Traditional Mexican Desserts

For Mexicans, gastronomy is an aspect that fills us with pride. Typical desserts, snacks, sweet bread, salsas, ingredients. Everything that integrates what we eat with such pleasure and the culinary heritage that dates back centuries, which still prevails to this day. During these patriotic celebrations, we might think of preparing only savory dishes, such as pambazos, pozole, the traditional chile en nogada, but we must not forget our delicious Mexican desserts. We have made a list of 7 of the most representative Mexican desserts from our country. Learn how to make them and enjoy the upcoming patriotic celebrations with their sweet touch. Orange Polvorones: This recipe, originating from Spanish convents and brought to Mexico during the Colonial period, owes its origin to the excess of lard (one of its main ingredients) that existed in Andalusia. When the Spaniards arrived in ancient Tenochtitlán, they brought this recipe with them, and it became linked to our culinary culture. Pemoles: Pemoles are cookies shaped like donuts that are made throughout the Huasteca Potosina, Tamaulipeca, and Veracruzana. They are made from corn flour and traditionally baked in wood-fired ovens or toasted on a griddle. Cocada: This traditional dessert from the coasts of Mexico was originally made strictly with coconut, piloncillo, and water. Later, ingredients like sugar, milk, and cinnamon were added. Cajeta Flan: The making of flan is also a legacy from the Colonial era; the recipe was transformed with the addition of vanilla and the traditional dulce de leche from Celaya. This dessert has its origins in the Bajío region of Mexico. Rice Pudding: This delicious dessert of Spanish heritage is prepared in different ways depending on the state. In some states, it is consumed as an everyday dessert, while in others, it is a dessert for special occasions. It should always be moist and is made with rice, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and raisins. Palanquetas: Palanquetas made from peanuts are one of the desserts that come from the Pre-Hispanic era, made from nuts and piloncillo. In Aztec times, amulets were made from these elements. Three Milk Cake: This delicious cake is a recipe that arises from culinary mestizaje in Mexico, as it requires milk and butter for its preparation, ingredients brought by the Spaniards during the Conquest. It is one of the most consumed cakes in our country; some recipes add whipped cream as a topping or dulce de leche. Muéganos: This delicious dessert originates from Huamantla, Tlaxcala. It is made from fried pieces of dough, bound together with piloncillo and honey. Its name alludes to the word muégano, which is socially used to describe people who are very close to others.