40 Mexican Desserts Perfect for Valentine’s Day Dessert
Give your Valentine’s Day a special touch with these Mexican desserts. From Vegan flan, Mexican chocolate cake, stuffed conchas to tres leches cake, I’ve got you covered with these vegan and vegetarian dessert recipes.
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Quick and Easy Mexican Desserts
The following recipes are all incredibly easy and so quick to put together. These are perfect for those that either don’t have a lot of time or are cooking rookies.
Stuffed Conchas
These can be made either with chocolate conchas and whipped cream and strawberries or you could also use a vanilla concha and stuffed it with Nutella and strawberries – both are super delicious options!
- Chocolate Conchas Stuffed with Whipped Cream and Strawberries
- Use vanilla flavored conchas and stuff with Nutella and strawberries
- Vegan Conchas Recipe (this isn’t a quick recipe but Dora’s instructions guide you through it so it’s totally doable!)
Mexican Chocolate Desserts
We all know that Mexico gave chocolate to the World, and a Valentine’s Day without chocolate is simply unfathomable. Check out these delicious recipes!
- Mexican Chocolate Cake
- Spiked Mexican Chocolate
- Iced Mexican Chocolate Recipe | Chocolate Frio
- Easy Vegan Chocolate Chia Pudding by Brown Sugar and Vanilla
- Mexican Chocolate Tres Leches by Isabel Eats
- Vegan Chocolate Pudding by Healthy Simple Yum
- Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cookies by Thai Caliente
Mexican Strawberry Desserts
Just like chocolate, strawberries are and international symbol associated with Valentine’s Day. You’re going to love these strawberry recipes with a Mexican touch.
- Fresas con Crema
- Vegan Fresas con Crema
- Strawberry Arroz con Leche by Nibbles and Feasts
- Strawberry and Cajeta Crepes
- Vegan Strawberry Cake by Brown Sugar and Vanilla
- Concha Icebox Cake by Sweet Life
Arroz Con Leche
Mexican rice pudding makes a perfect Valentine’s Day dessert because it’s so easy to make. I have both a dairy and vegan version. Serve topped with strawberries or your favorite fruit.
- Easy Vegan Arroz con Leche Recipe (Mexican Rice Pudding)
- Traditional Mexican Arroz con Leche
- Arroz con Leche Brulee by Presley’s Pantry
Amazing Mexican Flan Recipes
These recipes are both traditional and some with special twists. They’d all be perfect for that special dinner for your and your partner.
- Chocoflan- Pastel Imposible by Thai Caliente
- Vegan Flan by Dora’s Table
- Vegan Flan by Healthy Simple Yum
- Chocolate Flan by Nibbles and Feasts
- Vegan Chocoflan by Dora’s Table (also known as vegan pastel imposible)
Carlotas and Pastel de Tres Leches
Carlotas are the easiest Mexican desserts and you can have them ready in no time — perfect for that last minute treat. Tres leches cakes are a bit more involved but so very worth the effort!
- Carlota de Limon
- Vegan Pastel de Tres Leches by Dora’s Table
- Authentic Tres Leches Cake Recipe by Mexico in My Kitchen
Churro Cheescake and More!
Everyone loves churros and cheesecake, Anna of Healthy Simple Yum put the two together for a magical dessert! Also check out these other delicious recipes that would also be the perfect dessert.
- Churro Cheesecake by Healthy Simple Yum
- Easy Mango Ice Cream
- Easy Guava and Cheese Empanadas Recipe
- Vegan Tequila Truffles by Dora’s Table
- Vegan Donuts
- Easy Pan de Elote or Mexican Sweet Corn Cake with Cream Cheese
- Paletas de Fresas con Crema by Thai Caliente
- Strawberry Pretzel Dessert by Healthy Simple Yum
- Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars by Healthy Simple Yum
- Cinnamon Roll Hearts by Presley’s Pantry
- Homemade Cinnamon Churros with Lemon Cream by Muy Bueno Cookbook
- Vegan Mexican Chocolate Avocado Pudding by Muy Bueno Cookbook
- Chocolate Margarita by Sweet Life Bake
Mexican Desserts Cookbook
If you want a gorgeous cookbook filled with Mexican desserts then do check out ¡Viva Desserts!: Traditional and Reinvented Sweets from a Mexican-American Kitchen. The book is authored by uber talented Nicole Presley of Presley’s Pantry.
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Mexican Desserts for Valentine’s Day Dessert
Ingredients
- Vanilla Conchas Stuffed with Nutella and Strawberries
- Chocolate Conchas Stuffed with Whipped Cream and Strawberries
- Vegan Conchas Recipe
- Mexican Chocolate Cake
- Spiked Mexican Chocolate
- Iced Mexican Chocolate Recipe | Chocolate Frio
- Easy Vegan Chocolate Chia Pudding
- Mexican Chocolate Fondue
- Vegan Chocolate Pudding
- Easy Mexican Chocolate Cake
- Fresas con Crema
- Vegan Fresas con Crema
- Strawberry Arroz con Leche
- Strawberry and Cajeta Crepes
- Vegan Strawberry Cake
- Easy Vegan Arroz con Leche Recipe Mexican Rice Pudding
- Traditional Mexican Arroz con Leche
- Arroz con Leche Brulee
- Authentic Tres Leches Cake
- Vegan Flan
- Vegan Flan by Healthy Simple Yum
- Chocolate Flan
- Vegan Chocoflan
- Carlota de Limon
- Pastel de Tres Leches
- Vegan Pastel de Tres Leches
- Churro Cheesecake
- Easy Mango Ice Cream
- Easy Guava and Cheese Empanadas Recipe
- Vegan Tequila Truffles
- Vegan Donuts
- Easy Pan de Elote or Mexican Sweet Corn Cake with Cream Cheese
- Paletas de Fresas con Crema
- Strawberry Pretzel Dessert
- Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars
- Cinnamon Roll Hearts
- Homemade Cinnamon Churros with Lemon Cream
- Vegan Mexican Chocolate Avocado Pudding
- Chocolate Margarita
Instructions
- For the recipe instructions view the link within the blog post.
Nancy Lopez is a food blogger and author of the cookbook Mexican Tamales Made Meatless. Born in Mexico, raised in the US, and currently living in Southern Mexico, she has followed a meatless diet for almost 10 years. It is her passion and mission to share all she has learned about vegan Mexican cooking and vegetarian Mexican recipes. Mexican Made Meatless is a blog dedicated to preserving the authentic flavors of Mexican cuisine just without the meat. It’s a place to celebrate Mexican culture and all it’s delightfully delicious traditional foods. Read more…
