These Easy Churros & Chocolate sauce are a favourite of so many people for good reason. Eaten warm and dipped in sauce they are like hot pencil shaped doughnuts, and they are amazing. You can make them at home very easily
Yes Churros are pretty much long skinny doughnuts. the best thing is the batter is a little more basic.
I have an incredible soft spot for doughnuts. I just can’t resist them. Years ago when I was an apprentice each morning we’d make cakes and scones and tarts and pies before all the customers piled in for morning tea. Right at the last moment we would start doughnut production dunking hundreds of them and rolling in cinnamon sugar. Those doughnuts were a yeasted batter but these churros are much more simple and that makes them very quick to make.
Churros are Doughnuts in a hurry
The best thing about Churros is they are long and when you dip them you get a lot of sauce!
It may also be a good one to make for the kids these holidays for a bit of a treat. It probably isn’t one for them to actually cook because of the hot oil, but they can crack eggs and stir . Later they can roll the Churros in cinnamon flecked sugar. They make the best crowd or party dessert at a stand up function. Try them!
Ingredients | Unit: |
- 250 ml water 1 cup
- 100 gm butter unsalted,
- 1 pinch salt
- 160 gm plain flour 1 1/4 cups
- 3 eggs 2 if very large
- 750 ml vegetable oil 3 cups
- 100 gm dark chocolate good quality up to 70% chopped
- 200 ml cream 3/4 cup
- 200 gm caster sugar 1 cup
- 20 gm cinnamon 1 Tablespoon
- 1/2 tsp Chilli or even salt for sprinkling on top optional
Instructions
- Start by making the chocolate sauce. Warm the cream, take off the heat and stir in the chocolate till melted. Keep warm. It will thicken up more once cooled. ( if you like a thinner sauce add a little more warmed cream and mix through.)
- Put the butter water and salt into a small pot and heat until the butter is just melted. Stir in the flour and mix well to combine. Stir over a low heat for 1 minute. Cool for a couple of minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition. The batter will be quite stiff . .
- Spoon the batter into a piping bag with a star tube
- Prepare a flat plate with the 200 gm sugar and cinnamon mixed together. This will be to roll the Churros in when they are cooked.
- Choose a low sided pot or deep fry pan. Put this on a medium heat. Test the temperature by dropping a small amount of dough into it and check if it bubbles.
- When the oil is ready begin to pipe long fingers of dough into the pan only a couple at a time. Cut the length of churros fingers you'd like as they come out of from the piping bag. A pair of scissors or a small knife will make it easier to break them off into fingers.
- Fry them , turning till they are golden then remove them with tongs onto draining paper. Once drained roll them in the cinnamon sugar and put onto a plate
- Serve with chocolate sauce
Recipe Notes
Make sure the batter isn't too hot when you add the eggs
If your batter is very thin and runny you will need to add a little extra flour
Make sure the oil is at 180 C before you pipe in your churros or they will soak up too much oil.
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Oh yum! What a coincidence — I have churros written on my list of upcoming recipes. This looks so delicious, Tania 🙂
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com recently posted..Pumpkin Coconut Cream Trifle
Looking forward to your Churros
Oh these do look good indeed, yummo!
InTolerant Chef recently posted..Pretty Little Pear Cakes
So tempting! A wonderful treat.
Cheers,
Rosa
Oh, I must be a bad mother because I wouldn’t want to make these for the kids. I know how quick they can be and I’d be unlikely to get any myself!!
Amanda recently posted..Flourless Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
i admit that there are very few things for which i will deal with hot oil, but churros are one of them–these look magnificent!
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These are HEAVENLY!
Angie@Angie’s Recipes recently posted..Cream of Chicken Soup
Hi Angie we had a lot left over as Skater could only eat 1!
Your churros look incredibly good and that sauce.. I love it!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef recently posted..Asian Salad
Hi Maureen that sauce is deadly
I ADORE churros. First had them on a Spanish exchange when I was 15 and love having them whenever I’m in Spain. I’ve never made them at home though so will have to try this recipe out to see how it compares!
thelittleloaf recently posted..Peanut Butter Brownie Ice Cream with a Salted Caramel Swirl
Oh you could make them very well I think
One of my weaknesses are Churros… these look so good. Yum.
Tania @ A Perfect Pantry recently posted..Mini Muffin Monday: Chocolate Kidney Bean
Thats a bad weakness to have I think
I absolutely enjoyed your blog today. I’ve been dying to make churros dipped in chocolate sauce and now you have given me a bit of motivation to get on it!
Nik@ABrownTable recently posted..pumpkin stuffed naans
Hi Nic , they are a bit addictive
I’ve never made churros but I really should. They look so good. And your chocolate sauce looks amazing. What a great dessert or snack xx
Hotly Spiced recently posted..My Solemn Oath
Yes you could have all the kids over for the holidays
I adore churros – such deep-fried sugary goodness! – and chocolate sauce. Yours look fantastic, Tania – I’m going to have to give these a go at home. Thanks for sharing!
Christina @ The Hungry Australian recently posted..Chocolate Bundt Cake with Salted Caramel Sauce
Mmmmmm school holiday food
Yum! These look delicious.
yummychunklet recently posted..ffwD: Chicken Basquaise
Thank you miss chunklet
Love this dessert and I am sure most people would get excited about eating warm churros with a chocolate sauce! 🙂
Moya recently posted..Sweet Date and Coconut Sauce
Yes a bit tempting arent they
Oh my these look heavenly!! Would love to try them at home 🙂
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