mexican bread pudding

Another amazing Mexican dessert recipe ...Bread Pudding a great one !

INGREDIENTS

• 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup corn oil
• 16 3x2x1/2-inch slices French bread from about three 6- to 7-inch-long French rolls
• 2 cups (packed) dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3 canela or cinnamon sticks
• 1 1/2 teaspoons aniseed
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/3 cup blanched slivered almonds
• 1/4 cup unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
• 4 ounces queso manchego*, thinly sliced, room temperature
• Crema mexicana** or sour cream (optional)

Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in small saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in corn oil. Brush large rimmed baking sheet with some of butter mixture. Arrange bread slices on sheet. Brush bread generously with remaining butter mixture. Bake bread slices 10 minutes; turn slices over and bake until golden and crisp, about 5 minutes longer. Cool. Arrange bread in 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish. Maintain oven temperature.Bring brown sugar, 1 1/2 cups water, canela sticks, aniseed, and 6 tablespoons butter to boil in medium saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil until syrup is reduced to 2 cups, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. (Bread and syrup can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover bread and store at room temperature. Cover and chill syrup. Rewarm syrup before using.)
Gradually pour warm syrup over bread slices, allowing some of syrup to be absorbed before adding more. Sprinkle raisins, almonds, and peanuts over. Cover dish with foil and bake until bread is slightly softened and syrup is bubbling, about 25 minutes. Place 2 bread
slices on each plate; spoon some of syrup, raisins, and nuts over.
Top each with queso manchego. Serve with crema mexicana, if desired..and the Mexican dessert recipe is ready for feasts...enjoy !

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mexican hot fudge sundaes

Try this great Mexican dessert recipe ....the Hot fudge sundaes...a classic sundaes !

INGREDIENTS

• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup (or more) freshly brewed strong coffee
• 16 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Vanilla ice cream
• Toasted pine nuts

Preparation
Bring cream and 1/2 cup coffee to boil in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and cinnamon. Stir until chocolate is melted and sauce is smooth. Mix in vanilla extract. Scoop ice cream into bowls. Top with warm fudge sauce and pine nuts. The Mexican dessert recipe is ready. Nice taste ! Enjoy it !

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Mexican Chocolate Mousse with Burnt Rum

Try this great Mexican dessert recipes....a nice one !

INGREDIENTS :

• 1 18.6-ounce box Mexican chocolate,* chopped
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup white rum
• 4 cups chilled heavy whipping cream, divided

Preparation
Stir chocolate, milk, and salt in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until chocolate melts. Stir constantly until all sugar in chocolate is dissolved, about 13 minutes. Add rum to chocolate;
using long match, immediately ignite rum. Carefully stir chocolate mixture with long spoon until flames subside. Transfer chocolate to large bowl. Cool to room temperature.

Using electric mixer, beat 3 cups cream in large bowl until peaks form. Working in 2 batches, fold whipped cream into chocolate mixture.
Divide chocolate mousse among 12 glasses, about 3/4 cup for each. Chill mousse until set, at least 3 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
Beat remaining 1 cup cream until peaks form. Place dollop of whipped cream atop mousse in each glass. Serve mousse with Cinnamon-Almond Cookies. The Mexican dessert recipe is ready for feasts....hmmm...nice taste ! Enjoy it !

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Strawberry Dessert Soup

Try this nice Mexican dessert recipe..the strawberry dessert soup ! A nice unique taste !

Ingredients -

• 2 pints Ripe Strawberries (reserve 6 for garnish)
• 1 1/4 cups Granulated Sugar
• 6 ounces Masa Harina
• 2 cups Water
• 2 cups Buttermilk
• 1 stick Canela (cinnamon)
• 4-5 Mint Leaves, dried and chopped fine or powdered hoya santa

Preparation:
Remove the hulls from the strawberries and wash. Cut into thin slices, place in a bowl and mix with 1/2 cup of the sugar. Stir occasionally. Puree strawberries in a blender and set aside.
Stir the masa harina into the water to dissolve; strain though sieve. In a 2-quart saucepan, heat the masa mixture, milk and canela stick. Cook over medium heat and stir continuously with a
wooden spoon. When the atole thickens after approximately 3 to 4 minutes, reduce the heat to low and add 3/4 cup of the sugar and the puree of strawberries. Continue to cook for 5 minutes, stirring continuously. Add additional milk if necessary; the atole should have a slightly thick but pourable consistency. Strain into a serving bowl.

To Serve
Pour into cups. Serve as a dessert soup garnished with powdered mint and half a strawberry fanned out. Hmm..what a fantastic taste of soup ! The Mexican dessert recipe is ready. Enjoy this starters !

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Mexican Dessert Flan

Try this Mexican dessert flan....a classic Mexican !

Ingredients -

• 3/4 cup Sugar (may use 1 cup)
• 3 Eggs
• 3 Egg Yolks
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
• 3 ounces package Cream Cheese
• 1 (14 ounces) can Condensed Milk
• 1 (12 ounces) can Evaporated Milk

Preparation:
Caramelize sugar; pour into pie dish and swirl onto sides and all over bottom. Mix all other ingredients together in food processor; do not over whip or mix. Add liquid to dish and place over hot water bath. Bake at 350 degrees on middle rack for 60 minutes.
Remove from oven and water bath; allow to cool then refrigerate. Invert to serve. Bueno...si senor this is a great Mexican dessert..enjoy it !

Mexican Wedding Dessert

Another great Mexican dessert....wedding dessert !
Ingredients -

• 1 1/2 cup Flour
• 1 1/2 sticks Butter
• 4 ounces Cream Cheese
• 2 small French Vanilla Pudding Mix
• 1 1/2 cup chopped Nuts
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 3 cup Cool Whip

Preparation:

First Layer:
Melt butter in and pour into a 9x13 pan. Mix in flour & 1 C. nuts.

Press in pan. Bake 20 minutes at 350. Cool 1 hour.

Second Layer:
Mix powdered sugar and cream cheese. Fold in 1 1/2 C. Cool Whip.

Spread over first layer.

Third Layer:
Make 2 packages pudding mix according to directions on box. Pour over second layer.

Fourth Layer:
Top with Cool Whip. Sprinkle with nuts.
Great Mexican wedding dessert to taste....si senor ! Nice and enjoy !

Mexican Coffee

Try this Mexican coffee with vanilla, cinnamon and whipped cream milk....what a great combination and it blends perfectly !

Ingredients :

• 1 quart Whole Milk
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 2/3 cup Instant Cocoa Mix
• 8 cups boiling Water
• 1/3 cup Instant Coffee Granules
• Whipped Cream

Preparation:

Combine first three ingredients in a Dutch oven, and cook over medium heat until thoroughly heated. Do not allow to boil. Stir in instant cocoa mix. Combine boiling water and coffee granules, and stir into milk mixture. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream and, if desired, garnish with cinnamon sticks. Makes 3 quarts. The Mexican coffee dessert is delicious to try...great coffee ! Enjoy with biscochitos or Mexican sugar cookies.