Editing Mexican cuisine (section)

== Desserts ==
{{See also|Mexican breads}}
[[File:Concha_(pan_dulce_mexicano)_02.JPG|thumb|left|[[Concha (bread)|Concha]] is a traditional [[Mexican breads|Mexican sweet bread roll]] (''[[pan dulce]]'').]]
[[File:Creamed honey Maillard reaction after aging.jpg|thumb|right|Mexico is among the countries that produce the most honey.]]

Dessert culture in Mexico did not develop until after the introduction of Spanish customs to the area. There were foods which could be considered desserts by modern standards like chocolate, but they were consumed and used differently. With the introduction of Europeans and their food and culture to the region came sugar and with it, sweets. The range of desserts evolved and grew over time to include everything from churros to rice pudding, from cakes to fruit treats. Some of the desserts which historically are made in Mexico are fairly easy to make and can be produced in high quantity.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Long-Solis 1, Vargas 2 |first=Janet 1, Luis Alberto 2 |title=Food Culture in Mexico |publisher=Greenwood press |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-313-32431-4}}</ref>

=== Chocolate ===
[[File:Chocolate Mexicano Discs.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Mexican chocolate discs]]
In the era pre-dating European influence chocolate was drunk in a warm syrupy form mixed with honey to create a pleasant drinking experience.<ref>{{Citation |last=Walters |first=Dale |title=Food of the Gods |date=5 January 2021 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9781683401674.003.0001 |work=Chocolate Crisis |pages=1–10 |publisher=University Press of Florida |doi=10.5744/florida/9781683401674.003.0001 |isbn=9781683401674 |s2cid=244331285 |access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref> During this time chocolate was also treated as medicine.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Norton |first=Marcy |date=1 June 2006 |title=Tasting Empire: Chocolate and the European Internalization of Mesoamerican Aesthetics |journal=The American Historical Review |language=en |volume=111 |issue=3 |pages=660–691 |doi=10.1086/ahr.111.3.660 |s2cid=149060221 |issn=1937-5239|doi-access=free }}</ref> After the arrival of Europeans, chocolate was brought across the sea to Europe where it would be used in various forms including medicine and confections. In the modern era, chocolate is used as both a topping and a dip, as well as in candies. The traditional form of chocolate consumption lives on in the form of Mexican hot chocolate, the natural evolution of the warm syrup.

=== Fruits ===
There are a number of fruit related dessert recipes which are popular in Mexico, some using native fruits, such as plantains and others using foreign fruits like oranges. Recipes for these foods can be found dating back to the early 19th century and incorporate both sugar and ice.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Le |first=Dung |date=2015 |title=Strong positivity of continuous supersolutions to parabolic equations with rough boundary data |journal=Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A |volume=35 |issue=4 |pages=1521–1530 |doi=10.3934/dcds.2015.35.1521 |issn=1553-5231|doi-access=free }}</ref> Fruit dishes are naturally sweet and juicy which made them popular in the Mexican climate.

One such dessert is orange and lime ice, a treat similar to snow cones. It is made by freezing strained oranges and lime juice mixed with sugar.

=== Baked goods ===
Baked dessert items in Mexico are mostly ideas imported from Europe over time. These items came from a variety of different nations before becoming staples of desserts in the region. Baked goods include cookies made with local fruits, churros which originated in the Iberian Peninsula, and macaroons which come from Italy. Churros can be made by mixing flour with boiling water, shaping and frying that mixture then coating it in cinnamon or sugar. Churros can be eaten hot or cold and can be molded into any number of different shapes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=López |first=Tracy |date=9 December 2016 |title=The Hidden History of Churros |url=https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/the-hidden-history-of-churros |access-date=19 April 2022 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref>