Description
Indulge in these crispy, cinnamon-sugar-coated churros filled with a delicious cream cheese-infused cookie dough.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sugar (for cinnamon sugar mix)
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon (for cinnamon sugar mix)
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 4 oz unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (heat-treated)
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- Pinch of salt
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Instructions
- Combine water, butter, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir until melted and boiling.
- Add flour all at once, stirring vigorously until the dough forms a ball that pulls away from the sides.
- Let the dough cool for about 5 minutes, then mix in eggs one at a time and fold in vanilla extract.
- In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add sugars, vanilla, and mix well.
- Gradually incorporate heat-treated flour and pinch of salt, then fold in mini chocolate chips. Refrigerate the filling.
- Fill a piping bag with churro dough and pipe churros about 6 inches long onto parchment paper.
- Heat vegetable oil to 350°F and fry churros until golden brown, about 2–3 minutes per side.
- Remove churros and roll in cinnamon sugar mix immediately.
- Once cooled slightly, fill each churro with the cookie dough cheesecake filling using a piping bag.
Notes
Heat-treat flour in the oven at 350°F for 5 minutes. If a piping bag isn’t available, use a ziplock bag with a corner cut off.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 churro
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg