Spanish · Dessert · All year
Churros with Chocolate
4.6 · community
20m
Prep
20m
Cook
Easy
Level
420
Energy
Choux's Spanish cousin piped straight into hot oil, rolled in cinnamon sugar, and dragged through thick hot chocolate. Fair food, elevated.
What you need
Ingredients
Servings
4
Before you start
Mise en place
Equipment
Mixing bowls
Whisk
Baking pan
Prep checklist
Sparkling Water — still water
Sugar — mixed with 2 tsp cinnamon
3 steps
Method
1
Cook a choux: boil water and butter, dump in flour, beat 2 minutes; cool 5, beat in eggs to a thick pipeable paste. Load a star-tip piping bag.
10 min — timer available in cooking mode
2
Pipe 12 cm lengths directly into 180°C oil, snipping with scissors; fry to deep gold, 2–3 minutes per side.
12 min — timer available in cooking mode
Why this works
The star tip isn't cosmetic — the ridges are what fry crisp. Round churros stay doughy inside.
3
Roll hot churros in cinnamon sugar. Melt chocolate into hot cream for the dipping pot. Proceed without dignity.
3 min — timer available in cooking mode
From the pass
Chef's notes
Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.
Afterwards
Keep, reheat & pair
Storage
Covered at cool room temperature 2 days, or refrigerated up to 5.
Freezing
Most baked desserts freeze well for 2 months, tightly wrapped.
Reheating
Most baked desserts revive in a 150°C oven for 5–8 minutes. Custards and mousses are served cold — never reheat.
Make ahead
Almost every dessert here is better made a day ahead — flavors settle and textures set. Add crisp toppings just before serving.
Wine pairing
A small glass of something sweeter than the dessert itself.
Beer pairing
An imperial stout alongside chocolate is a genuinely great pairing; otherwise coffee.
On the plate
Serve it with
Sides
Softly whipped cream
A scoop of vanilla ice cream
Fresh berries
Garnish
Powdered sugar
Chocolate shavings
A few flakes of sea salt
Taste map
Flavour profile
Sweet
5
Salty
1
Sour
1
Bitter
1
Umami
0
Heat
0
Per serving
Nutrition
420
kcal
6g
protein
52g
carbs
21g
fat
3g
fiber
24g
sugar
520mg
sodium
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