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Mexican Dessert Recipes

Try one of our favorite Mexican desserts to put the finishing touches on the perfect fiesta. Pamper your taste buds with floral flan or bread pudding.

Apple Burrito

Try these burritos for dessert. They are filled with apple pie filling and fried, then served with ice cream and a brandy sauce.

Mexican Wedding Cakes (Nut Butter Balls)

Tender little confections with chopped nuts are a Mexican tradition.

Rum-Raisin Natilla

This rich pudding is made with milk and whipping cream, thickened with cornstarch and egg yolks, sweetened with granulated and brown sugar, and flavored with ...

Easy Cran-Apple Empanadas

Refrigerated pizza dough is rolled into individual rounds and topped with a mixture of apple pie filling, dried cranberries, cheddar cheese and apple pie spice. ...

Chocolate-Banana Burrito

A banana bread batter is spread over flour tortillas, sprinkled with chocolate chips, rolled up and drizzled with a chocolate glaze before baking.

Mexican Chocolate Creme Brulee

Richly flavored chocolate creme brules that are made with Kahlua, espresso powder, and fine cocoa and topped with a candy shell.

Pumpkin Pie Quesadillas

Not your traditional quesadilla, this one has a filling of canned pumpkin, sugar, spices and pecans, for a change of pace to pumpkin pie.

Mexican Flan

A mixture of sweetened condensed milk, beaten eggs, vanilla and water is poured over a caramelized syrup in a one-piece tube pan and baked.

Caramel Custard Flan

Sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated), whole milk and beaten eggs are used in this custard, which is baked with caramelized sugar on the bottom.


Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream

Chocolate-flavored syrup, as well as cinnamon and almond extract, lends a Mexican accent to this cool-and-creamy treat.

White Chocolate Flan

Don't let the unusual combination of ingredients scare you -- the mild dried chili and the nutmeg add subtle flavor notes to this white chocolate ...

Caramel Flan with Mangoes

This Spanish baked custard makes its own caramel sauce.