Churros Recipe
Simple recipe to make homemade cinnamon sugar churros with chocolate dipping sauce.
Servings 33 churros
Calories 100kcal
Ingredients
Topping
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Churros
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ¼ cups sifted all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs at room temperature
- Vegetable oil for frying
Chocolate dipping sauce
- 4 ounce bar semi sweet chocolate chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- In a shallow dish, add sugar and cinnamon for the topping. Stir to combine. Set aside.3/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- In a saucepan, add water, butter, sugar, and salt.1 cup water, 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Heat over medium heat, stirring, until the butter has melted.
- Once the butter has melted, reduce heat to low.
- Add flour, and mix with a rubber spatula until a dough forms.1 ¼ cups sifted all purpose flour
- Remove from heat and transfer the dough to the bowl of your stand mixer.
- Let dough cool for about 15 minutes.
- Add vanilla and eggs, one by one, to the stand mixer, mixing with the paddle attachment in between each addition, until the dough is smooth.3 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Add 1-inch of oil to the bottom of a large pot. Use a candy thermometer to heat the oil to 325 degrees F.Vegetable oil
- When the oil is ready, add the dough to a large piping bag with a large star tip (Wilton tip 4B).
- Pipe out 6-inch strips of dough into the hot oil, using a knife or kitchen scissors to cut the strip off the piping bag.
- Fry until golden brown, about 3-5 minutes each side. You’ll want to work in batches so you don’t overcrowd the pot.
- Remove golden churros to a plate lined with a paper towel to absorb any excess oil.
- Immediately toss in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Transfer to a serving platter.
- Continue until all dough has been used.
- To make the chocolate sauce, add chocolate and heavy cream to a microwave-safe bowl.4 ounce bar semi sweet chocolate, 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Microwave for 1 minute.
- Whisk chocolate and cream together until smooth and well-combined. If not melted, continue microwaving and stirring in 15 second intervals.
- Pour into a small serving bowl and serve on the side of the churros.
Notes
- Butter: If you would like to use salted butter, decrease the salt to 1/4 teaspoon. If using table salt, cut the amount of salt in half.
- Salt: Sea salt would also work well. If using table salt, cut the amount of salt in half.
- Oil: A similar oil that works well for frying would also work.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Serving: 1churro | Calories: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 43mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 163IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg