Imagine biting into a warm, golden-brown empanada, where sweet guava paste and tangy cream cheese dance inside a flaky, crispy crust. These guava cheese empanadas are the perfect dessert or snack, blending Latin American tradition with modern ease. Whether you’re a huge fan of guava or new to this tropical treat, this 5-ingredient, 35-minute recipe…
Mexican Dessert Recipes
Sweet, delicious Mexican Desserts, including easy no-bake Mexican Dessert recipes, such as Mosaic Gelatina, Carlota de Limon, and Strawberry Margarita Pie. However, if you love Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars, Tres Leches, and more Mexican Desserts, then you're in the right place.
Churro Toffee – Disneyland Copycat Recipe
This Churro Toffee Recipe is a copycat Disneyland recipe – you know that place – the happiest place on earth! In this case, I’m referring to the Disneyland resort in California, not Disney World in Florida. If you have been to Downtown Disney on Main Street, you will find their Churro Toffee. You know, that sweet treat that combines the popular churro dessert with homemade toffee,…
Mosaic Jello
Mosaic Jello is a fun, colorful, and pretty multi-colored gelatin dessert that resembles a cathedral window. Cubes of different colored jello are mixed in with a white 3-milk gelatin, which makes the white background for the dessert. This classic Mexican dessert is perfect for many special occasions, such as Christmas, children’s birthday parties, or anytime….
Pumpkin Pie Tacos – Best Autumn Dessert
Pumpkin Pie Tacos make a delicious dessert and are likely to become one of your favorite Pumpkin Desserts and make perfect Thanksgiving Desserts. These pumpkin tacos feature light golden brown fried flour tortillas covered in cinnamon sugar, filled with a sweet pumpkin filling, and topped with whipped cream, and yet it is an easy recipe! Win-Win!…
Best Pumpkin Flan Recipe (Flan de Calabaza)
Creamy Pumpkin Flan gives a pumpkin twist to the traditional flan dessert recipe. In Spanish, it is called Flan de Calabaza. If you loved my Mexican Caramel Flan, as well as my many pumpkin recipes, such as Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse, Pumpkin Magic Bars, Pumpkin Fluff, and Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding, then you will this Pumpkin Flan recipe! Ahh, Fall…
2-Ingredient Dulce De Leche Candy (Milk Fudge) Recipe
Dulce de leche candy is a delicious treat made from simple ingredients: sweetened condensed milk and pecans. This confectionary delight requires a patient, slow cooking process, typically taking around 8 hours to achieve the desired caramelization and thickness. The result is a rich and creamy caramel-like candy. Dulce De Leche Candy Recipe, or jamoncillo de…
Pina Colada Poke Cake Recipe
This Pina Colada Poke Cake adds a fun twist to a standard sheet cake, using a creamy vanilla or rum filling, the convenience of a box cake mix, and the flavor combination of pineapple and coconut, resembling the tropical Pina Colada cocktail! Imagine you are enjoying a tropical vacation with this Pina Colada Cake. If…
Churros Cheesecake
Churros Cheesecake celebrates the love of a classic baked cheesecake and crispy crunchy churros, all in one irresistibly delicious and elegant dessert! The texture of this churros cheesecake is ultra creamy and smooth with Dulce de leche mixed throughout and a thin layer of cinnamon sugar sandwiched between the crust and filling. Once baked, this…
Tres Leches Cupcakes
Tres Leches Cupcakes, or “three-milk cupcakes”, add a visually stunning and tastebud-tingling twist to the classic Mexican tres leches cake! And if that sounds a little over the top, just try them for yourself! The fluffy and light sponge cake base of these cupcakes is soaked in sweetened condensed milk, adding extra moisture and flavor…
Mexican Caramel Flan
Mexican Caramel Flan with Cajeta is a rich, creamy caramel custard dessert served in a bundt cake pan with a look of sophistication and decadence. The use of Cajeta in this flan recipe offers a tasty Mexican twist while the traditional use of cream cheese offers that much-loved creamy texture people have come to know…
Cajeta (Caramel) Empanadas
This Mexican Cajeta Empanadas recipe, or empanadas de cajeta in Spanish, is easy to make and simply the best recipe out there! Made with a soft dough that is coated with cinnamon and sugar and stuffed with sweet dulce de leche, or caramel, these dessert empanadas are wonderfully tasty and satisfying! So far all my…
Mexican Wedding Cookies
These Mexican Wedding Cookies (also known as “snowballs”, Mexican Polvorones cookies, Russian Tea Cookies, or Pecan Sandies) offer a buttery pecan shortbread cookie ball that’s coated in sweetly soft powdered sugar – resembling powder-soft early snowfall, officially welcoming the Christmas season! These sweet buttery shortbread snowballs make the best melt-in-your-mouth wedding cookies! While the name…
Lime Charlotte Icebox Cake (Carlota de Limón)
Lime Charlotte, also known as Carlota de Limón, postre de limón, Charlotte Russe, or Mexican Lime Icebox Cake, is an easy lime icebox cake that is a delicious no-bake, classic Mexican Dessert. No baking, just tangy layers of creamy lime filling over Maria cookies, then refrigerate or freeze for a deliciously refreshing dessert. If you…
Instant Pot Mexican Rice Pudding (Arroz Con Leche)
This Instant Pot Mexican Rice Pudding (Arroz Con Leche in Spanish) is a sweet, creamy Mexican dessert that is quick and easy to make in an Instant Pot. With no eggs and sweetened condensed milk, this easy rice pudding will quickly become one of your family’s favorite desserts! What is Instant Pot Mexican Rice Pudding…
Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
These Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars, also known as Churro Cheesecake Bars, inspired by the Mexican dessert made with fried dough called sopapillas, have a sweet, creamy cheesecake filling nestled between two crescent dough sheets, and are topped with a buttery cinnamon sugar topping with a drizzle of honey. These are so good, these Mexican cheesecake bars are destined to become…
Churro Muffins
“This post first appeared over at Real Housemoms where I’m a contributor.” CHURRO MUFFINS transform a sweet cinnamon Mexican dessert into bite-sized mini muffins that are baked instead of fried! Have you ever been to a Mexican restaurant and ordered Churros for dessert? You know the fluted fried pastry dough covered in cinnamon sugar? They…
Eggnog Tres Leches Cake
This sweet, moist, rich Eggnog Tres Leches Cake recipe makes a unique and impressive Christmas or holiday dessert that your family, friends and guests will love. I love to take this Eggnog Tres Leches Cake to either our family Christmas dinner or a holiday party. We took it over to our friend’s house last night,…
Pumpkin Tres Leches Cake
When it comes to fall desserts, pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice reign supreme. And while pumpkin pie may be the go-to choice for many, why not try something a little different this year? Enter the pumpkin tres leches cake, a great recipe. It’s the perfect combination of fall flavors and decadent indulgence. It’s the fall…
Strawberry Margarita Pie
While I am busy working this week, I have some fabulous bloggers guest posting for me. Today Mary Ellen with That’s My Home is sharing her gorgeous, mouthwatering Strawberry Margarita Pie! Mary Ellen has been cooking and baking all her life and it shows. Take it away Mary Ellen! Hi everyone, I am Mary Ellen and…