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Recipe Title |
Description |
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Ancho Chile Flan |
From Mexico City, Marilyn
Tausend "Cocina de la Familia".
The ancho chiles add a little heat and and depth to spice
up the dessert. |
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Ancho Chile Fudge Pie |
A rich chocolate pie uses ancho paste piloncillo, walnuts, and Mexican
vanilla. |
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Atole de Fresa |
Atole de
Fresa (Strawberry Dessert Soup) from Rosa Mexicano |
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Avocado Ice
Cream |
History and several recipe variations of
Avocado Ice cream |
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Boca Negra Chocolate Chipotle Cakes |
Molten chocolate cakes
infused with dried chipotle chiles |
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Cajeta
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A rich caramel
sauce made from goats milk, cows milk, sugar, baking soda and vanilla. |
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Cajete de Celaya |
A traditional caramel candy from Celaya, Mexico |
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Cajeta Flan |
Recipe by Chef Reed Hearon, Parilla Grill,
San Francisco, California. This recipe replaces the typical
sweetened condensed milk with cajeta. |
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Candied Jalapenos |
Candied jalapeno
chile strips. |
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Capirotada |
A Mexican bread pudding |

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Cat's Tongues
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These pretty little cookies are wonderful
served with cafe de olla.
From Frida's Fiestas. |
Chimichangas de Manzana (Apple Fritters)  |
This is a Mexican recipe by Maria Teresa
Bermudez. Premade pie filling is combined with sugars and canela,
spooned into tortillas then fried to a crisp golden color. |
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Chipotle Brownies |
This is an award
winning chipotle brownie recipe. Uses chipotle powder and other
spices. |
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Chocolate Banana Burrito |
This is not a traditional recipe but a dessert version of a Mexican
burrito. From
Better
Homes and Gardens |
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Chocolate Churro Dipping Sauce |
This is thickened chocolate
sauce used to "dip" (or dunk) your churros. |
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Churros |
Much like a donut but in a long "stick". A Mexican fun favorite. |
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Coconut Ginger Flan |
Flan de Coco uses coconut milk, vanilla and crystalized ginger. |
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Crema de Pino o Nuez
Encarcelada (Pine Nut or Pecan Cream) |
From Diana Kennedy, Recipes from The Regional Cooks of Mexico. A
custard dessert of Spanish origin traditionally
uses pine nuts but pecan can be substituted as well. |
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Flan |
Learn all about flan, how it is made,
history, recipe, even learn about traditional flan pans. |
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Flan Recipes |
View our complete collection of flan
recipes. |
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Flourless
Chocolate Chile Torte With Cayenne Whipped Cream |
A small slice of this flourless torte makes
a satisfying end to a spicy meal. Only 8 ingredients in this
recipe. |
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Fruit
Filled Chimichangas
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From the folks at
Carnations. Flour tortillas are filled with dried fruits, nuts, cinnamon and
sugar then topped with a light custard sauce. |
Horchata Ice
Cream With Canela and Pecans  |
Horchata is a popular beverage in Mexico
made from rice. This dessert combines horchata with milk and egg
to make a yummy ice cream made even better with additions of canela
(cinnamon) and toasted pecans. |
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Ice
Cream Sundaes with Mexican Hot Chocolate and Warm Cajeta Sauce |
One of Reed Hearon's creation from La Parilla uses Mexican special
chocolate, prepared cajeta (caramel sauce) topped with cajeta cream. |
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Leche Quemada (Burnt Milk Fudge) |
This Mexican fudge is a rich mixture of evaporated milk, corn syrup,
vanilla, butter and pecans. |
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Mexican Almond Cookies |
From Frida's Fiestas, Recipes and Reminiscences of
Life with Frida Kahlo by Guadalupe Rivera and Marie-Pierre Colle.
Cornmeal, flour, butter and almonds are used to make these mouthwatering
cookies. |
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Mexican Chocolate Cream Cheese Flan
(Flan de Queso Crema y Chocolate) |
A rich creamy recipe with
Mexican chocolate and sweet caramel sauce |
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Mexican Chocolate Souffle Cake |
Chile powder, espresso powder and cinnamon spice up this
chocolate soufflé cake. |
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Mexican
Chocolate Pie |
A quick pie recipe uses pudding and pie
filling mix with cinnamon and almond extract. |
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Mexican Chocolate Pots de Creme |
A classic chocolate pots de creme made with Mexican chocolate. |
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Mexican Eggnog Gelatin (Gelatina de Rompope) |
Rompope is the Mexican version of egg nog. This version is made into
a smooth rich dessert. |
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Mexican Flan
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Flan is the Mexican equivalent of Creme Caramel. An egg custard with caramel
sauce. |
Mexican
Lime Mousse Pie  |
Recipe for Mexican (Key) Lime Mousse pie
uses yogurt, Mexican Key Lime juice, lime zest, heavy cream. |
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Mexican Panque Con Creme de Nuez (Nut
Bread) |
A simple quick
bread made with eggs, flour, evaporated milk, sugar, nuts and cinnamon. |
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Mexican Wedding Cakes |
Although called wedding
cakes these little light cookies are incredibly easy to make and are
heavenly to eat. |
Mousse de
Tequila  |
Mexican influence brought to this French
classic. It resembles a "fluffy" Margarita. |
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Pay de
Queso y Nuez con Cajeta (Pecan Cheesecake with Caramel) |
A cheesecake with a
vanilla wafer crust, homemade cajeta, and toasted pecans. Recipe by
Marilyn Tausend, Savoring Mexico |
Pecan Cake With Cajeta  |
This is another example of a Mexican recipe
influenced by the French immigrants. Traditionally this single layer,
frostless cake is served with cajeta (caramel sauce) but it works
equally as well with creme fraiche. |
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Plantains con Crema |
Plantains caramelized
with brown sugar and pecans, topped with rich crema. |
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Pumpkin Empanadas |
Flaky pastry turnovers
filled with spiced pumpkin |
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Pumpkin Flan |
Easy to make and delicious. Fun for fall holidays like Halloween or
Thanksgiving. |
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Pumpkin Tamales |
This is a simple
recipe for sweet pumpkin tamales. Sweet tamales are not served as a dessert
in Mexico but along with savory tamales or other savory dishes. |
Rehailetes
de Chabacano  |
Buttery apricot-filled pinwheel cookies.
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Rosca de Almendra (Almond Ring Cake)
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A simple flourless
cake with a rich almond flavor. From Mexico City. |
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Sopaipillas |
Puffy fried pastries served hot and plain or with a honey glaze |
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Spanish
Cream |
Spanish Cream, a chilled, molded dessert
from a 1950's Prudence Penny cookbook. Uses 2 whole eggs |
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Sweet Tamales |
Sweet tamales spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins and pecans. |
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Tamarind Syrup |
Serve over poached fruit |
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Tres Leches Cake |
Cake made with three milks, evaporated, sweetened condensed, and whole milk. |
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