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What is a “Carlota”?

A Carlota is a very popular Mexican dessert that has French roots. It is easy to make and, being that it is usually eaten either frozen or chilled, it is perfect for sunny days. It is also ideal for when you have people over and you don’t have a lot of time to prepare, because it really doesn’t take very long to make!

How do you make Lemon Carlota?

A carlota is made with multiple levels of vanilla flavored cookies, covered in a sweet sauce, and is then frozen for a couple of hours to create a creamy ice cream like texture. Sometimes this is called a lemon icebox cake, but I will always call it a carlota. My preference is to make it lemon-flavored, but you can make it with strawberries, apple, and peach too – which is the flavor that I ate a lot growing up.

That is because I have an uncle in Mexico who worked in a restaurant and he made the most delicious peach carlota. He always used to make it around Christmas time to go with our Christmas dinner which became a great tradition and we all looked forward to it every year.

Even though this is a very simple Mexican dessert, we shouldn’t underestimate its flavor, and you can rest assured that it will impress all of your guests. To make this lemon carlota you will need vanilla flavored cookies.

The kind that are most commonly used in Mexico are called “Marias” and they can be bought almost anywhere down there. Here in the United States I have had a hard time finding them in a few places that I have lived, especially in my first few years here.

Over the past few years, however, more and more Mexican products are being imported into the United States which means that you can find these all over the place now! I found mine in a local grocery store, but you can also buy them online here.

Once the sweet sauce is prepared, it is time to put the cookies down one layer at a time in a baking dish, and then covering each layer with the sweet sauce until all the cookies are gone and you finish with a final layer of the sweet sauce. Once prepared, put the carlota in the freezer and then cut into pieces when ready to serve.

If you decide to make this tasty Mexican dessert, don’t forget to come back and tell me how it turned out!

If you loved this recipe, you should definitely try these too:

• Extra Creamy Rice Pudding (Arroz con Leche)
• The Best Homemade Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe (No Cake Mix)
• Creamy Mango Mousse Recipe
• Oreo Cookie Cheesecake (no-bake method)
• Peaches and Cream Napoleon Recipe
• Amazing Caramel Smores Recipe (Disney World Copycat)

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Carlota

This Lemon Carlota recipe is a simple, delicious Mexican Dessert that looks pretty and will please even the pickiest of eaters. Keep reading to learn how to make it. 

Course Dessert

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword carlota, dessert, lemon, mexican dessert

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Freeze Time 2 hours hours

Total Time 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings 16 2x2 inch squares

Calories 324kcal

Author Charbel Barker

Ingredients

• Juice from 5 Lemons
• 1 Can of Evaporated Milk 12 oz
• 1 Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk 14 oz
• 2 Packages of Marias cookies.

Instructions

• Blend the two types of milk together with the lemon juice and set aside.
• In an 8x8 glass baking dish, put one layer of cookies along the bottom, covering the entire bottom of the pan.
• Cover the first layer with part of the sweet sauce
• Repeat until the cookies are gone, finishing with a final layer of sweet sauce.
• Freeze for at least 2 hours and serve!

Nutrition

Serving: 12x2 inch square | Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 18.3mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 0.3mg

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This Easy Pecan Atole Recipe only needs a few ingredients, is delicious, and is the perfect addition to your holiday traditions this year.

One thing that really took me by surprise when I moved to the United States from Mexico was the difference in holiday traditions. Christmas in Mexico is celebrated, but not as much as New Year. I love how we celebrated both of these holidays in Mexico, but I also have grown to really love all of the fun Christmas traditions that I now celebrate with my family here in the United States.

That said, I do love to incorporate as many of my traditions as possible also. For example, there are some very traditional recipes that are made in Mexico this time of year. One of those is today’s recipe for Pecan Atole. Atole is a thick, sweet, and warm drink that is prepared in Mexico throughout the year. You can make so many different varieties by changing up a few of the ingredients.

One common ingredient that you will need is La Lechera Sweetened Condensed Milk. This ingredient goes great with so many different Mexican recipes, and it is an absolute must to make this pecan atole. La Lechera is available at most stores in the United States and in Mexico and I always stock up on it for the many recipes that I make this time of year. You can find even more recipes using it at this link.

You will be surprised how good this tastes! The good think is that it doesn’t take too long to make, and you don’t need very many ingredients.

I always like to prepare this for my family on Christmas morning, and I haven’t had any complaints yet. 🙂

If you are looking for something new to add to your holiday menu, try this recipe as soon as possible and don’t forget to let me know how it turns out.

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Easy Pecan Atole Recipe

Author Charbel Barker

Ingredients

• 1 Liter of Milk
• 1 Can of La Lechera Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 Can of Evaporated Milk
• 1 Cup of Pecans
• 6 Tablespoons of Cornstarch
• 1 Cup of Water
• 1 Cinnamon Stick
• 1 Tablespoon of Vanilla

Instructions

• Dissolve the cornstarch in the water.
• Add the pecan to 1 cup of milk and blend in a blender.
• Heat the rest of the milk along with the cinnamon stick and vanilla in a large pot.
• When the milk begins to boil, add the pecan-milk mixture and let boil for 3 minutes.
• Add the evaporated milk and La Lechera Sweetened Condensed Milk to the pot, stir, and let boil for 5 additional minutes.
• Add the cornstarch that was dissolved in water and stir until it reaches your desired consistency.
• Serve with freshly baked sweet bread or by itself.

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This Easy Turtle Cheesecake Recipe is a perfect option for the holidays, and you can make it so easily with the new Cheesecake Factory at Home™Cheesecake Mixes.

My husband and I like to go out to eat whenever we can, but having three young boys can make that kind of difficult. One of our favorite places to go is the Cheesecake Factory. They have so many delicious items on their menu – not to mention the delicious cheesecake!

Since we have a pretty busy schedule, we only make it there about once a year. Fortunately, we are able to eat some our favorite Cheesecake Factory meals at home now. I recently was introduced to these Cheesecake Factory at Home™ Cheesecake Mixes. Yes – you read that right – you can actually make Cheesecake Factory cheesecake at home! 

All you need to add to these mixes is cream cheese, and you are on your way to a delicious dessert! Now, these are all delicious on their own, but I always like to switch things up a little bit. That is why today I decided to use the Cheesecake Factory at Home Cheesecake Mixes to make an easy turtle cheesecake recipe.

After you have made the cheesecake per the package instructions, all you have to do is add the included salted caramel sauce, a chocolate sauce of your choice, and then top it with pecans. See! I told you it was easy. 🙂

This didn’t take me very long at all, and my whole family loved it. With the holidays coming up, it is a perfect time to try out this recipe. It is such a hectic time of year, so this is such a great way to make a dessert that everyone will love without spending all day in the kitchen.

You can find out more about the Cheesecake Factory at Home Cheesecake Mixes here. If you decide to try these out, please come back and let me know in the comments how it turned out for you.

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Easy Turtle Cheesecake Recipe

Author Charbel Barker

Ingredients

• 1 Cheesecake Factory at Home Salted Caramel Cheesecake Mix
• 1 Bar of Cream Cheese
• Melted Chocolate
• Chopped Pecans

Instructions

• Prepare the Cheesecake according to the package instructions.
• After it has cooled, spread the included salted caramel sauce over the top, and then add chocolate sauce.
• Add the chopped pecans.
• Drizzle additional chocolate sauce over the top.

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Pineapple-Glazed Ham is a perfect addition to your holiday meal plan. It is easy to make and tastes amazing.

Pork + Pineapple may not be a flavor combination that everyone thinks of all the time, but it should be! Growing up in Mexico, one of my favorite dishes were the delicious Tacos Al Pastor, which consist of marinated pork, cooked with fresh pineapples and then topped with additional pineapple and salsa.

Today’s recipe is similar, in that it includes both pork, and pineapple. This pineapple-glazed ham is not what you would normally think of when you think of Mexican food, but I can assure you that it is popular there. It is something that most people don’t make often, but it shows up around the holidays every year.

I really think that pork is an underappreciated meat. It is so versatile, so delicious, and healthy too! I, for one, always look for great pork options when I go to restaurants. You can find many different recipes like this one by going to PorkBeInspired.com. You can also find local stores that have great cuts of pork at affordable prices.

Whether you are making a simple dinner using pork or a succulent pineapple-glazed ham for a holiday celebration, your family is going to be impressed. This particular recipe is very easy to make. You will create a homemade glaze using brown sugar, white wine, and pineapple juice (along with a few other ingredients). To give it even more flavor, you will add slices of sweet pineapple along the outside so that all of those delicious juices will be incorporated into the ham as it cooks.

I really hope that you give this recipe a shot this holiday season. You will not regret it and your family will be happy too! Check out the recipe below and let me know how it turns out.

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Pineapple-Glazed Ham

Pineapple-Glazed Ham is a perfect addition to your holiday meal plan. It is easy to make and tastes amazing. 

Author Charbel Barker

Ingredients

• 1 Ten Pound fully cooked spiral sliced ham
• 1 Stick of butter melted
• 1/2 Cup of White Cooking Wine
• 1/4 Cup of Pineapple Juice
• 1 1/4 Cup of Brown Sugar
• 1 Can of Pineapple slices
• 1 Jar of Maraschino Cherries
• 10 Cloves

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
• Place the ham in a large, deep baking pan
• Stick the Pineapple Slices and Cherries along the outside of the ham using toothpicks, until completely covered.
• Stick the cloves into the ham in the areas that are not covered by the pineapple and the cherries.
• Combine the brown sugar, the melted butter, the white wine, and the pineapple juice and mix until completely incorporated.
• Pour the above mixture over the ham.
• Top with aluminum paper and bake for 35 minutes.

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cooked Perfect® Meatballs. All opinions are 100% mine.

Slow Cooker Chipotle-Barbecue Sauce Meatballs are easy to make, taste delicious, and are perfect for busy weeknights.

I always forget how crazy life can get during the school year. I have two little boys in school now, and along with that, there are many activities. This means that sometimes it can be hard to have a nice, home-cooked meal ready every night. Of course my family needs to eat, so it is important to me to have some easy weeknight meals that I can turn to when I am in a hurry.

One of my favorite kitchen tools is my slow cooker. It is so nice to be able to put some ingredients in the slow cooker in the morning or early afternoon and have a delicious meal in the evening. There are so many options, and it really makes dinner preparation much easier.

One of my favorite meals to cook in my slow cooker are these slow cooker chipotle-barbecue sauce meatballs. The chipotle-barbecue sauce is homemade and goes great with  Cooked Perfect® Meatballs. I recently discovered Cooked Perfect meatballs at my local grocery store, and they are my go-to now for this type of recipe. They are made with select meats, real cheeses, and aromatic herbs and spices, and are then flame-broiled to sear in the flavor for a delicious tasting meatball. I use them for spaghetti and meatballs and many other recipes.  You can Save $1 off of your purchase of Cooked Perfect products by downloading this coupon. Besides the Angus Beef variety, you can choose from many other varieties, including Italian Style, Homestyle, and Turkey.

This slow cooker chipotle-barbecue meatballs recipe is simple to make. Just add all of the ingredients to your slow cooker, put them on medium heat, and let them cook for about 4 hours. Once cooked through, just remove them from the slow cooker and serve with rice or pasta. Slowly cook the chipotle-barbecue sauce along with the meatballs to create a very distinct flavor. It is sweet and slightly spicy and goes great with Cooked Perfect Angus Beef Meatballs.

My family loves this recipe, and I hope that yours will too! Let me know in the comments below how it turns out. Browse more meatball recipes here.

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Slow Cooker Chipotle Barbecue Sauce Meatballs

Slow Cooker Chipotle-Barbecue Sauce Meatballs are easy to make, taste delicious, and are perfect for busy weeknights.

Author Charbel Barker

Ingredients

• 1 Package of Cooked Perfect® Meatballs
• 1/4 Cup of Water
• 1 1/2 Cup of Ketchup
• 1 Tablespoon of Honey
• 1 Tablespoon of Molasses
• 1 Tablespoon of Brown Sugar or more if desired
• 1/4 Cup of White Vinegar
• 2 Tablespoons of Worcestershire Sauce
• 2 Tablespoons of Chipotle Sauce or more if desired
• 1 Teaspoon of Garlic Powder
• 1 Teaspoon of Onion Powder
• 1 Pinch of Salt
• 1 Teaspoon of Paprika

Instructions

• Combine all of the sauce ingredients and add to the slow cooker.
• Add the meatballs to the slow cooker.
• Heat on High for 2 Hours.

Other Slow Cooker Recipe You may Enjoy

• Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
• Barbacoa Tacos
• Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwiches

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Whenever I am having a bad day, I know that there is one thing that can cheer me up, and that is chocolate! The smooth delicious taste of milk or dark chocolate can take a bad mood and turn it into a good mood, so that is why I always try to have some great chocolate recipes on hand!

Why Use Homemade Cake Mix?

This particular recipe has plenty of chocolate to go around, but it is not all chocolate. I have seen lots of recipes for chocolate bundt cake, but most of them use a pre-made cake mix.

While that can be good in a hurry, I like to make my recipes as much from scratch as possible. When I have to consciously think about and see each ingredient that I put into my recipes, I know that they will be high quality. That is why I start with All Purpose Flour to make my own cake mix, followed by a variety of other ingredients. 

This triple chocolate bundt cake also includes chocolate pudding, vanilla, and other tasty ingredients. It is pretty easy to make and everyone that tries it loves it!

This cake takes a little while to bake, so make sure that you plan on at least a couple of hours from start to finish. I promise that it will be well worth the wait!

After the chocolate bundt cake has cooled and you have removed it from the bundt pan, you can decorate it however you want. In order to justify the “triple chocolate” name, I drizzled melted chocolate over the entire thing. If you want – you can just stop there, but I also added some chopped pecans for a little extra crunch.

However you decide to decorate it, there is one thing that you can be sure of – this homemade triple chocolate bundt cake is not going to last for long!

This is quickly becoming a family favorite and one that we surely will be taking to many events with family and friends in the months and years to come.

I would love to hear how it turns out for you in the comments below!

Check Out These Other Great Desserts

• Lemon Carlota
• The Best (and easiest) Flan Napolitano Recipe
• Delicious Mexican Mosaic Gelatin Recipe (Gelatina de Mosaico)
• The Best Tres Leches Cake Recipe
• The Best Churros Recipe with Sweet Piloncillo Dipping Sauce
• Gelatina de Leche (Mexican Milk Jello)

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The Best Homemade Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe (No Cake Mix)

This Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake is easier to make than you would think and is from scratch (no cake mix version)

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword bundt cake, cake

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Servings 8 Slices

Calories 472kcal

Author Charbel Barker

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons of All Purpose Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 3/4 teaspoon of baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/3 cup of baking cocoa
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 package of instant chocolate pudding 5.9 ounce
• 3/4 cup of sour cream
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup of warm water
• 1 cup of vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 2 cups of semisweet or milk chocolate chips.
• Melting chocolate
• Chopped Pecans optional

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Combine the first seven ingredients in a stand mixer and mix well.
• Add the sour cream, eggs, water, oil, and vanilla extract and mix very well (this is not a thick batter)
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Spread the batter evenly in a heavily greased bundt pan.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for at least one hour before removing.
• Melt the melting chocolate and then drizzle over the cooled cake.
• Top with chopped pecans if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 472kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 331mg | Potassium: 165mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 2.1mg

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bob’s Red Mill.

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I have to admit that I was never really into “sweet” breakfasts until I moved to the United States. In Mexico, it is much more common to have savory breakfasts, like these delicious red chilaquiles, or these huevos rancheros.

That said, I have now been here for over 6 years, and as a result I have expanded my horizons and now I enjoy these sweet breakfasts too. For example, one of my favorite breakfast items now is the always delicious Bananas Foster French Toast that I tried for the first time last year when my husband and I were celebrating our anniversary with a weekend getaway. Another favorite of mine are these sweet crepes with white chocolate whipped cream. As you can see, I no longer limit myself to savory breakfasts and I am always looking for new sweet breakfasts to make for my family and to share with all of you. 

The recipe that I want to share today is also a french toast recipe – but this one, unlike the bananas foster version, is stuffed with an amazing cream cheese filling and strawberries and topped with powdered sugar and syrup.

If you know how to make regular French toast, then making stuffed French toast is going to be easy for you. That is because you start out by making French toast like normal, and then you spread a layer of the cream cheese and strawberry filling, before adding at least one more layer of each. The end result is a breakfast that people will be talking about forever!

One of the secrets to having a good French toast is having a great bread! For the stuffed French toast in the image above and below, I used a freshly baked French loaf that I got from my local grocery store. The bread shown in the process images were brioche, which is also delicious!

I hope that you enjoy this recipe – let me know how it turned out in the comments section below!

