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Churros

By Rachael | Updated on April 30, 2020

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Churros

Super easy to make Fried Churros, with a chocolate and caramel dipping sauce. Perfect for your Cinco de Mayo fiesta, or when you just want a delicious treat.

These are the perfect ending to a Mexican fiesta! Start with Frozen Margaritas, then Tacos Al Pastor with a Guacamole Bar and end with these churros.

Delicious fried churros rolled in cinnamon and sugar and dipped in chocolate and caramel sauces. Mexican churros that are easy to make

An easy churro recipe that takes a classic Spanish treat and elevates it to perfection and ease. This fried pastry dough is rolled in cinnamon and sugar and paired with a simple chocolate and caramel dipping sauce for an easy and delicious treat.

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I am not sure if this is an authentic Spanish churro recipe, but I can say with assuring that you get a crispy delicious exterior, soft interior, and the cinnamon and sugar exterior you want. These easy churros offer the texture and taste you want, and come with a bonus of recipes for both a chocolate dipping sauce and a caramel dipping sauce.

Churros- fried dough dipped in cinnamon and sugar and paired with caramel and chocolate dipping sauces

What is in churros?

Churros are made from a simple pastry dough, basically flour, water, butter, and eggs. You make a choux of sorts, and a thick dough, then pipe it into oil. You then fry it until a lovely golden brown and crispy exterior.
Then the dough is rolled in cinnamon and sugar.  Ah hem… delicious!
Did I mention they are so easy to make? Don’t believe me, watch the video at the top of this post!

Can you warm up churros?

It is best not to. You can, and if you decide you want to, your best choice is to bake it or refry it. But let’s talk about the fact that these are so simple to make, that you are better off just making them fresh.
The caramel sauce and the chocolate sauce can easily be made ahead and stored for use. But the actual churros should be made fresh.

Are churros a Mexican dessert?

Churros are a common dessert eaten in Mexico. However, churros are most popular in Spain and Portugal. Spanish churros are known around the world. Basically, this sweet and crunchy dessert is a popular all over, but have Spanish roots. Where are churros most popular? Anywhere they have been eaten! Hahaha

Can you use pancake mix to make churros?

Pancake mix is comprised of flour and baking soda, so you can use them to make churros. You need to add eggs and butter and water. But since flour and leavening agents are usually pretty easy to come by, you might as well just follow the recipe included below.

Easy to make churros dipped in a chocolate ganache sauce that is amazing

Once you have decided to make this easy churro recipe, get excited because that means a rich and decadent hot fudge chocolate sauce and super easy caramel sauce are heading your way. These churros are fantastic on their own. And don’t HAVE to be dipped. But I mean…chocolate. Or Caramel.

Why not?

Hungry yet? Well then get to it. It probably took longer to read this post than it will take to make churros.

Amazing caramel dipping sauce to pair with easy to make fried churros

 

Other Great Treats

  • Cinnamon Cream Cheese Stuffed Churro Bites
  • Easy to make Funnel Cake
  • Corn Pops
Easy to make churros with a chocolate dipping sauce

Churros Easy and Delicious

An easy churro recipe that takes a classic Spanish treat and elevates it to perfection and ease. This fried pastry dough is rolled in cinnamon and sugar and paired with a simple chocolate and caramel dipping sauce for an easy and delicious treat.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Spanish
Keyword: churros, churros recipe, churros with chocolate
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 12 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 923kcal
Author: Rachael

Ingredients

Churro Batter:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 – 1 cup water
  • Oil for frying

Sugar Dusting:

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 Tbs brown sugar
  • 1/8 cup cinnamon

Chocolate Sauce:

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream or milk
  • 1/2 Tbs vanilla extract
  • a pinch of salt

Caramel Sauce

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  • Start by making your caramel sauce and chocolate sauce

Caramel Sauce

  • Stir sugar and water in a saucepan over low heat, until sugar dissolves.
  • Once sugar has dissolved, bring to a boil
  • Boil for 5 minutes until it turns a deep golden brown color.
  • Remove from heat, and stir in cream.
  • Set aside and let cool and thicken for at least 15 minutes.

Chocolate Sauce

  • Stir brown sugar and cocoa powder together in a small bowl.
  • In a small sauce pan, over medium-high heat, add unsalted butter and heavy whipping cream together, and bring to a soft boil.
  • Let boil for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Stir in brown sugar and cocoa powder mixture and whisk until smooth.
  • Remove from heat, add vanilla and salt.
  • Whisk, and let sit a minute to thicken.

Churros

  • Mix sugar dusting ingredients together in a bowl, and set aside.
  • Heat the butter in a saucepan over medium heat until boiling.
  • Whisk baking soda and all-purpose flour together.
  • Stir flour into the melted butter, then slowly add the water until you have a thick dough. You may not need all the water, add a little at a time until you have a soft ball. Remove from heat
  • Transfer to a bowl and add your 3 eggs and mix until combined.
  • Heat your oil at medium high to 375 degrees F.
  • Transfer batter into a piping bag with a star tip.
  • Pipe into the oil about a 6 inch long piece of dough. Use a knife to scrape the batter from the bag tip each time.
  • Fry for about 1 minute on each side or until golden brown and crispy. Take them out one at a time and roll in the sugar mixture.
  • Dip into dipping sauces and enjoy

Nutrition

Calories: 923kcal | Carbohydrates: 111g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Cholesterol: 261mg | Sodium: 434mg | Potassium: 223mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 82g | Vitamin A: 1750IU | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 3mg

Our recipe card software calculates these nutrition facts based on averages for the above ingredients, different brands, and quality of produce/meats may have different nutritional information, always calculate your own based on the specific products you use in order to achieve accurate macros for this recipe.

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Oh my goodness these are good! And the churro dipping sauces of chocolate and caramel! To die for. These fried churros are so easy to make too. A must make.

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