Desserts
Tres Leches Cake
A light sponge soaked in three milks until it is completely saturated yet somehow not soggy, topped with softly…
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Mexican dessert recipes
12 Mexican dessert recipes, in a suggested order.
These are the 12 Mexican recipes filed under desserts: 12 of the 583 desserts on the site, and 12 of its 173 Mexican recipes. None of them is ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish. For 8, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 3 easy, 8 medium and 1 hard.
As written, 11 are vegetarian, 1 vegan, 6 gluten-free and 1 dairy-free.
Mexican desserts
Desserts
Cinnamon Churros
Ridged, crackling churros dusted in cinnamon sugar with a pot of dark chocolate for dipping. The dough is a simple…
Desserts
Flan Napolitano
A dense, cream-cheese-enriched custard baked over caramel and turned out so the syrup floods down the sides. Denser…
Desserts
Arroz con Leche
Rice simmered slowly in milk with a cinnamon stick and a strip of lime peel. Forty-five minutes, mostly unattended.
Desserts
Buñuelos Mexicanos
Thin, crisp Mexican fritters fried from a yeast-free dough, dusted with cinnamon sugar or served with a piloncillo…
Desserts
Cajeta
A thick Mexican caramel sauce made by simmering goat milk with sugar and cinnamon until dark, glossy and spoonable.
Desserts
Capirotada
A Mexican bread pudding of toasted bread layered with cinnamon piloncillo syrup, raisins, peanuts and melting cheese.
Desserts
Flan de Coco
A baked coconut flan with a caramel top, made from condensed milk, evaporated milk, coconut milk and eggs, then…
Desserts
Mexican Chocolate Cake
A moist chocolate cake spiced with cinnamon and a touch of cayenne, finished with a glossy cinnamon chocolate glaze.
Desserts
Paletas
Fresh fruit blended with a little sugar and lime and frozen in moulds. Fifteen minutes of work and no cooking.
Desserts
Sweet Tamales
Soft, cake-like corn tamales sweetened with sugar and cinnamon, studded with raisins and steamed in husks, a Mexican…
Desserts
Tres Leches Cupcakes
Light vanilla cupcakes soaked in a mixture of three milks and topped with whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon.