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Home › Empanadas

Mexican Empanadas

No fiesta is complete without a batch of homemade Mexican Empanadas! Whether sweet or savory, these authentic Mexican empanada recipes are flaky, flavorful, and made with love.

Favorites include Pumpkin Empanadas, Pineapple Empanadas, Cherry Empanadas, Cheesy Picadillo Empanadas, and Molotes (Oaxacan Masa Empanadas) — perfect for breakfast, dessert, or snacking anytime.

white serving platter filled with golden brown empanadas de camote (sweet potato empanadas) with one cut in half to show the filling.

Empanadas de Camote | Sweet Potato Empanadas

pueblo chicken tinga-filled molotes on a plate.

Molotes (Oaxacan Masa Empanadas)

overhead shot of homemade baked pineapple empanadas on a colorful dish towel atop a cutting board.

Baked Pineapple Empanadas (Mexican Empanadas de Piña)

Baked Empanadas with Mexican Picadillo and Cheese

pumpkin empanadas stacked up on a silver serving platter.

Easy Baked Pumpkin Empanadas

hand breaking a cherry empanada in half to show the filling

Cherry Empanadas (Cherry Hand Pies)

Sweet, Savory, and Spicy Empanadas

pile of square guava empanadas on a blue plate

Guava Empanadas

Empanadas de Membrillo (Quince Empanadas)

baked apple empanadas on a dark wooden tray with one broken in half to expose the spiced apple filling.

Baked Apple Empanadas (Empanadas de Manzana)

Baked Hatch green chile and cheese empanadas in a colorful Mexican dish, with one empanada broken open to show the cheesy chile filling.

Hatch Green Chile and Cheese Empanadas

halved persimmon empanada on a wooden cutting board

Persimmon Empanadas

Chorizo and Black Bean Empanadas with Grilled Corn Salsa

Empanadas and Sopes Fiesta Video

wild huckleberry empanadas on a blue cloth

Huckleberry Empanadas + Grand Teton National Park

Valentine's Day sweets on the table

Heart-Shaped Strawberry Empanadas

Molotes (Masa Empanadas) filled with Mushrooms, Roasted Green Chiles, and Cheese + Giveaway

square shaped tomato empanadas on parchment

Sweet Tomato Turnovers (Empanadas)

Empanadas de Durazno (peach empanadas) stacked on a plate with fresh peaches.

Empanadas de Durazno (Peach Empanadas)

Muy Bueno Honey Glazed Fig Empanadas

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