Churros

Churros are fried dough tossed in a cinnamon-sugar mixture. Nothing better than a plate of homemade churros. I love dipping churros in caramel sauce, so of course, I shared a recipe for both churros and caramel sauce.

These other popular Hispanic recipes are also my favorite: Chocoflan, Flan, Coconut Tres Leches, and

Instant Pot Arroz con Leche.

Churros with homemade caramel dipping sauce are one of those desserts that everyone loves. Everyone. I’ve never met a person that dislikes churros.

I’m a chocoholic but when it comes to fried dough I just need some caramel dipping sauce. This caramel is the most delicious, it stays soft, and lasts for a really long time if you refrigerate it.

These churros for breakfast with some coffee or hot cocoa is what I live for. I like them with lots of sugar and cinnamon. I also like the inside to look exactly like the inside of a French Cruller.

Why These Churros With Homemade Caramel Dipping Sauce Are So Good 

• They can be served for breakfast or dessert.
• Crispy on the outside but soft on the inside.
• The recipe can be adjusted to your liking. If you’re not a fan of cinnamon simply omit it.
• These taste excellent with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Ingredient’s You’ll Need: 

• All-Purpose Flour
• Unsalted Butter
• Vanilla Extract
• Brown Sugar
• Granulated Sugar
• Ground Cinnamon
• Water
• Eggs
• Salt
• Vegetable Oil

How to Make Churros With Homemade Caramel Dipping Sauce

Making churros at home is super easy, follow these easy steps to make the most delicious churros ever:

1. Combine the granulated sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl and set aside.
2. Place the water, salt, brown sugar, and unsalted butter in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Make sure the butter melts completely.
3. Add the all-purpose flour to the butter mixture and mix with a wooden spoon until the dough forms a ball. Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow to cool for 1-2 minutes before adding the eggs.
4. Add the eggs one at a time along with the vanilla extract. Mix well then place the dough into a pastry bag with a large star tip.
5. Heat up the vegetable oil in a cast-iron skillet. The oil temperature should be around 350 – 375 degrees F. Squeeze 5-inch strips of dough into the hot oil. Repeat while frying 5-6 churros at a time. Cook the churros for about 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Place the churros on a plate lined with paper towel and then coat them with the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
7. To make the caramel sauce, combine the water and sugar and cook over medium heat in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves. Once the sugar dissolves, keep a close eye on it, sugar burns quickly. Once it turns into a copper color remove it from the stove. Add the butter and heavy cream and mix until well incorporated. Once the caramel thickens nicely and is lump free transfer to a heatproof container.

Top Tips: 

• Have the sugar and cinnamon mixture prepared before frying the churros so you don’t have to scramble last minute.
• Make sure the oil is between 350 – 375 degrees F.
• You must use a bag fitted with a large star tip to give the churros their shape.

Other dessert recipes you’ll love: 

• Oreo Cake
• Fresh Strawberry Donuts
• Japanese Cotton Cheesecake 
• Strawberry Cobbler 
• Pastelitos de Guayaba y Queso

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Churros

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Mexican American

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Total Time: 18 minutes

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 293kcal

Author: Julie Maestre

These churros are a fun dessert that's a total childhood favorite. These lightly fried up dough sticks can be rolled in sugar, or you can go the extra step and have them with dulce de leche, or caramel sauce.

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup water
• ▢ 5 tbsp unsalted butter
• ▢ 1 tsp vanilla
• ▢ pinch of salt
• ▢ 1 tbsp brown sugar
• ▢ 5 eggs
• ▢ 1 cup all purpose flour
• ▢ vegetable oil for frying
• ▢ 1 tsp cinnamon
• ▢ 1/2 cup sugar

Caramel Sauce

• ▢ 1 cup sugar
• ▢ 3 tbsp water
• ▢ 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• ▢ 3/4 cup heavy cream

Instructions

• Combine the cinnamon and granulated sugar, set aside.
• In a sauce pan mix combine the water, unsalted butter, salt, brown sugar, and cook over medium-high heat until the butter is completely melted.
• Add the all purpose flour to the butter mixture and mix until it turns into a ball of dough.
• Cook the dough for an additional 40 seconds to remove the flour taste and then remove the saucepan from the stove.
• Allow the dough to cool for at least 2 minutes and then add the eggs 1 by one while stirring rapidly.
• Stir in the vanilla extract.
• Place the dough into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip.
• Squeeze 5-inch strips of dough into the hot oil. Repeat, while frying 5-6 at a time.
• Cook the churros for about 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• Place the churros on a plate with paper towel to remove any excess oil and then coat them with the cinnamon sugar mixture.
• To make the caramel sauce, combine the water and sugar and cook over medium heat in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves.
• Once the sugar dissolves, keep a close eye on it, sugar burns quickly.
• Once it turns into a copper color remove it from the stove.
• Add the butter and heavy cream and mix until well incorporated.
• Once the caramel thickens nicely and is lump free transfer to a heat proof container.

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Nutrition

Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 34mg | Potassium: 47mg | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 585IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.8mg

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