Baked Churros

Name: Baked Churros
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons granulated sugar; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

9 Ratings
6 Reviews

Skip the greasy mess and bake these healthier churros rather than frying them in oil. The cinnamon-sugar-dusted classic Mexican dessert comes out of the oven crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Carolyn Casner

Source: EatingWell.com, April 2017

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Recipe Summary

active:

30 mins

total:

1 hr 10 mins

Servings:

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Ingredients

1 cup water
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat.

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Step 2
Combine water, butter, brown sugar and salt in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until the butter is melted and the mixture starts to boil. Remove from heat. Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour until completely incorporated and the mixture starts to pull away from the sides of the pan. Let cool for 5 minutes.
Step 3
Whisk eggs and vanilla in a small bowl. Add to the dough and stir until completely incorporated. Transfer the dough to a pastry bag fitted with a 3/4-inch open-star tip. (Alternatively, if using a 1-quart sealable plastic bag, fill it with dough and seal almost completely, leaving a small opening for air to escape from the top as you squeeze. Snip off a bottom corner, making a 3/4-inch-wide opening.) Pipe the dough onto the prepared baking sheet to make 12 churros, each 4 inches long.
Step 4
Bake the churros, turning once halfway, until puffed and browned, 25 to 30 minutes.
Step 5
Combine sugar and cinnamon on a shallow plate. Roll the hot churros in the mixture and transfer to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.

Tips

Equipment: Parchment paper or baking mat, pastry bag with 3/4-inch open-star tip or 1-quart sealable plastic bag

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:

1 churro each

Per Serving:

106 calories; protein 2.2g; carbohydrates 13.6g; dietary fiber 0.3g; sugars 5.5g; fat 4.7g; saturated fat 2.7g; cholesterol 41.2mg; vitamin a iu 163.8IU; folate 34.4mcg; calcium 11.1mg; iron 0.7mg; magnesium 3.9mg; potassium 28.1mg; sodium 110.8mg; added sugar 5g.

Exchanges:

1 fat, 1/2 carbohydrate, 1/2 starch

9 Ratings

5 star values: 3
4 star values: 5
3 star values: 0
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 1

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Addison Penner

03/26/2020

Delicious but... These baked churros were amazing but there was a few minor problems along the way. First, I ended up needing to add 1/4 cup of flour to the mixture after adding the eggs. Secondly I needed to coat the churros in butter to make the cinnamon sugar stick. Overall they were a little messy to make but so worth it! I will make them again!

poppie

06/01/2019

I did not like this recipe because the batter way WAY TOO RUNNY!!! ?? this churro recipe was not help full to me and did not work

Juju Bean

01/15/2018

In process of making these. Followed exactly. After adding both eggs and water, mixture is excessively watery. Mixture doesn't seem to hold its shape once piped, I have a big churro pancake essentially. Looks yummy enough. Will make again, with less water.

Sophie

08/19/2017

I just baked them, and they were very yummy. Light. At the end, I just brush the churros with a bit of water so was easy for the sugar/cinnamon to stick. Good healthy snack for kids.

EatingWell Member

05/04/2017

I made these today. 2 issues with them. When you mix the egg mixture with the dough part needs to be done in a mixer. I could not get it to mix any other way. Biggest issue is the cinnamon sugar will not stick to them even when hot out of the oven. I finally brushed the with sugar and then it stuck. I will make them again. They were good.

cbellis51

05/04/2017

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