Sweet Potato Empanadas, or empanadas de camote in Spanish, are delightful! Flaky pastries filled with a creamy sweet potato filling spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. It’s a perfect, easy treat. Why You’ll Love These Sweet Potato Empanadas Sweet Potato Empanadas offer a unique blend of sweetness and comfort, making them ideal treats for anyone who enjoys dessert…
Empanada Recipes
Love Empanadas? Then you have come to the right place. I have both sweet and savory empanadas, including Easy BBQ Beef Empanadas, Breakfast Empanadas, Caramel or Cajete Empanadas, Chicken Empanadas, and Apple Empanadas! These handheld little pies are perfect for Cinco de Mayo!
Find your favorite Empanada recipe and be sure to share it with others!
Baked Apple Pie Empanadas (Hand Pies)
When you bite into the luscious, warm, cinnamon, sweet apple filling inside our flaky, golden brown empanada pastry crust, it warms your soul! These delicious baked apple empanadas are the ultimate fusion of two beloved desserts—apple pie and the hand-held empanada, or hand pie. They are similar to the Taco Bell Apple Empanadas but better!…
Pumpkin Empanadas (Empanadas de Calabaza) Recipe
Who says pumpkin is just for pumpkin pie? I like to shake things up with these delightful Mexican Pumpkin Empanadas! Combining the warmth of pumpkin with vibrant fall flavors, this recipe is a true taste sensation, if I humbly say so myself! 🙂 Mexican Pumpkin Empanadas (empanadas de calabaza) are hand-held pies with pumpkin filling…
Easy BBQ Beef Empanadas (with Leftover Brisket)
There are two things I love about living in Texas: Tex-Mex and Texas Barbecue, and this recipe combines the two beautifully! Beef Brisket Empanadas are filled with flavorful leftover brisket seasoned with onions, garlic, Mexican seasonings, and BBQ sauce, and while similar to brisket tacos, this brisket filling is tucked into flaky half-moon-shaped hand pies…
Breakfast Empanadas
There’s something truly magical about waking up to the enticing aroma of freshly baked Breakfast Empanadas. These half-moon shapes of little pockets of goodness are filled with some of your favorite breakfast foods! With a flaky, golden crust that gives way to the mouthwatering aroma of crumbled breakfast sausage, perfectly seasoned breakfast potatoes, fluffy scrambled…
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…
Vegetarian Empanadas
Vegetarian Empanadas are loaded with a colorful array of vegetables, including sweet corn, red and green bell peppers, protein-packed beans, and aromatic spices, all wrapped in an irresistible flaky, golden-brown crust! While these savory hand pies can be enjoyed as hand-held snacks or appetizers alongside a creamy avocado cashew dip, they also make a hearty…
Mexican Recipes For Cinco De Mayo
This Cinco De Mayo Menu provides all the delicious Cinco De Mayo Recipes for your Cinco De Mayo party celebration including drinks, appetizers, mains, dishes, sides, and desserts! As a bonus, I’ve added many new and exciting Mexican food recipes to this Cinco De Mayo recipe collection of 88 recipes, so you will have a…
Potato and Chorizo Empanadas
Stuffed with a spicy chorizo and potato filling, and wrapped in a buttery, golden, flaky pastry, these Potato and Chorizo Empanadas make awesome Mexican appetizers or a main dish. These hearty, savory Mexican Chorizo empanadas make great hand-held appetizers for Cinco De Mayo, or game day, or for a party. If you loved my Chicken…
Empanadas De Pollo (Chicken Empanadas)
Empanadas De Pollo, or Chicken Empanadas, are savory hand pies filled with Mexican seasoned chicken, cream cheese, and corn that make great appetizers or a delicious weeknight dinner! These hearty, savory Mexican chicken hand pies, or empanadas, make great hand-held appetizers for a game day, or tailgating party, or as the main course for a…
Baked Green Chile Chicken Empanadas
These Baked Green Chile Chicken Empanadas are stuffed with spicy chicken, cheese, sour cream, and green chiles, & are perfect for a low carb Mexican dinner.
It is that age-old struggle. I want to eat better, but I want to like what I eat. Living in Texas, with an abundance of Tex-Mex and Mexican food close by, it almost seems impossible to eat a wholesome diet yet still enjoy my favorite Tex-Mex or Mexican food.
Crab Cake Mac and Cheese Empanadas
These Crab Cake Mac and Cheese Empanadas are made in memory of my trip with my Mom from Texas to Baltimore years ago, and as encouragement, for you to enter the Pillsbury Bake-off® Contest. When I was contacted about creating a family inspired recipe to encourage people to enter the Pillsbury Bake-off® Contest, I…