page_title: List of Mexican dishes
section_title: Desserts and sweets
hierarchical_section_title: List of Mexican dishes / Desserts and sweets
caption_attribution_description: Image from Mexican pan de muerto. Title is in Nahuatl as a translation of pan de muerto to that language.
context_page_description: The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire occurred in the 16th century. The basic staples since then remain native foods such as corn, beans, squash and chili peppers, but the Europeans introduced many other foods, the most important of which were meat from domesticated animals, dairy products and various herbs and spices, although key spices in Mexican cuisine are also native to Mesoamerica such as a large variety of chili peppers.
context_section_description: Mexico's candy and bakery sweets industry, centered in Michoacán and Mexico City, produces a wide array of products.
  Alegrías
  Alfajor
  Amaranto
  Arroz con leche, rice pudding
  Bionico, a type of fruit salad with cream
  Buñuelos
  Brazo de gitano
  Cajeta
  Calavera
  Capirotada
  Carlota de limón
  Champurrado
  Chongos zamoranos, a cheese candy named for its place of origin, Zamora, Michoacán.
  Chocolate
  Chocolate brownie
  Churros
  Cocadas
  Cochinito de Piloncillo
  Concha
  Coyotas
  Crepas de cajeta
  Dulce de leche
  Empanadas
  Flan
  Fresas con crema
  Gelatina
  Glorias
  Gorditas de azucar
  Ice cream ("nieves" and "helados").
  Fried ice cream
  Jamoncillos
  Jarritos (spicy tamarindo candy in a tiny pot), as well as a brand of soda
  Macarrones de dulce de leche
  Manjar blanco
  Mazapán de Cacahuate
  Nicuatole
  Obleas
  Paletas, popsicles (or ice lollies), the street popsicle vendor is a noted fixture of Mexico's urban landscape.
  Palmier
  Pan de Acambaro (Acambaro bread), named for its town of origin, Acambaro, Guanajuato. Very similar to Jewish Challah bread, which may have inspired its creation.
  Pan de muerto, sugar covered pieces of bread traditionally eaten at the Día de muertos festivity.
  Pan de nata
  Pan dulce, sweet pastries in many shapes and sizes that are very popular for breakfast. Nearly every Mexican town has a bakery (panaderia) where these can purchased.
  Pastel de queso, cheesecake
  Pastel de tres leches (Three Milk Cake)
  Pepitorias
  Platano
  Plátano frito
  Polvorón
  Rice pudding
  Rosca de reyes
  Sopaipilla
  Tacuarines, Biscochos, or Coricos
caption: A piece of sugary pan de muerto
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