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Mexican Desserts

Recipes for some Typical Mexican Desserts

A mixture of sugar, fruits, milk and cinnamon is the common base of most Mexican desserts. Here are three Mexican dessert recipes that use those ingredients in different ways.

Buñuelos

Buñuelos are one of the typical Mexican desserts.

Mix a cup of flour, two tablespoons of sugar and a teaspoon of salt and add a quarter cup of margarine. Add two eggs and half a cup of milk and integrate all the ingredients until the preparation is smooth and elastic. Make small egg-sized balls and let them rest for ten minutes. Make circles with the balls and deep fry in hot oil until they are golden brown. Serve covered with sugar and powder cinnamon.

Calabaza dulce

Another one of the traditional Mexican desserts.

Put some water on high heat until it boils. Place small pumpkin square pieces (with the skin, but without seeds) on a rack over thee boiling water and steam them for 25-30 minutes. Serve the pumpkin pieces with a dot of margarine and sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon powder.

Mexican wedding cookies

Several Mexican desserts are related to a special occasion, and the wedding cookies are one of those desserts.

Put a half cup of sugar, 2 cups of flour, a half cup of grounded nuts, three tablespoons of butter and a half tablespoon of vanilla into a mixing bowl and beat until you get a soft cream. Make small balls and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until the cookies are brown. Dip into sugar while hot, and again after cooling. Serve sprinkled with powder cinnamon.