Some of the Best Mexican Dessert Recipes

Mexican desserts tend to be rich, delicious and really unique. If you have never tried a Mexican dessert recipe before, you have definitely missed out. There are so many wonderful Mexican dessert recipes to choose from and choosing the best ones can be difficult.

The top three Mexican dessert recipes are different of course, depending who you ask, but it is fair to say that flan has to feature at or near the top. This dish is similar to creme caramel and this custard-like is made with condensed milk, eggs, vanilla extract, sugar and more. Flan can be classic or flavored and orange flan, cinnamon flan and chocolate flan are all varieties of this quintessential Mexican dish.

Delicious Deep Fried Churros

Another famous Mexican dessert is churros. These tasty treats are made with eggs, butter and flour. They are deep fried in oil and served piping hot. Churros can be dipped in coffee or hot chocolate for a decadent breakfast or enjoyed as a snack any time you need an energy boost.

There are lots of Mexican cookie recipes and Mexican cake recipes but churros have stood the test of time and they are available on nearly every busy Mexican street corner in the morning as a mouthwatering breakfast for busy Mexicans on their way to work.

The authentic churros recipe has not changed at all. If you are worried about calories in Mexican food churros might not be your ideal breakfast or dessert but if you are only interested in flavor you cannot go wrong.

Sweet Versions of Savory Mexican Dishes

If you like enchiladas, what about making a sweet version? Simply fill tortillas with canned fruit pie filling and make a sugar, butter and water syrup on the stovetop to go with them. Pour the sauce over the top and bake them until they are hot and gooey. You can also make sweet versions of empanadas and use fruit, chocolate and more to satisfy your sweet tooth. Many people would consider flan, churros and dessert enchiladas to be their top three Mexican dessert recipes but of course you might have your own favorites.

How to Make Dessert Enchiladas

This recipe is very easy to make, is guaranteed to taste amazing and it makes enough to serve six people.

What you will need:

6 flour tortillas
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup sour cream
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
12 oz thawed unsweetened raspberries
3/4 cup pureed fresh strawberries
2 cups sliced strawberries
1/2 cup powdered sugar, plus more for dusting

How to make them:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix the sour cream, cream cheese, vanilla extract and powdered sugar with an electric mixer. Mix the orange juice, white sugar, salt, pureed strawberries and butter in a pan.

Push the raspberries through a sieve with a wooden spoon and add them to the mixture in the pan. Simmer the sauce for 8 minutes or until thick. Stir in the sliced strawberries.

Butter a 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Put 2 tablespoons of the filling down the middle of each tortilla, then fold the sides over the filling and put them in the baking dish seam side down. Bake them for about 9 minutes or until the filling puffs up. Serve each enchilada with 1/4 cup of sauce and a dusting of powdered sugar.

Some of the best Mexican recipes are aimed towards people with a sweet tooth. Ingredients like vanilla, chocolate and cinnamon are popular when it comes to Mexican desserts and fresh fruit is always well loved too. If these ingredients sound good to you, you are going to love making Mexican dessert recipes and you can choose from cake, cookies, dessert empanadas and much more.

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