The best traditional Mexican sweets
The top 3 according to 115 votes from people: Cajeta de Celaya · Quince paste (ate) · Cocadas. (Updated Dec 18, 2023.)
Traditional sweets of Mexico, almost all handmade and of indigenous or convent heritage, that repeat most in guides and recipe books.
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Top 15
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1
Cajeta de Celaya
Goat's milk caramel cooked with sugar, famous in Celaya (Guanajuato).
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2
Quince paste (ate)
Fruit paste (quince, guava) typical of Morelia, eaten with cheese.
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3
Cocadas
Grated coconut with sugar and milk, baked or as a bar.
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4
Alegrías
Amaranth bars with honey or piloncillo, of pre-Hispanic origin; Tulyehualco (Mexico City) holds a fair for them.
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5
Borrachitos
Milk and starch sweets with liqueur, rolled in sugar, typical of Puebla.
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6
Peanut mazapán
The De la Rosa brand (Guadalajara, 1942) is a corner-shop classic.
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7
Palanquetas
Toasted peanuts or pumpkin seeds with piloncillo or honey, crunchy.
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8
Obleas con cajeta
Two thin wafers with cajeta in between, a fair treat.
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Glorias de Linares
Goat's milk fudge with pecans wrapped in red cellophane, from Nuevo León.
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10
Chilli tamarind sweets
Tamarind pulp with sugar and chilli, the Mexican sweet-sour-spicy taste.
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11
Jamoncillo
Milk, sugar and cinnamon fudge cooked in a copper pot.
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12
Camote poblano
Sweet potato bars with sugar and fruit flavours, from the Santa Clara convent in Puebla.
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13
Sugar skulls
Decorated sugar skulls for the Day of the Dead.
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14
Dulce de leche quemada
Milk and sugar cooked until caramelised, from Zacatecas and Jalisco.
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15
Muéganos
Fried dough cubes stuck together with piloncillo syrup, from Puebla.
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Pepitorias
Pumpkin seeds with piloncillo between coloured wafers, from Guanajuato.
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Comments (2)
Las glorias de Linares son lo mejor de Nuevo León, aunque yo soy más de jamoncillo.
La cajeta de Celaya con obleas, sabor a infancia 🥹