they don't actually have ginger in them - and no cinnamon either. In fact, traditional marranitos get their delicious spicy-brown goodness from molasses. This recipe is a trans-pecos region variation, it uses the non-traditional addition of cinnamon. You may wish to try also adding a bit of dry ground ginger, and you may use a milk wash instead of an egg wash.

By Mayson

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