The Best Cinco de Mayo Desserts
Are you looking for delicious recipes to sweeten your Cinco de Mayo celebration? Whether you are planning a fiesta with friends or throwing an intimate gathering at home, these festive treats will be the perfect finale this May 5th!
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From traditional Mexican desserts like churros and tres leches cake, to more inventive takes on the theme like margarita cupcakes and piñata cookies, get ready to indulge in some of the best Cinco de Mayo desserts around. And be sure to try out my Mexican Flag Strawberries!
Cinco de Mayo Desserts are Perfect for any Fiesta!
Mexican Flag Strawberries: An Easy Mexican Fiesta Dessert
This dessert is perfect for any fiesta or celebration, like Cinco de Mayo and it’s sure to impress your guests with its vibrant colors and extra-sweet flavors.
Churro Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Moist cinnamon sugar cupcakes topped with a rich cinnamon cream cheese frosting. All of the yummy flavors of a Mexican churro in cupcake form!
Cinco De Mayo Sombrero Cookies
These cute sombrero sugar cookies are super simple to make and perfect for Cinco De Mayo!
Margarita Cupcakes
Craving a Margarita AND a sweet treat? Get the best of both worlds with these fragrant and delicious Margarita Cupcakes! They’re perfect Cinco de Mayo cupcakes or any time of the year when you’re craving a light, fruity cupcake.
Easy Tres Leches Cake Recipe
Authentic Mexican Milk Cake! This Tres Leches Cake is a super light cake that’s soaked with a mixture of three milks and topped with whipped cream! A classic, delicious Mexican dessert!
Cinco de Mayo Pinata Cookies
These Cinco de Mayo Pinata Cookies Come With a Colorful Surprise Inside and they’re surprisingly easy to make!
Easy Sopapillas Recipe
This restaurant-style sopapilla recipe is quick and easy to make at home with basic pantry ingredients and SO irresistibly delicious!
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Easy Mexican Wedding Cookies require only a few ingredients and bake up quickly. These little snowball cookies are the quintessential Christmas cookie!
The Best Creme Caramel Custard
A delicious baked egg custard dessert. Easy to follow instructions on how to make a silky smooth caramel leche or flan to die for!
Arroz con Leche
Mexican Arroz con Leche is an easy and fast comfort food that will satisfy the tummy and the soul. Rice and milk doesn’t get any better.
MARGARITA BARS
Margarita Bars have a creamy and tart lime filling complete with a splash of tequila that sits atop a shortbread salty pretzel crust with a sugared top!
Homemade Churros Recipe with Dipping Sauces
Homemade Mexican Churros are fried and rolled in cinnamon and sugar. Made with simple pantry ingredients, these crispy churros are so easy to make!
Cinco de Mayo serves up some of the tastiest sweets and treats. Whether you choose something classic or go for something inventive, make your celebration special by showing off one of these amazing desserts.
Everyone will be impressed with your skills! What’s more, all these desserts are really easy and fun to make, so don’t stress about the task ahead of you–just get out there and get creative in the kitchen! Either way, the ultimate combination of culture and flavor will come together to make this Cinco de Mayo one your guests won’t forget anytime soon.
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
