Empanadas de camote are a Mexican bakery tradition. Sweet potatoes are naturally sweet and creamy. Pastry dough is flavored with anise. Aromatic and crispy!

Satisfy your sweet tooth with Mexican Pumpkin Empanadas, also known as Empanadas de Calabaza! These Mexican Dessert Empanadas are a delightful treat, perfect for any occasion. Imagine biting into a flaky crust filled with spiced pumpkin, just like the ones from your favorite Mexican bakeries. These classic pumpkin empanadas are basically pumpkin hand pies, bursting with flavor and warmth. Perfect for dessert or a sweet snack, they bring the taste of tradition to your kitchen!

If you’re looking for a fun and festive addition to your holiday dessert table, you need to try this recipe for Empanadas de Camote. These sweet potato hand pies are warmly spiced and encased in a deliciously flaky dough, perfect for ending any fall or winter meal. As a bonus, there’s no need to deal with the fuss of slicing and serving a whole pie!

These small vegetarian sweet potato black bean empanadas feature a super flaky and delicate crust with a cozy savory-sweet filling.

Pumpkin empanadas stuffed with a pumpkin filling and wrapped in a sweet and fluffy bread dough, just like from the Mexican panaderia!

These pumpkin empanadas (empanadas de calabaza) are like a cozy autumn hug for your taste buds! When you take a whiff of these babies fresh out of the oven, you'll be greeted with the warm, comforting aroma of pumpkin spice and a hint of sweet goodness.

I first encountered empanadas in a panaderia down in Nuevo Laredo on one of my regular weekend trips back in the '70s. They reminded me ...

My Grandma Josie has made sweet potato empanadas every Christmas for as long as I can remember. I’ve tried making them before, but they’re always a little off – Grandma’s are less like a flaky pastry and more like a soft bread. I asked my mom for the recipe, and she watched Grandma make them, […]

18/02/2021 This is an authentic recipe that took me right back to El Paso when I tried them. I am aware that El Paso is not in Mexico but when travelling through Texas, I turned up with my good fri…