Chocolate-cinnamon ganache rolled in a mixture of cocoa and ancho chile powder.

From Mexico City, Marilyn Tausend "Cocina de la Familia". The ancho chiles add a little heat and and depth to spice up the dessert.

Recipe for Ancho Chile Fudge Pie courtesy of Terra Sol Foods.

This is a very simple 3-ingredient recipe.  You could try other types of chile paste but ancho provides a delicate chile flavor and heat without being too distracting.

Recipe for a fresh strawberry soup from restaurant Rosa Mexicano.

Recipe for Cajeta (Dulce de Leche)

A simple dessert chimichanga made with a flour tortilla filled with apple pie filling, brown sugar and canela (cinnamon).

This is not a traditional recipe but a dessert version of a Mexican burrito. From Better Homes and Gardens

A pots de creme made with chocolate and chiles.

Recipe for Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars with Mexican chocolate, pecans, and a pretzle crust.

Recipe for Chongos Zamoranos made with milk, corn starch, cinnamon, lime and sugar.

Recipe for Crema de Pino o Nuez Encarcelada (Pine Nut or Pecan Cream)

Recipe for a traditional and old-fashioned dessert made from camotes or the more common sweet potato

Flan is the Mexican or (Spanish) version of Creme Caramel. Some Flan recipes use sweetened condensed milk rather than whole milk. Aside from that, they are virtually the same dessert.

A lower fat version of flan uses non-fat sweetened condensed milk and adds a lighter caramel sauce.

Recipe for Grilled Bananas with Cajeta and Ice Cream. Cajeta is dark syrup or paste made from caramelized sugar and milk - traditionally goat's milk.

Horchata ice cream made with rice, nonfat milk, cinnamon, vanilla, brown sugar and heavy cream.

One of Reed Hearon's creation from La Parilla uses Mexican special chocolate, prepared cajeta (caramel sauce) topped with cajeta cream.

A kicked up key lime pie with tequila, eggs, sugar, fresh key lime juice and sweetened, condensed milk.

This Mexican fudge is a rich mixture of evaporated milk, corn syrup, vanilla, butter and pecans.

The cookies are made with cornmeal, almonds, butter, sugar, flour and egg yolks.

Easy and quick, this creamy pie incorporates the flavors of cinnamon and chocolate.

Recipe made with piloncillo,  Mexican chocolate, cinnamon, milk and eggs

Rich-flavored low fat ricotta cheese is flavored with canela (cinnamon), vanilla, cocoa powder and honey to make this simple, elegant Mexican Chocolate Ricotta.

Chile powder, espresso powder and cinnamon spice up this chocolate soufflé cake.

Authentic recipe for a gelatin made with eggnog, cinnamon and cream.

Recipe features Sunkist Mexican (key) limes.  The pie is prepared in a graham cracker crust.

A nut bread made with flour, butter, eggs, milk, nuts, cinnamon.

This is a delicious puff pastry dessert that is sometimes served drizzled with honey or served as an accompaniment with soups.

Although called wedding cakes these little light cookies are incredibly easy to make and are heavenly to eat.

This dish is like a "fluffy" margarita. Bueno!

A traditional Mexican dessert. Squares of dough are fried then covered with a caramel syrup made from piloncillo.

From Dulce: Desserts In The Latin-American Tradition by Joseluis Flores this yummy dessert made with passion fruit puree, sweetened condensed milk, eggs and butter.

Recipe by Nestle Foods.  Visit the Nestles website for more delicious recipes.

Cajeta is a rich goats milk caramel sauce, a specialty from Guanajuato, Mexico. This recipe is by Marilyn Tausend, Savoring Mexico.

Recipe by Jane Milton from her book Mexican: Healthy Ways With a Favorite Cuisine. This is another example of a Mexican recipe influenced by the French immigrants. Traditionally this single layer, fro

Serve these light little cookies with hot chocolate or bring to your next picnic. The cookies are traditionally served at baptisms, fiestas, and even first communions.

The name refers to the "light" cookie made simply of fat, sugar, egg and flour.

Mexican "turnovers" with a pumpkin filling spiced with cinnamon, ginger and cloves.

A nice alternative to pumpkin pie for your fall holidays. This recipe serves four, it can be doubled but you'll need 2 pans.

Little apricot pinwheel shaped cookies. You could easily use any other fruit you like.

A light cake featuring egg whites, butter and ground almonds.

Recipe for Spanish Cream, a chilled, molded dessert from a 1950's Prudence Penny cookbook.

Use syrup over poached fruit