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Simple, flavorful, and delicious Mexican desserts are the perfect ending to any Mexican meal. Enjoy these specially curated favorites!!
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We Love Mexican Style Sweet Treats
Thanks to amusement parks and fairs, one of the most well-known Mexican desserts is the cinnamon sugar Churro.
Beyond that, many people have a hard time thinking of a favorite Mexican treat, but there are so many yummy ones to choose from.
Why we love them:
- Familiar classics to flavor adventures. From the classic custard to delicious cake and beyond to lesser-known favorites, there are plenty of authentic Mexican desserts that you can make at home.
- New but simple. Don’t let the unfamiliar names deter you, these favorite Mexican desserts use simple ingredients and are still easy to make.
- For Taco Tuesday and more! These sweets are the perfect dessert ending to your Mexican-themed meal or Cinco de Mayo fiesta.
The “Cherry” on Top
Food from Mexico is most often bold and spicy, but Mexican postres (desserts) rival the sweetness of any other desserts and will surely satisfy your sweet tooth.
A great dessert can be elevated with a great topping. Here are a few ways to sweeten up your favorite postre to your taste:
- Drizzle Mexican chocolate sauce or dulce de leche (Caramel Sauce) over treats.
- Serve it with a classic scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream.
- Garnish favorites with fresh strawberries or other fresh fruit and Whipped Cream.
- Add different kinds of milk, like sweet milk or heavy cream to Arroz con Leche or Mexican Hot Chocolate.
- Incorporate coconut or add a bit of cocoa powder to change the flavor.
Favorite Mexican dessert recipes
Many of my traditional Mexican entrees like Enchiladas, Tacos, or Green Chile Burritos are perfect for serving with these traditional Mexican desserts.
You may be familiar with traditional treats like paletas, Mexican sweet bread, and conchas, but these classics (like our Mexican flan and Mexican Rice Pudding) are our most popular and most-made treats!
1 Arroz con Leche Recipe
2 Sopapilla Recipe
3 Tres Leches Cake
4 Churro Recipe
5 Mexican Fried Ice Cream Recipe
6 How to Make Flan
7 Churro Cheesecake Bars
8 Mexican Wedding Cookies
9 Sopapilla Cheesecake Recipe
10 Carmelitas Recipe
EASY MEXICAN DESSERTS
Keep it simple, but flavorful with these easy Mexican treats. They either require few ingredients, have simple steps, or take very little time!
11 Cinnamon Tortilla Chips
12 Strawberry Salsa
13 Cheesecake Chimichanga
14 Angel Food Cake Churro Bites Recipe
15 Easy Tres Leches Cake Recipe
16 Chocolate Tres Leches Cake
17 Churro Funnel Cake Recipe
18 Churro Popcorn Recipe
19 Churro Toffee Recipe
20 Mexican Hot Chocolate Recipe
21 Horchata Recipe
Mexican Rice Pudding
We love rice pudding in our house and this Mexican take called Arroz con Leche is divine!
This rice dessert can be served warm or cold, but either way you have it, it’s a tapioca-like treat that is delicious. It can also be served as a breakfast dish too!
Here is the recipe:
20+ Mexican Desserts
Ingredients
- 7 cups water
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1 cup whole milk
- ground cinnamon for topping
Instructions
- Add water, rice, and cinnamon sticks to a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 16-18 minutes uncovered.
- Carefully drain any leftover liquid and remove the cinnamon sticks before returning the rice to the pan. Add the milk ingredients and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Once boiling, reduce heat to low and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring constantly to keep the milk from burning while the mixture thickens.
- Serve warm with cinnamon sprinkled on top.
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A Sweet Finishing Touch!
Any of these Mexican-style desserts will be the perfect finishing touch to your Mexican Dinner. Be sure to check out all of our Mexican recipes!
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For my daughter’s high school Spanish class, she had to make a Mexican recipe to bring in, she chose this. The recipe was easy for her to follow and turned out amazing.
I do not think most of these are mexican. Why is everything churro related, not every mexican dish has churros.
Some are a spin on the Mexican dessert flavors (like the churro popcorn and toffee), but many are based on traditional Mexican desserts, like Flan, Tres Leches Cake, Fried Ice Cream, etc. Hope you will give some a try!
Your sopapillas & fried ice cream are my favorite!! I haven’t ever been a huge fan of Mexican desserts until recently & now that’s all I want!
Cant really go wrong with any of these great tasting desserts. So fun trying them out!
Can’t wait to try