15 Easy Churro Recipes
Churros are one of the most popular Mexican desserts though originated from Portuguese and Spanish cuisine. These are easy to make and taste wonderful.
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Best Churro Recipes
1. Homemade Churros
This is a perfect homemade churro with chocolate sauce. Churros are one of my favorite desserts, they are quick and easy to make.
For this recipe, you need an electric mixer, a wooden spoon, a large pot, a clip-on thermometer, a piping bag, and a medium saucepan. The crispy edges and soft center make it irresistible.
Use cold eggs as they make the batter thicker. The recipe requires 15 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include all-purpose flour, milk, cinnamon, granulated sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, and butter. I like to serve churros with caramel sauce or chocolate ganache.
2. Churro Poppers
Churro poppers are the perfect dessert for parties. These are easy and quick to make and taste like sweet fluffy donuts. This is a vegan recipe so even vegans can enjoy it.
To make the recipe you need a cookie scoop, spatula, mixing bowl, electric deep fryer, and measuring cups. It requires 15 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. Heat the oil at 375°F.
The ingredients include cinnamon, all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, vegetable oil and salt. I like to serve it with Melted Nutella or caramel sauce.
3. Churro Bites
It certainly is a crowd-pleaser. It is one of my favorite churro recipes. They are quick and easy to make. You require a plastic bag and thermometer.
You can serve them in just 15 minutes, including 10 minutes of prep time and 5 minutes of cooking time.
The equipment needed are a deep-fry thermometer, a star-shaped pastry tip, and a piping bag for this recipe.
The ingredients include sugar, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, salt, and vegetable oil. I love to enjoy them with strawberry or chocolate sauce.
4. Churro Bars
These are soft bars best served warm when they are fresh. For this recipe, you require a 9×13 pan, a handheld mixer, or a stand mixer.
I like to top it up with caramel sauce or dip it in the white chocolate sauce. For cinnamon sugar topping you require a mix of granulated sugar and cinnamon.
It requires 40 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes of cooking time. To make it preheat the oven to 350°F and bake it for 30 minutes.
The ingredients include butter, baking powder, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract, eggs and all-purpose flour. Enjoy it with caramel sauce or white chocolate.
5. Churro Cookies
These cinnamon-flavored cookies are soft and chewy. I love to make it on Cinco de Mayo but you can make them anytime you
It takes a little over half an hour to make which includes 25 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of baking time. It is different than snickerdoodles as snickerdoodles contain cream of tartar. You can add frosting but without that also it tastes great.
But if you are using frosting the right consistency is important, if it’s too thick add milk, and if it’s thin add sugar. To make the recipe preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. You require a parchment paper.
The ingredients include butter, granulated sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, vanilla extract, egg, and all-purpose flour. You can make this gluten-free by replacing all-purpose flour with gluten-free baking flour.
Frosted cookies will be good at room temperature for 3 days and in the refrigerator for 5 days, it freezes well for 2 months.
6. Churro Cake
This flavored cake had a dense and moist texture. Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake for 30 minutes.
The ingredients for the cake include buttermilk, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, ground cinnamon, eggs, pure vanilla extract, baking powder, granulated sugar, and brown sugar.
For the buttercream, you need a mix of butter, vanilla, heavy cream, sugar and cinnamon. To make the ganache you require a mix of heavy cream and cinnamon chips.
7. Churro French Toast
It is one of the most delicious French toast recipes. I prefer Challah bread to make this recipe. It’s fluffy, light and rich. The toast is crispy on the edges.
I like to use a fish spatula to make this toast. The recipe requires 15 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. To make the cream glaze you require a mix of vanilla extract, cream cheese, milk, and powdered sugar.
For the toast the ingredients include eggs, butter, milk, challah loaf, honey, vegetable oil, kosher salt, and pure vanilla extract, For this preheat the oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
To make the cinnamon sugar mix granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, and light brown sugar.
