Churros with Chocolate Sauce

Jennifer

Cuisine: Mexican

Recipe Source: Pam Lolley

Churros with Chocolate Sauce are a beloved Spanish dessert that has captured hearts (and taste buds) around the world. These crispy, golden-brown fritters, made from a simple choux pastry dough, are deep-fried to perfection and dusted with cinnamon sugar. The accompanying chocolate sauce, rich and decadent, provides the perfect dipping companion for a truly indulgent experience.

Churros with Chocolate Sauce

Difficulty: EASY

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Serving Size: 16 churros

For the Churros

Ingredients:

  • Vegetable oil, for frying
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar, divided
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, softened
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 large eggs

For the Dipping Sauce

Ingredients:

  • 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Pour oil to a depth of 2 inches in a Dutch oven and fit with a deep-fry thermometer; heat to 350°F over medium-high.
  2. Combine cinnamon and ½ cup of the sugar in a shallow dish. Set aside.
  3. Stir together water, butter, salt, and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in a large, heavy-duty saucepan over medium-high.
  4. Bring to a boil, stirring, until butter melts. Reduce heat to low, add flour all at once, and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture forms a ball, about 30 seconds.
  5. Remove from heat and add eggs, 1 at a time, stirring vigorously until dough is smooth and elastic after each addition.
  6. Spoon mixture into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. (Or place mixture in a large ziplock plastic freezer bag, and snip 1 corner to make about a 1/2-inch hole.)
  7. Working in batches, pipe 4-inch-long strips into hot oil, and fry, turning occasionally, until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
  8. Transfer churros to a paper towel-lined baking sheet to drain, and immediately roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture.
  9. Stir together chocolate, cream, and vanilla in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth, about 1 1/2 minutes.