Every single year I tell myself I’m going to keep Cinco de Mayo simple. And every single year I end up with a full spread because honestly? That’s the whole point! This collection of the best Cinco de Mayo recipes has you covered. From juicy tacos and saucy enchiladas to creamy dips, zesty sides, and irresistible desserts, there’s something about this holiday that makes you want it all! And I’m not sorry about it!

I’ve pulled together all of our tried and true Mexican recipes for Cinco de Mayo…and don’t miss #23 because it’s my FAVORITE!!

🌶️ Tacos, Burritos & Main Dishes

These hearty, flavor-packed mains are the star of any Cinco de Mayo spread. From slow-cooked meats to quick skillet favorites, these recipes are guaranteed to satisfy.

This rich and creamy Tres Leches Cake is a classic Latin American dessert made with three kinds of milk for an ultra-moist, tender cake. It’s an easy recipe you can make at home for celebrations, holidays, or anytime you want a sweet treat. It’s finished with cinnamon, chocolate shavings, and fresh berries.

Tres Leches Cake is Spanish for “3 milk” cake. It has three kinds of milk: evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and a little bit of heavy cream. This cake recipe is the perfect make-ahead dessert and it’s even better than the one at your favorite mexican restaurant. The cake base itself is chiffon. It’s spongy and light, which is perfect for absorbing the moisture from all three milks, making it to die for!

Ingredients for a Tres Leches Cake

A tres leches cake is essentially a poke cake, just like our popular lemon jello cake. You’re going to need basic cake-making ingredients, the 3 milks, and then ingredients to make the whipped cream on top and whatever garnishes you might want to add. Here is everything you will need:

For the Cake:

• Flour: Just regular all-purpose flour is all you need
• Baking Powder: acts as a leavening agent to give the cake rise and fluffiness
• Salt: enhances all the flavors
• Eggs: You’ll separate the eggs and add the egg yolks and egg whites separately into the batter
• Sugar: just regular white granulated sugar
• Whole Milk: helps bind all the ingredients together
• Vanilla: adds flavor

Leches

• Evaporated Milk: can be found in the grocery store on the baking aisle
• Sweetened Condensed Milk: can be found on the baking aisle
• Heavy Cream: Whole milk also works if you don’t have cream

For the Icing:

• Heavy Whipping Cream: the base for the whipped cream
• Sugar: adds sweetness
• Vanilla Extract: adds flavor

Decoration:

• Strawberries: sliced thin
• Cinnamon: just a little sprinkle over the top adds a great pop of flavor and warmth
• Shaved Chocolate: see the section below for instructions on how to shave chocolate

The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card down below. Keep scrolling for all the details.

Making This Recipe

This recipe might seem a little over

Easy 3 Ingredient Chorizo Potatoes

We went to Mexico a few year ago and these easy 3 ingredient chorizo potatoes had to be recreated for a savory breakfast or side!

We had the most amazing meals while staying in Mexico. Maybe the location helped a bit, maybe it was the sun, the pool at our side and the absolute peace of having nothing on our schedules to distract us from just loving and being together, but either way these Easy 3 Ingredient Chorizo Potatoes tasted like one of the most simply delicious things ever. We just had to recreate them!

Let me tell you a little bit about what I’m talking about. Cade and I did a speaking tour a few years ago. It was amazing. Have you heard of Time Out for Women before? It really is the most amazing weekend to go and fill up your tank to be a better person.

However, when you’re one of the speakers that comes with an extra load to carry as it means finding sitters to stay with your kids while you fly out of town. Praying and writing to come up with the best talk to give to the women who have sacrificed time, money and efforts to be there. It means staying up late and getting up early, worrying and working through nerves, etc.

It was the best experience of our lives, but by the end of the tour we knew we needed to get away as a family. And get away we did!!

San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico

We are going to be writing an entire post on why we chose the location we chose, where we stayed (Casa Mariposa is already being booked by our family for next year it was seriously that amazing!!!!) and what we did, but for now let me say this, it was everything you’ve always dreamed a vacation would be.

At Casa Mariposa there is a small staff to help you with what you need, the concierge is Carlos and Lupita does all the cooking. I’ll be honest with you, I thought for sure that we wouldn’t use them. Cade and I are so easy going and we love to cook and go out to eat so why would we need anyone?

We were wrong.

Lupita cooked breakfast and lunch for us every day, and it was not only delicious but made for an unforgettable experience. One morning she made us these easy 3 ingredient chorizo potatoes with simple huevos rancheros and I’m pretty sure Cade fell in love.

Easy 3 Ingredient Chorizo Potatoes

So what are Lupita’s papas con chorizo (or chorizo con papas)? Well, to be fair, we forgot to ask her how she made them, but I carefully ate them, savoring every bite and while our chorizo probably isn’t as good as theirs I’m pretty sure hers was the same as this recipe, or only slightly different.

All you need is 3 Ingredients:

1. Yukon Gold Potatoes
2. Minced, Fresh Garlic
3. Chorizo

How to Make Chorizo Potatoes

These potatoes are first pan fried creating a roasted, caramelized flavor on the potatoes, and then spicy chorizo is thrown in along with a little garlic to bring out everything you’d want in a simple Mexican breakfast. Here is a little more detail:

1. Place a large skillet over medium heat, add a drizzle