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Easy Churros

URL: https://www.africanbites.com/easy-churros-recipe/

Ingredients

The churros

  • 1 ½ cup water
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2-3 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 quarts oil for frying

Cinnamon sugar

  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Chocolate sauce

  • 1 cup semi-sweet and milk chocolate chunks
  • cup heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Make the cinnamon sugar by combining ½ cup sugar with cinnamon in a shallow bowl and set aside.
  2. Line a plate with paper towels.
  3. In a medium saucepan, combine water, sugar, butter, and salt, and heat until boiling.
  4. Remove from heat and whisk in flour until a soft ball forms, then let it cool for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Add eggs and vanilla to the mixture and blend until smooth.
  6. Heat oil in a pot to 375ºF.
  7. Fill a piping bag with the dough and pipe churros into the hot oil, cutting them to about 4-5 inches long.
  8. Fry churros for about 2 minutes on each side until golden brown.
  9. Remove churros and drain on paper towels, then roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture.
  10. For the chocolate sauce, whisk chocolate, cream, and vanilla in a saucepan until melted and smooth.
  11. Serve churros warm with chocolate sauce.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
15-17
Calories
250
Total fat
15g
Total carbohydrates
30g
Total protein
3g
Sodium
200mg
Cholesterol
50mg

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