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Mexican · Dessert

Cinnamon Churros with Chocolate Sauce

Choux-style dough piped into hot oil and fried until golden and crisp, then rolled in cinnamon sugar. A warm Mexican chocolate sauce with a little ancho chile powder is for dipping.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total58 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Chocolate sauce

  • 150 gMexican chocolate, two 2.7 oz disks, chopped
  • 180 mlheavy cream
  • 1 tspancho chile powder
  • 1 pinchkosher salt

Cinnamon sugar

  • 1 tbspground cinnamon
  • 200 gsugar

Churros

  • to tastecanola oil, for frying, about 8 cm (3 in) deep
  • 240 mlwater
  • 3 tbspunsalted butter
  • 2 tbspsugar
  • ¼ tspkosher salt
  • 125 gall-purpose flour, about 1 cup
  • 3large eggs
  • ½ tspground cinnamon

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Tree nuts
  • Almond
  • Soy
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Oregano
  • Cinnamon
  • Cumin
  • Paprika
  • Lecithin (any source)
  • Caffeine and theobromine
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Cacao and cocoa

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Deep fryer
  • Probe thermometer

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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