Chocolate and Salted Caramel Bûche de Nöel

A traditional Christmas cake roll, frosted with chocolate icing and filled with salted caramel filling.

Tres Leches de Coco (Coconut Tres Leches Cake)

Tres leches is typically topped with mounds of whipped cream, but this one gets a toasted marshmallow cap with bits of bronzed and toasted coconut.

Pan de Muerto

Even if you won't be rapping your knuckles on stranger's doors on behalf of your calaverita, this is a festive and curious bread that's worth trying.

Pumpkin Tres Leches Cake with Spiced Cream

This pumpkin tres leches cake gets soaked in a mixture of three milks with plenty of pumpkin, pumpkin spice, and spiced whipped cream.

Atolillo (Simple Custard)

Understated and unpretentious, this simple custard is a great dessert to end your day with.

Buñuelos de Rodilla (Mexican Christmas Fritters)

While buñuelos de rodilla can be found year-round in some areas of México, they are often served as a Christmas treat, either acaramelizados (crisp) or garritos (soaked in a simple syrup) during supper on nochebuena (Christmas Eve).

Gingerbread Buche de Noel From 'Baking Chez Moi'

Among the plethora of simple, straightforward French desserts that fill the pages of Dorie Greenspan's new Baking Chez Moi, there is a handful of more involved desserts, and those she reimagines in her own way. Her Gingerbread Buche de Noel is both. Yule logs are a staple of the French holiday season, but this version seems quite American, with it's cream cheese filling and sweet meringue frosting.

Slow and Easy Panettone

Of all the holiday breads that pop-up around this time of year, panettone is the stand out. Boozy, sweet, and ubiquitous, it can be found at grocery stores and bakeries everywhere. This year, it's time to start making panettone at home.

Sopaipillas (Chilean Fried Pastries)

Sopaipillas (Chilean Fried Pastries) be served two ways: soaked in a spiced syrup for a comforting sweet treat, or served freshly fried and crispy with salsa.

Coquito (Puerto Rican Coconut Eggnog)

Coquito, the Puerto Rican version of eggnog, brings a refreshing and tropical twist to the season.