10 Recipes
Tres Leches Cake
A light sponge soaked in three milks—evaporated, condensed, and heavy cream—topped with whipped cream and cinnamon.
Flan
A silky Mexican crème caramel set in a pool of golden caramel sauce, a timeless dessert of Spanish heritage.
Arroz con Leche
Creamy Mexican rice pudding cooked with cinnamon stick and lemon peel in whole milk until thick and fragrant.
Buñuelos
Thin, crispy fried dough discs dusted with sugar and cinnamon, a traditional Christmas and Day of the Dead sweet.
Cajeta Crepes
Delicate crepes folded around a generous pour of cajeta—a rich Mexican goat-milk caramel—and topped with pecans.
Chongos Zamoranos
Tender curd knots simmered slowly in a cinnamon and piloncillo syrup until caramelized and silky in texture.
Gelatinas de Mosaico
Colorful mosaic gelatin dessert of layered fruit-flavored cubes suspended in a creamy milk jelly.
Polvorones
Crumbly Mexican shortbread cookies made with lard and pecans, dusted in powdered sugar and melt-in-the-mouth.
Mazapán
A crumbly, melt-in-the-mouth Mexican peanut candy pressed into rounds, iconic at every corner store.
Churros Rellenos
Hollow fried churros piped full of cajeta, Nutella, or pastry cream for an indulgent Mexican street dessert.