Top 10 Mexican Dessert Recipes

Delicious Dessert Recipes that You Can Cook at Home to Enjoy Mexican Cuisine Unaltered

1. Blueberry Queso Fresco Crumble Cake.

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…

Ingredients for Blueberry Queso Fresco Crumble Cake :

2 cups Blueberries
½ cup Crema Mexicana
1 stick Unsalted butter
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla extract
Zest of 1 Lemon
2 cups All-purpose flour
2 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Salt
⅔ cup Granulated sugar

FOR THE CRUMBLE:
1 cup Queso fresco cheese
1 cup All-purpose flour
1 tbsp Unsalted butter
⅓ cup Brown sugar
¼ cup Granulated sugar

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2. Best Sopapilla Cheesecake

Ingredients for Best Sopapilla Cheesecake:

FOR THE FILLING:
4 (8 oz each) packages Cream Cheese
1 cup Sugar
1 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 tsp Cinnamon
¼ cup All-purpose flour
2 (8 oz) cans Crescent rolls

FOR THE BUTTER MIXTURE:
1 cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Cinnamon
½ cup Unsalted butter

FOR THE GARNISH:
¼ cup Honey

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3. RumChata Pudding Shots

Ingredients for RumChata Pudding Shots:

3.4 oz (1 box) Instant coconut cream pudding
1 cup Milk
1 cup RumChata liqueur
8 oz tub imitation Whipped topping

FOR GARNISH:
⅔ cup Coconut flakes
Whipped cream

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4. Mexican Cinnamon Cookies 

Ingredients for Mexican Cinnamon Cookies:

1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
1 1/2 cup Powdered sugar
1 cup Butter
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Salt

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5. Queso Fresco Sugar Cookies

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…

Ingredients for Queso Fresco Sugar Cookies:

2 ½ cups All-purpose flour
1 tsp Baking soda
½ tsp Baking powder
½ tsp Salt
1 ½ cups Sugar
¾ cup Butter
¾ cup Queso fresco cheese
1 Eggs
1 tbsp Vanilla extract

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6. Oven-Roasted Queso Fresco Cheese and Apples

Ingredients for Oven-Roasted Queso Fresco Cheese and Apples:

2 Apples
1 tbsp Butter
1 tbsp Honey
1 tsp Rosemary
½ cup Nuts
8 oz Queso fresco cheese
Black pepper

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7. Mexican Hot Chocolate Pie

Ingredients for Mexican Hot Chocolate Pie:

FOR THE CRUST:
Cooking spray
10 Graham crackers
6 tbsp Butter
⅓ cup Granulated sugar
Kosher Salt

FOR THE PIE:
3 cups Whole milk
4 Egg yolks
¾ cup Sugar
⅓ cup Cornstarch
1½ tsp Cinnamon
⅓ tsp Cayenne pepper
1 tsp Salt
2 tbsp Butter
1 tsp Vanilla extract
2 cups dark Chocolate chips

FOR THE TOPPING:
1 cup Marshmallow creme
1 cup Whipped topping

FOR GARNISH:
Chocolate shavings

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8. Pastelitos de Dulce de Leche

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…

Ingredients for Pastelitos de Dulce de Leche:

½ cup Dulce De Leche
1¼ cups All-purpose flour
½ tsp Salt
1 tsp Sugar
½ cup Butter
4 ounces Cream Cheese
½ tsp Vanilla
1 tsp Cinnamon
¼ cup light Brown sugar
1 Egg yolks
1 tsp Water

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9. Best-Ever Flan

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…

Ingredients for Best-Ever Flan:

⅓ cup Water
1¾ cups Heavy cream
1 cup Whole milk
1 tsp pure Vanilla extract
pinch Kosher Salt
1½ cups Granulated sugar
3 Large eggs
3 large Egg yolks

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10. Creamy Corn Pudding

Ingredients for Creamy Corn Pudding:

1/4 cup Cornstarch
2 Egg yolks
2 cups Whole milk
1/2 cup Sugar
1 Lemon peel
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1/2 tsp Salt

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