Mexican Dessert Recipes

These Easy Mexican Dessert Recipes are all you need for making a Delicious Meal. Find the best Mexican Dessert Recipes for sharing with family and friends. Browse our Mexican Dessert Recipes collection to find the comfort foods and the classic dishes you love to make.

Mexican Brownies

Cooking Time: 50m

These Mexican Brownies are the perfect treat for your Cinco de Mayo festivities this year. I associate these brownies with Mexico because I add cinnamon and cayenne to the mixture for a hint of warmth and a spicy kick. To make these spicy brownies, start by combining flour, cocoa powder,...

April 5, 2021

Mexican Hot Chocolate Pie

Cooking Time: 2h 25m

This Mexican Hot Chocolate Pie is such a delicious chilled dessert to make for your Cinco de Mayo party this year. It boasts all the flavors that make Mexican hot chocolate different to normal hot chocolate – namely cinnamon for spiciness and cayenne pepper for heat! Start this cake by...

May 1, 2020

Pastelitos de Dulce de Leche

Cooking Time: 30m

These Pastelitos de Dulce de Leche are little pastries filled with a creamy caramel filling known as dulce de leche. These bite size morsels are simply to die for and with the dulce de leche oozing out with each mouthful, it will be hard to stop after just one! Baked...

April 29, 2020

Mexican Buñuelos

Cooking Time: 35m

These Mexican Buñuelos are a deep fried dough treat which are dusted with cinnamon sugar while still warm. This Mexican buñuelos recipe produces golden fried dough balls which I think are like a cross between a donut and a fritter. They taste amazing with a mug of hot chocolate. To...

April 29, 2020

Mexican Day of the Dead Bread (Pan de Muerto)

Cooking Time: 3h 40m

You’re probably wondering why we have named this recipe Mexican Day of the Dead Bread (Pan de Muerto) because as the name suggests, traditionally this round, sweet bread loaf is enjoyed in Mexico on this special celebration, falling in November. Made with a light dough from butter, sugar, aniseed, salt,...

April 28, 2020

Best-Ever Flan

Cooking Time: 3h

I absolutely love this Best-Ever Flan. I spent so long looking for the best flan ever: a custard based dessert cooked with a layer of smooth caramel sauce at the bottom which ends up on top when inverted. Flan is a creamy classic the world over although it is sometimes...

April 27, 2020

Churro Apple Pies

Cooking Time: 50m

These Churro Apple Pies are cute individual apple pies with the added flavor of churros thanks to being dusted in cinnamon sugar. I always use ready made puff pastry for these apple pies with churro crust because life is often too hectic to make my own! I start these delish...

April 27, 2020

Churro Waffles

Cooking Time: 32m

These Churro Waffles were inspired by a recent trip to visit a friend who lives in Mexico. In my friend’s home town, they party all night and it is traditional to get a snack of churros for the walk home after a night of dancing. Churros are a deep fried...

April 27, 2020

Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake

Cooking Time: 35m

Chocolate Cake RecipesI love to make this Vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake for special occasions like birthdays or anniversary dinners. It is moist and fudgy with a hint of spicy cinnamon and a little kick of heat from cayenne pepper – just like Mexican hot chocolate! As well as tasting absolutely...

April 26, 2020

Churro Chips

Cooking Time: 15m

These Churro Chips are a sweet crispy take on the traditional Mexican treat. I love the flavor of cinnamon and these churro chips provide a great opportunity to showcase this classic spice. And so easy to make too – simply combine cut up tortillas with butter and cinnamon sugar. And...

April 25, 2020

RumChata Pudding Shots

Cooking Time: 4h 40m

These RumChata Pudding Shots are just the dessert to make the next time you are entertaining guests. They will be amazed with these RumChata flavored treats. RumChata is a smooth and creamy blend of rum and dairy cream. It is flavored with cinnamon and vanilla and it is often used...

April 25, 2020

Best Sopapilla Cheesecake

Cooking Time: 3h 55m

This is the Best Sopapilla Cheesecake recipe I have ever come across and I think you will love it too. Sopapillas are pillow-shaped pieces of pastry which are deep fried and delicious! Sopapillas are eaten in the US and many South American countries. Pairing these with a cheesecake filling is...

April 23, 2020

Blueberry Queso Fresco Crumble Cake

Cooking Time: 1h 12m

This Blueberry Queso Fresco Crumble Cake is more than the mouthful in the name and you are going to love making it this berry season. Using Mexican crema in the batter and queso fresco in the crumble, gives this delicious fruit cake a special, Mexican twist. Not only is the...

February 27, 2020

Oven-Roasted Queso Fresco Cheese and Apples

Cooking Time: 25m

We’ve all heard of baked camembert cheese – that rich, buttery French dish, right? Well this Oven-Roasted Queso Fresco Cheese and Apples is a lighter take on the baked cheese idea. Queso fresco is fresh and mild Mexican cheese which is simple to make from scratch and tastes absolutely delicious...

February 27, 2020

Queso Fresco Sugar Cookies

Cooking Time: 43m

This recipe for Queso Fresco Sugar Cookies is a real winner. The cookies are super simple to make and taste absolutely delicious. I think the queso fresco in this recipe makes the cookies taste light and fresh. Using cheese is not a new phenomenon in baking, but I encourage people...

February 24, 2020

Mexican Hot Chocolate

Cooking Time: 10m

What goes into Mexican Hot Chocolate? Sugar and spice and everything nice! In your boiling water and milk mix, you can add baking cocoa, sugar, ground cinnamon, ground cloves or nutmeg and a teaspoon of vanilla extract for a hint of sweetness. Top your hot cocoa mugs with whipped cream...

September 26, 2019

Mexican Cinnamon Cookies

Cooking Time: 1h

These Mexican Cinnamon Cookies go by the original name of Polvorones de Canele, which comes from the Spanish word ‘polvo’, meaning dust. This refers to the light cinnamon sugar ‘dusting’ on all the cookies. They’re traditionally served at Mexican weddings but you can find them any time of the year,...

March 27, 2019

Creamy Corn Pudding

Cooking Time: 35m

Smooth and luxurious, this Creamy Corn Pudding is a wonderful dessert to make any time of the year. Cornstarch pudding has variations all over the world. In the Middle East, it’s known as Sahleb or Ashtalieh, and comes flavored with rosewater, orange blossom and mastic. The Mexicans drink Atole, a...

March 25, 2019

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