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By Chelsie Kenyon, About.com Guide to Mexican Food since 2005

Recipes Index

Arroz con Leche- A Mexican Rice Pudding
A sweet rice dessert flavored with cinnamon and raisins.

Empanadas de la Manzana
A sweet pastry-like snack stuffed with a sweet apple filling.

Mexican Wedding Cakes (Cookies)
A lovely, delicate cookie perfect for any celebration or just for a snack. These Mexican Wedding Cakes are airy, crunchy and flavored with roasted pecans and rolled in powdered sugar. They are also known as Wedding Cakes, Pecan Balls, Russian Tea Cakes, Snowballs, Pecan Sandies and Swedish Tea Cakes.

Plantains con Crema
A delicious way to end your meal- Plantains, cream and berries. The Plaintain melts in your mouth while the cream sweetens your palate and the berries give you a contrast of flavor. Try it tonight!

Pan de Muerto
This lightly sweet bread is a delicious addition to any Las Dias de Las Muertas (Day of the Dead) offering or celebration.

Pan Dulce
A chewy, lightly sweetened Mexican bread topped with a sweet, decorative topping.

Tres Leches Cake
This traditional Mexican cake recipe translates as "three milks." It is sweet, moist and delicious.

Mexican Chocolate Sauce
A great topper for your helado (ice cream) or for dipping churros in. It's very simple and sure to make your dessert authentic.

Cajeta- Milk Candy
A thick, sweet candy, almost like caramel and very simple to make. It is usually used as a topping for ice cream or a filling for cakes and candies. Also known as dulce de leche.

Capirotada
A Mexican bread-pudding with apples, raisins and cinnamon.

Biscochitos
Lovely anise flavored cookies usually shaped in a fleur de lis, however, other shapes can be used.

Sapotes Dulces
A lovely, yet simple dessert using a fruit called sapotes, which grow abundantly in tropical Mexican locales.

Sweet Sopes
These versatile sweet sopes are flat and can be topped with a myriad of delicious toppings, including fruit and green chiles. Use them for an appetizer or a dessert.

Easy Flan
This simple flan recipe is a great end to any meal. The creamy caramel sauce over the silky custard is a real treat.

Bunuelos
A crunchy crispy dessert to satisfy all of your cravings at once. Enjoy them after a great meal or as an afternoon snack.

Sopaipillas
A delicious puff pastry dessert traditionally served with honey for dipping.

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