Recipes with condensed milk
28 verified Mexican recipes with condensed milk.
Condensed milk is the sweet soul of Mexican desserts: one of the three milks in tres leches cake, the base of flan napolitano, lime pie, strawberries and cream and creamy ice lollies. No-bake, quick and foolproof puddings — which is why it rules home kitchens.
This page gathers 28 verified Mexican recipes with condensed milk, ordered A to Z — including Strawberry and Cream Agua Fresca, Mexican Rice Pudding, Coconut Kisses (Besitos de Coco). Total times range from 10 to 120 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Agua de Fresa con Crema (10 minutes in total). Indicative UK price: £1.69 per 397g (researched for our cost estimates).
Strawberry and Cream Agua Fresca
Fresh strawberry agua fresca blended with cream and condensed milk — refreshing and lightly creamy.
10 minfacil6 servings
Mexican Rice Pudding
Creamy cinnamon rice pudding with condensed milk and raisins.
55 minfacil6 servings
Coconut Kisses (Besitos de Coco)
Desiccated coconut and condensed milk bites baked golden.
35 minfacil24 servings
Besitos de Nuez - Mexican Walnut Kiss Cookies
Traditional Mexican walnut and condensed milk cookies, crisp and crumbly.
40 minfacil30 servings
Bionico (Guadalajara Fruit Bowl)
Mixed fruit with sweet cream, yoghurt, granola and honey from Guadalajara.
15 minfacil2 servings
Camarones Roca (Rock Prawns with Sweet & Tangy Sauce)
Battered prawns with creamy sweet and tangy sauce, Baja California pride.
40 minmedia4 servings
Carlota de Limón
No-bake dessert of María biscuits layered with lime cream and condensed milk.
20 minfacil8 servings
Mango Carlota
No-bake layered dessert with María biscuits, mango and cream.
20 minfacil8 servings
Chocoflan (Impossible Cake)
Chocolate cake and vanilla flan that swap places on their own when baked.
120 minmedia10 servings
Cocadas de Horno (Baked Coconut Macaroons)
Baked coconut macaroons with condensed milk, crispy outside and chewy inside.
35 minfacil6 servings
Coffee Flan
Creamy coffee flan with golden caramel, a sophisticated take on the Mexican classic.
80 minmedia8 servings
Coconut Flan
Silky flan with coconut milk and desiccated coconut, baked in a bain-marie.
80 minmedia8 servings
Neapolitan Flan
Silky-smooth baked custard with cream cheese, bathed in golden caramel.
80 minmedia8 servings
Milk Jelly with Cajeta
Silky milk jelly with Mexican goat's milk caramel
15 minfacil8 servings
Mosaic Jelly
Colourful mosaic jelly with cubes of different flavours set in a creamy base.
30 minfacil10 servings
Mamey Sapote Ice Cream
Artisan mamey sapote ice cream, creamy with the unique tropical flavour.
30 minmedia8 servings
Limones Rellenos de Coco - Lime Shells Stuffed with Coconut Candy
Mexican lime shells filled with condensed milk coconut sweet — a classic Mexican fair confection.
30 minfacil20 servings
Obleas with Cajeta (Wafers with Goat's Milk Caramel)
Crispy wafer discs filled with cajeta, a traditional sweet from Guanajuato.
10 minfacil8 servings
Sweetcorn Bread
Moist, spongy sweet bread made with fresh sweetcorn kernels, butter and cinnamon. A comforting Mexican home-baked treat.
60 minfacil8 servings
Puebla-Style Chocoflan Cake
The classic impossible cake in its Puebla version, with artisan rompope flan instead of cajeta.
90 minmedia8 servings
Pastel de Elote Dulce (Sweet Corn Cake)
Moist and spongy fresh sweetcorn cake baked in a tin.
60 minfacil8 servings
Three Milks Cake
Light sponge soaked in a trio of milks, topped with whipped cream and cinnamon.
65 minmedia12 servings
Lime Pie
Lime pie with a biscuit base, creamy citrus filling and golden meringue.
40 minfacil8 servings
Queso Napolitano Yucateco (Yucatecan Cheese Flan)
Creamy Yucatecan flan of cream cheese and Edam baked in a bain-marie.
80 minmedia8 servings
Fruit Snow Cone
Shaved ice with fruit syrup, milk and fresh fruit.
20 minfacil4 servings
Sweetcorn Tamales
Fresh sweetcorn tamales, naturally sweet and soft, wrapped in corn leaves.
100 minmedia15 servings
Torito Veracruzano
Creamy Veracruz peanut liqueur with sugarcane spirit, milk and sugar.
15 minfacil6 servings
Tres Leches Cupcakes
Individual tres leches cakes soaked in three milks and topped with cloud-like whipped cream.
52 minfacil12 servings
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with condensed milk are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 28 published Mexican recipes using condensed milk, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Strawberry and Cream Agua Fresca, Mexican Rice Pudding, Coconut Kisses (Besitos de Coco).
What's the quickest recipe with condensed milk?
Agua de Fresa con Crema, ready in 10 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 10 to 120 minutes.
How much does condensed milk cost in the UK?
The indicative price we use in our cost estimates is £1.69 per 397g, researched across UK supermarkets and Mexican grocers. Each recipe page shows its calculated cost.
I've got condensed milk and not much else — what can I cook?
Use our "What can I cook?" tool: tick condensed milk plus whatever else you have at home and it tells you which recipes you can make in full and which are only one ingredient away.
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Recipes curated by Edmond Bojalil. Last updated: 2026-06-16.
Founder, Recetas Mexas
Mexican from Puebla, IT professional and foodie. Author of 1000+ authentic Mexican recipes adapted for home kitchens worldwide. Based in Madrid since 2018.
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