This list of Cinco de Mayo Mexican Desserts is full of treats with exciting flavors, creamy textures, and just the right amount of sweetness. From classics like arroz con leche to modern crowd-pleasers like dulce de leche dip, you’ll find something your guests won’t stop talking about.
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Building out your Cinco de Mayo spread? You’ll want these:
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Creamy Dips & Easy Desserts
Dulce de Leche Dip
Our dulce de leche dip is everything you could want in a party dessert for a crowd. It’s a caramelly treat that’s rich, creamy, and perfect with fun dippers like cinnamon-sugar tortilla chips, strawberries, and wafer cookies.
Churro Cheesecake Dip
Churro dip is like a churro in dip form. It’s a rich and creamy treat made with cream cheese, brown sugar, and lots of cinnamon. Just throw everything in the bowl, mix, chill and serve.
Margarita Dip
Our margarita dip is a citrusy, slightly boozy dip with limes, whipped cream, and tequila. It’s citrusy, tangy, and satisfying with a creamy texture. Perfect for pretzels, cinnamon-sugar tortilla chips, and strawberries.
2-Ingredient Dulce de Leche Mousse
Our dulce de leche mousse has it all. It’s quick, and I mean super quick, all you need are two ingredients. The mousse light and airy while and the extra dulce de leche on top makes it feel like an indulgent treat. Great for making a large batch.
Classic Mexican Desserts
Arroz con Leche
With this arroz con leche, Yvette of Muy Bueno Blog shows us how to turn simple pantry staples like rice, milk, cinnamon, and raisins into a delicious traditional Mexican dessert.
It’s mostly hands-off and easy to double or triple the batch for a party.
Flan de Queso
This flan de queso is what happens when flan and cheesecake makes a baby. It’s custardy, creamy, and topped with sweet caramel sauce. While it’s not the quickest dessert, there’s only about 10 minutes of prep for this 10 serving treat.
Mexican Bunuelos Recipe
Catalina of Sweet & Savory Meals shares her Mexican bunuelos recipe, made with golden fried dough rolled in cinnamon sugar. It’s like an elephant ear you’d get at a carnival, and everyone will light up when they see them.
Sourdough Conchas (Mexican Pan Dulce)
Sourdough conchas from Sourdough Brandon are a twist on the classic you’ll see in Mexican bakeries. The Sourdough starter makes them more flavorful, softer, and buttery sweet.
Pineapple Empanadas
You’ll want to keep this pineapple empanadas recipe from In The Kitch long after the party is over. The vegan treat features a classic dough with a tropical filling that’ll satisfy 24 of your favorite guests.
Fried & Crispy Favorites
Sourdough Churros
Sourdough churros from Sourdough Brandon are fried pastries with a soft, custardy center and a rich, tangy flavor. They’re dangerously delicious. If you keep sourdough starter around, you’ll learn how to make them in just 30 minutes.
Easy Homemade Churros Recipe
One batch of these homemade churros from I Heart Eating makes 33 servings. They’re crispy, eggy, and tossed in cinnamon sugar. Just what you need in a fun, crowd-pleasing dessert.
Mexican Fried Ice Cream
This Mexican Fried Ice Cream recipe from Robin at Mom Foodie is actually brilliant. Her hack shows you how to make the crunchy cinnamon sugar cornflake coating you can roll ice cream in, without ever turning on the fryer. Easy to make a dessert assembly line.
Cakes & Crowd Desserts
Coconut Tres Leches Cake
This coconut tres leche cake is a family affair, developed by Yvette’s sister over at the Muy Bueno Blog. It takes the classic Mexican dessert and adds a tropical essence.
The coconut-flavored cake gets a bath in three milks (including coconut milk), then it’s topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut for a Cinco de Mayo dessert no one will forget.
Margarita Cake Pops
With citrusy flavor and buttery cake, these margarita cake pops from In The Kitch are exactly what you need at your Cinco de mayo celebration. This boozy, bite-sized treat makes about 48 servings and takes less than 30 minutes.
Boozy Tequila Margarita Cake
This boozy tequila margarita cake combines America’s favorite cocktail with bundt cake. The 12 serving cake is unbelievably moist, and buttery, while the thick tequila glaze gives you that classic margarita flavor.
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