Xango Dessert Recipes
Xangos (Mexican Cheesecake Chimichangas)
Xangos, or fried cheesecake chimichangas, is a delicious Mexican dessert often served with whipped cream or ice cream.
Xangos (Mexican Cheesecake Chimichangas)
By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
My recipe of the day is for Xangos, which is a type of Mexican dessert often known as deep fried cheesecake, or cheesecake chimichangas. This is my first recipe of several in celebration of Spring.
Xango have cheesecake filling wrapped inside of a large flour tortilla, which is plastic wrapped and frozen until firm. This helps to retain the shape and keep the filling from becoming too hot. Hot cheesecake is not a good thing.
And even though it is frozen firm, I add a toothpick as I do when making chimis or taquitos, because the outside fold of tortilla warms quickly, and you will want that to stay close to the chimi as it crisps up.
But once the fold is browned, you can remove the toothpick to easily make sure your chimi browns nicely on all sides.
From there it is a quick drain on paper toweling and then quickly into the sugar while it is hot.
The sugar adds extra flavor to the crust, and is spiced with both cinnamon and chocolate for that “Mexican chocolate” experience. From here, give it a quick cut and prop on a plate with the garnishes of your choice. Whipped cream and berries are lovely, but ice cream is a favorite too.
These Easy Cheesecake Chimichangas, also called Taquitos or Xango deep fried cheesecake, is an amazing baked or air-fried, tortilla-wrapped, fruit-filled, Xango dessert with cream cheese! Give this cheesecake chimichanga dessert a try and you won’t look back!
For all those unfamiliar with easy cheesecake chimichangas, I am here to tell you this is a bucket list kind of thing. I am not even kidding.
A cheesecake chimichanga is similar to a burrito, and can be filled with everything from cream cheese to meat. Chimichangas are often savory, like our pork and bean burritos or easy chicken salad snack wraps.
In contrast, a xango dessert recipe tends to be sweet, like these AMAZING easy cheesecake chimichangas. I’m not even exaggerating at how delicious this chimichanga dessert is to create.
Like the name implies, xango deep fried cheesecake is usually deep fried. However, you can also bake or air fry them and they’re just as good.
This deep fried, baked or air fried chimichanga dessert is filled with a dreamy, creamy cheesecake filling, your favorite pie filling (we chose apple for this recipe), caramel sauce, all stuffed inside a soft tortilla shell and rolled in cinnamon sugar.
Easy cheesecake chimichangas are cooked to crispy, warm perfection, and are absolutely amazing.