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Strawberry and Cream Stuffed French Toast Recipe

Author Charbel Barker

Ingredients

For the French Toast

• A few slices of French bread
• 2 Eggs
• 1 Tablespoon of granulated sugar
• 1 Tablespoon of vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1 Teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 1-2 Tablespoons of Butter

For the filling

• 4 Oz of cream cheese
• 2 Tablespoons of sour cream
• 1/3 cup of granulated sugar or powdered sugar
• 1 Teaspoon of vanilla extract
• Fresh Strawberries

Instructions

For the Filling

• Combine all of the ingredients except for the strawberries and beat until creamy. Set aside.
• You will add the pieces of strawberry separately in between the slices of French toast and on top.

For the French Toast

• There are a couple of ways to do this, but in each you will need to start by combining all of the ingredients except for the butter and the bread and stirring well.
• This first option only works if you want to make a stuffed French toast with only 2 pieces of bread, start by laying one piece of bread on a plate and add some of the filling mixture and few strawberries, and then top with the other piece of bread.
• Now, carefully submerge the whole thing (both pieces of bread, with the filling) into the egg mixture, making sure to cover both sides completely.
• Then, melt the butter in a skillet and add the French toast, cooking well on both sides until it is as done as you want.
• The other way to do this is the cook each piece of French toast separately, and then adding a layer of the filling in between each piece of bread. This is the way that you will want to do it if you are doing two or more layers of bread.
• Once cooked, top with syrup, powdered sugar, and more strawberries and enjoy!

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One of the biggest adjustments that I had to make when coming to the United States was related with food. Not only is a lot of the food here different than what I was used to, but the whole meal schedule was different too! In Mexico, breakfast is usually the biggest meal of the day. There are so many great breakfast foods in Mexico – like chilaquiles, huevos rancheros, and more! So when I found out that a common breakfast for my husband consisted of cold cereal and orange juice, I was a little bit surprised!

I always loved breakfast growing up, because I always felt like it gave me a great start to my day and provided me with the energy that I needed to go out and play with all of my friends and helped my imagination to shine! Although I have adjusted to the common meal schedule here in the United States, one thing that I have tried to maintain is having good, nutritious breakfasts that my two little boys actually enjoy eating.

One of their favorite breakfasts is definitely these Sweet Breakfast Crepes – they are so delicious and I always make it a point to have lots of different ingredients for them to add to their crepes so that their imagination can run wild!

Here are some ideas for crepe fillings that your kids will love:

1. Chopped Strawberries
2. Chocolate or yogurt covered raisins
3. Sprinkles
4. White Chocolate Whipped Cream (recipe below)
5. Blueberries
6. Strawberry Syrup
7. Chocolate Chips
8. Caramel syrup
9. Bananas
10. Mini Marshmallows

Today I made these tasty crepes for my boys and let them decide between a few different options – they ended up with strawberries, chocolate syrup, a delicious homemade white chocolate whipped cream (recipe below), and sprinkles.

As you can see, they really enjoyed this breakfast. Of course I had to accompany it with a refreshing Nestle Nesquik breakfast shake – consisting of Nestle Nesquik Chocolate Powder, cold delicious milk, a small amount of extra sugar, and a couple of pieces of ice. This is the perfect complement to any breakfast, and my boys are ALWAYS asking for it!

One of the great things about this crepes recipe is that it only requires a few ingredients and can be made quickly on those mornings that you are rushing to get everything ready. My boys are always so excited every time that I make it because they know that they are going to get some delicious and fun fillings and they love choosing their own.

I love to see their imagination run wild, and I love teaching them the importance of having a delicious breakfast every morning!

If you like this recipe, then head on over to the Nesquik Pinterest board for many more great ideas!

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Sweet Breakfast Crepes + White Chocolate Whipped Cream

Author Charbel Barker

Ingredients

For the Crepes

• 1 Cup all purpose flour
• 1 1/4 Cup of milk
• 2 Eggs
• 2 Tablespoons of melted butter
• 3 Tablespoons of granulated sugar
• 1 Tablespoon of vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt

White Chocolate Whipped Cream

• 1 Cup of heavy whipping cream
• 4 Tablespoons of white chocolate instant pudding mix
• 1/4 cup of granulated sugar

Instructions

For the Crepes

• Combine and beat together all of the ingredients and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
• Heat up a non-stick frying pan and add some butter.
• Add enough batter to coat and fill the bottom of the pan (move it around from side to side).
• Cook for about 30 seconds on each side, remove, and add the fillings

For the White Chocolate Whipped Cream

• Combine all of the ingredients in a cold mixing bowl and beat on high with cold beaters until light and fluffy.
• Serve with crepes and refrigerate leftovers.

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