8. Air Fryer Churros
This is easy, delicious, and healthy. These churros taste as good as regular churros but are light and have fewer calories. It is one of my favorite churro recipes.
You require an air fryer for this. It is best served warm. It requires 10 minutes of prep time, 10 minutes of cooking time, and an hour of resting time. Airfry it at 375°F.
The ingredients include butter, eggs, cinnamon, sugar, oil spray, unsalted butter, vanilla extract, and all-purpose flour. I like to serve them with chocolate sauce or caramel sauce.
9. Vegan Churros
I love churros and I wanted to make the recipe for vegans and guess what, it turned out so good. These are crispy on the outside and soft inside and best served with warm chocolate sauce.
You can either use white or brown sugar. Sugar-free churros also taste good using sweeteners. You require a zipping bag and a thermometer. It requires 5 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include coconut cream, all-purpose flour, chocolate, sugar and cinnamon. To make the chocolate sauce mix mix coconut cream and chocolate. Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 2 weeks. It also freezes well for 6 months.
10. Churro Cupcakes
These are perfect for parties and birthdays. It is one of the most loved churro recipes in our home. The recipe requires 20 minutes of prep time and 18 minutes of cooking time.
To make the recipe preheat the oven to 350°F.The ingredients include vanilla cake mix, sugar, cinnamon, instant vanilla pudding mix, butter, baked churros, and milk.
11. Baked Churros
The baked churros taste amazing and are easy to make as they require no frying. I like to use cinnamon sugar for coating. It is best served with chocolate ganache or caramel sauce.
It requires 20 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake for half an hour. You require cookie sheets and non stick cooking spray.
The ingredients include unsalted butter, eggs, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, salt and all-purpose flour. For coating, you require a mix of cinnamon, sugar and unsalted butter.
12. Churro Cheesecake Bars
It is one of my favorite Mexican desserts. You require a 9×13 pan and a non-stick spray. With just a handful of ingredients, you can make one of the best churro recipes.
Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake for 30 minutes or until it’s golden brown. The recipe requires 5 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes of cooking time.
For filling the ingredients include cream cheese, vanilla extract, sugar, and egg. To make the crust you require Pillsbury crescent dough sheets.
Keep the churro cheesecake bars in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 3 days. It freezes well for 3 months.
13. Homemade Baked Churros
It is pretty easy to make and tastes awesome. The equipment required are a ziplock bag, baking sheets, piping bag, wooden spoon, jug, saucepans, measuring cup, and spoons.
Eggs are one of the most important ingredients as they bind the dough and make the texture rich. The recipe requires 25 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 400°F. The ingredients include all-purpose flour, butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, salt, eggs and water.
For churro coating, you require a mix of cinnamon, salt, and sugar. It is best served with hot chocolate. Baked churros are best served warm but you can keep the leftovers covered at room temperature for 3 days.
14. Churro Donuts
Tossed in cinnamon sugar these are one of the most delicious churro recipes. It requires 25 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cooking time. To make the donuts the ingredients include cinnamon, all-purpose flour, eggs, salt, vanilla extract, milk, butter and sugar.
To make the cinnamon sugar topping you require a mix of butter, sugar, cream, cinnamon and chocolate. Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake for 25 minutes until it’s golden brown.
15. Churro Toffee
It is one of my favorite churro recipes. Coated in white chocolate it is one of the most loved churro recipes. I use Ghiradelli white chocolate melting wafers for this recipe as it’s the best out there.
The recipe requires 5 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. To make the cinnamon topping you require a mix of sugar and ground cinnamon. For the toffee, the ingredients include unsalted butter, vanilla extract, white chocolate wafers, sugar, and salt.
Keep it in an airtight container at it will be good for up to 2 weeks.
16. Churro Mug Cake
It is one of the best mug cakes. It is a quick recipe and requires only 5 minutes of prep time and 2 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include cinnamon, all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda, milk, chopped chocolate, and flavorless oil. I use a 1200W microwave and microwave it for only a minute and it’s done.
17. Classic Churros
