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    Home » Recipes » Desserts

    Mexican and Puerto Rican Dessert Recipes

    Dessert is where things get fun. Here you will find classic Mexican and Puerto Rican Dessert Recipes as well as other traditional Latin American favorites. These recipes are all about rich flavors, simple ingredients, and treats worth saving room for. Whether you’re craving something creamy, baked, or chocolatey, there’s something here to satisfy your sweet tooth.

    Here are a few of our favorite classics: Quesitos (Cream Cheese Puff Pastry), Mantecaditos, Limber de Coco, Tembleque de Coco, and Arroz con Dulce Puertorriqueno.

    • Flan de queso served on a white platter, topped with caramel sauce.
      Flan de Queso
    • Temblecocho served on a clear serving platter topped with a pineapple glaze and cherries.
      Temblecocho
    • Frozen limber de bizcocho in a 9 ounce cup topped with a piece of pound cake and sprinkles.
      Limber de Bizcocho
    • Habichuelas con Dulce (Dominican Sweet Beans) served in small white bowls and topped with galletas de leche.
      Habichuelas con Dulce
    • A slice of Pay de Nuez (Pecan Pie) on a dessert plate.
      Pay de Nuez
    • Mantecaditos served on a plate with more cooling on a wire rack.
      Mantecaditos
    • Quesitos (Cream Cheese Puff Pastry) served on a gray plate.
      Quesitos (Cream Cheese Puff Pastry)
    • Empanadillas de Guayaba on a gray plate.
      Empanadillas de Guayaba
    • Flancocho (Vanilla Flan Cake) served on a white transparent platter with a serving on the side.
      Puerto Rican Flancocho
    • Pastelillos de Guayaba (Guava Pastries) served on a white platter surrounded by blueberries and strawberry slices.
      Pastelillos de Guayaba (Guava Pastries)
    • Flan de coco served on a large platter and two individual side servings with whipped cream.
      Flan de Coco (Coconut Flan)
    • Flan de Calabaza served on a white and black patterned plate with caramel sauce around.
      Flan de Calabaza
    • Flan de Café (Coffee Flan) on a white platter and a smaller flan on another white plate topped with coffee granules.
      Flan de Café (Coffee Flan)
    • Limber de Coco (Coconut Limber) prepared and frozen in plastic cups, topped with shredded coconut and ground cinnamon.
      Limber de Coco
    • Fresas con Crema or Strawberries and Cream served in transparent glasses and a side of fresh strawberries.
      Fresas con Crema (Strawberries and Cream)
    • Fresas y Arandanos con Crema (Strawberries, blueberries and bananas in clear glasses with a side of fruits on another plate.
      Fresas y Arandanos con Crema
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    • Gorditas de Azucar (Sugar Gorditas) served on a white plate with a side of coffee.
      Gorditas de Azucar (Sugar Gorditas)
    • Ensalada de Frutas (Fruit Salad) served in a white platter.
      Ensalada de Frutas (Fruit Salad)
    • Pan de Platano (Banana Bread) served on a white plate with a few pieces sliced.
      Pan de Platano (Banana Bread)

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    Popular Desserts

    • Quesitos (Cream Cheese Puff Pastry) served on a gray plate.
      Quesitos (Cream Cheese Puff Pastry)
    • Mantecaditos served on a plate with more cooling on a wire rack.
      Mantecaditos
    • Limber de Coco (Coconut Limber) prepared and frozen in plastic cups, topped with shredded coconut and ground cinnamon.
      Limber de Coco
    • Limber de Leche (Limber de Crema) served in plastic cups, topped with cinnamon and one flipped over inside cup. Cinnamon sticks laying beside limbers.
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    • Pastelillos de Guayaba (Guava Pastries) served on a white platter surrounded by blueberries and strawberry slices.
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    • Arroz con Dulce Puertorriqueño (Puerto Rican Rice Pudding) served in a white casserole topped with ground cinnamon.
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