Mexican Capirotada
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Mexican capirotada is a festive bread pudding layered with fried bread, nuts, cheese, and raisins, then drizzled with sweet piloncillo syrup. Rich and comforting with warm spices, it's a traditional dessert served around the holidays.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 1 baguette or 4 bolillo rolls (cut into ⅓"/1cm thick slices)
- 2 corn tortillas (optional)
- ⅓ cup raisins
- ½ cup toasted peanuts
- ½ cup pecans (roughly chopped)
- ⅔ cup queso añejo (read notes)
- lard or butter for frying (as needed)
- 3 Tbsp butter (melted)
- 10 oz piloncillo (or ⅔ cup of molasses)
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 2 whole cloves
- 3 cups water
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 80M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 20m
- Cook
- 1h
- Sodium
- 357mg
- Total sugar
- 9g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 143mg
- Calcium
- 126mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 20M
- SODIUM
- 357MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.