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Mexican Desserts : Top 20

 

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Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie

Submitted by: CandelB 
Living In: Tyler, Texas, USA
I make this cinnamon and vanilla cheesecake to take to pot luck dinners and get rave reviews! Easy to make, smells great while cooking and tastes wonderful! 

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Sopapilla Cheesecake Dessert

Submitted by: Shelley 
Home Town: Midwest City, Oklahoma, USA
Living In: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Cream cheese, canned crescent rolls, cinnamon, and almonds create this delicious, Mexican-inspired dessert. 

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Sopapilla Cheesecake

Submitted by: SAINTWIC 
Home Town: Auburn, Alabama, USA
Living In: Orange, Texas, USA
This is a quick, easy, and tasty dessert. A rich and creamy filling surrounded by a crispy cinnamon crust makes this a favorite for anyone who loves a sweets. 

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Biscochitos Traditional Cookies

Submitted by: BECKY771 
Home Town: Mcalester, Oklahoma, USA
Living In: Weatherford, Texas, USA
This is New Mexico's traditional cookie. A great thick sugar cookie that is dusted with cinnamon-sugar. The traditional shape is fleur-de-lis, but use your favorite cookie cutters if you like. 

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Fiesta Pear Dessert

Submitted by: Eleanor Johnson 
These are sensational. Flour tortillas are deep fried and shaped into cups, brushed with honey, filled with ice cream balls coated with cookie crumbs and pecans, and then topped with lovely spiced pears. 

Avocado Lime Cheesecake

Submitted by: Todd 
This recipe has real Mexican flavor with avocados and lime. It is unique, easy, and fabulous. You must have an ice cream maker. 

Brown Sugar Pecan Candies

Submitted by: Barbara Windham 
These sweet candies are similar to those served at Mexican restaurants in our area. The recipe comes from a cookbook put together by the staff of the school where I teach. --Barbara Windham, Houston, Texas 

Sugarcoated Spanish Peanuts

Submitted by: Judy Jungwirth 
'It's almost impossible to stop eating these sweet peanuts,' admits field editor Judy Jungwirth of Athol, South Dakota. 

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Biscochitos II

Submitted by: Christine J. Crabtree 
Mexican Cookies...great dunkers for coffee. 

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Apple Enchilada Dessert

Submitted by: ReDonna 
Apples rolled in flour tortillas. VERY delicious, easy and fast to make. Substitute apples with peaches or cherries if desired. 

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Tres Leches (Milk Cake)

Submitted by: Stephanie 
This cake is made with three layers: Cake, filling, and topping. There are 4 types of milk in the filling and topping (whole milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream). This is an excellent cake for milk lovers! 

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Apple Enchiladas

Submitted by: Brenda 
Flour tortillas filled with apple pie filling and smothered in a simple syrup are baked until sweet and golden. 

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Empanadas

Submitted by: Rosina 
Better make plenty - these disappear fast. The unbaked dough may be frozen. The baked cookies may also be frozen. 

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Margarita Cake

Submitted by: Carol 
A margarita - tequila, lime juice, triple sec - is baked into a cake mix. 

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Mexican Wedding Cakes II

Submitted by: Julie Lavado 
Light, crunchy, round, buttery balls, with chopped nuts in them, coated with confectioner's sugar. These look nice when placed on a tray in the mini paper cupcake liners. 

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Polvorones de Canele (Cinnamon Cookies)

Submitted by: Cathy 
A Mexican-style cookie rolled in cinnamon sugar. 

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Tres Leches Cake

Submitted by: Monica 
The three milks in this egg rich Mexican cake are used to macerate and frost this high, single-layer cake decorated with Maraschino cherries. 

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Churros

Submitted by: Delia 
Home Town: Douglas, Arizona, USA
Living In: Hereford, Arizona, USA
Pastry strips are deep fried and rolled in sugar and cinnamon in these simple Mexican snacks. 

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Mexican Wedding Cookies

Submitted by: Bernie 
Delicious nutty cookies that are rolled in powdered sugar. These are perfect for any special occasion. 

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Tres Leches 'Three Milks'

Submitted by: Blanca 
It is a delicious cake with a special syrup on it, and a meringue frosting. This cake requires refrigeration, and is served cold. 

 
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