Mexican Christmas Recipes Checklist

More than 50 Mexican Christmas recipes to try for Las Posadas, Nochebuena, Christmas, New Year’s, Día de Reyes and Día de la Candelaria. Enjoy!

I thought it might be helpful to bring together links to many of my Mexican Christmas recipes.

The season includes celebrations like Las Posadas, Christmas Day, Three Kings Day, and Candlemas. The Mexican Christmas season lasts a little over two months, and there’s a lot to cover so let’s get to it.

Scroll to the bottom to see delicious desserts and beverages for the season.

The Inns (Las Posadas)

For the nine days before Christmas, we commemorate the Holy Family’s journey as they looked for a place to stay.

The piñata traces its origins to this celebration and food plays a central role. Visit this link to see my detailed description of our family’s tradition for how to celebrate Las Posadas, including song lyrics and a video.

ponche
Mexican Ponche a Traditional Christmas beverage

Immediately below are links to recipes we often prepare for Las Posadas. Read on for more recipe suggestions for Christmas, Three Kings Day and Candlemas. Enjoy!

Foods for Las Posadas are usually both easy to make and easy to eat. Classic Mexican antojitos, like tacos, tostadas, and tamales work great. And Mexican Christmas Ponche is the beverage of choice.

green pozole with chicken
Green Pozole with Chicken

Antojitos Mexicanos (Mexican Street Food)

Click on the name to see the recipe.

three barbacoa tacos
Barbacoa Tacos
poblano and corn tacos with queso fresco and cream
Poblano and Corn Tacos
Salsa roja martajada - mamalatinatips.com

Salsas

Mexican Christmas Foods

A list with dish ideas for la Nochebuena, Christmas Day and New Year’s celebration. Click on the name to see the recipe.

Chorizo cheese braid
Chorizo Cheese Braid

Appetizers

green tamales with chicken
Green Tamales with Chicken

Dishes

stuffed tenderloin with apricot habanero sauce
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Apricot-Habanero Sauce
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Jerez-Cranberry-Chipotle Sauce
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Jerez Cranberry-Chipotle Sauce

Desserts

Ensalada de Nochebuena
Ensalada de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Salad)
tres leches cake
Tres Leches Cake

Mexican Christmas Beverages

caramel atole
Mexican Caramel Atole

Three Kings Day

Rosca de Reyes by MamaLatinaTips.com

Three Kings Day is the day many families in Mexico open presents and eat their King’s Wreath Bread or Rosca de Reyes. You can read more about the symbolism of the bread here. Below are a few recipes to celebrate the day.

Antojitos

Molinillo, chocolate, canela - mamalatinatips.com

Candlemas (Dia de Candelaria)

In our family, the person who finds the Baby Jesus in the King’s Wreath is responsible for a party on Candlemas, Feb 2nd. The traditional foods for Candlemas are tamales and atole or hot chocolate.

¡Feliz Navidad!

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BG

Loved all these recipes. Would surely try 1 or 2 from all in this Christmas and New Year to make the festival more enjoyable and delightful. Thanks for sharing these recipes.

Sonila

Silvia you have the best Mexican recipes for Christmas and the holidays!! I love your antojitos & desserts! Everything really:)). You know I love Mexican food so this list of festive recipes all in one spot is my favorite post! Saving it so I can easily access it for the next 2 weeks! Yumm

Fabiola Acosta

I loved this article. All the Christmas recipes are amazing and looks delicious. Perfect for this Holidays!

Hannah Marie

These are all new recipes to try for this season. I want to tickle my adventurous taste buds with something new. Thanks for sharing these recipes.

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