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    Home > Cakes, Desserts & Treats

    Baked Churros

    Published: Jul 12, 2021 by Nicky Corbishley

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    These baked churros are nice and crispy on the outside and have a soft fluffy interior, dusted with cinnamon sugar, and served warm for the perfect moorish bite every time. They remind me of summer days walking around food markets or visiting festivals.
    Baked in the oven rather than deep-fried so it's something everyone can make at home!

    Picture of baked churros dusted with cinnamon sugar on their side in a wire basket with white chocolate in the background out of focus.

    Jump to:
    • 📋 What do we need?
    • 🔪 How to make baked churros
    • 📺 Watch how to make it
    • 🍽️ What to serve Churros with
    • 🍲 More easy treats to make
    • Baked Churros Recipe
    • 💬 Reviews

    I remember when Chris and I took the kids around a food festival in Manchester a few years ago. We had a great time and tried so many different foods, we were really in our element!

    When we asked the kids what their favorite thing from the day was they said " The Churros, they were AMAZING", I think Gracey has had a thing for cinnamon sugar since. So I knew I had to come up with a winning churro recipe that I could make at home.

    📋 What do we need?

    Overhead photo of ingredients for churros on a wooden board with a blue cloth.

    The churro batter requires some fairly basic store cupboard ingredients, butter, flour, salt, water, eggs, sugar, and vanilla for added flavour is all we need for these crispy delicious treats.

    🔪 How to make baked churros

    Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.

    • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F (fan assisted).
    • Melt the butter, sugar and vanilla in the water, then stir in the flaour.
    • Add the eggs in one at a time stirring continuously
    • Pipe on to a lined baking tray (sheet). and bake in the oven
    • Roll in some cinnamon sugar and you're ready to serve.
    Collage of 8 images showing the process of making churros.

    👩‍🍳PRO TIP Use a piping nozzle with a star shape to get that signature churro look!

    📺 Watch how to make it


    Typically churros are deep-fried rather than baked but with this recipe, you can bake them in the oven and still get that lovely crispy exterior whilst the interior is nice and fluffy.

    Close up picture of churros pilled up on top of each other.

    I made 2 batches of these Baked Churros with White Chocolate and Coconut for these photos and when I declared that I'd finished shooting. Cue the kids and all of their friends dropping the bikes, scooters, and footballs they were playing with outside to hoover them all up in the time it took me to make a cup of tea.

    Overhead picture of a churro being dipped into a bowl of melted white chocolate.

    🍽️ What to serve Churros with

    They're best served fresh from the oven, rolled in cinnamon sugar. Delicious on their own.

    They're even better dipped in a pot of warm, melted white chocolate and then sprinkled with coconut flakes - but isn't everything 😀

    They also taste great with some Salted Caramel Sauce (from my friend at Sally's baking addiction) or Chocolate sauce

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    A pile of churros dusted with cinnamon sugar sat on their side.

    Baked Churros Recipe

    By: Nicky Corbishley
    These baked churros are nice and crispy on the outside and have a soft fluffy interior, dusted with cinnamon sugar, and served warm for the perfect moorish bite every time.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 45 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American, Mexican
    Servings 30 churros
    Calories 131 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    For the Churros:

    • 230 ml cold water
    • 120 g unsalted butter
    • ½ tsp salt
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 2 tbsp soft brown sugar
    • 160 g plain (all purpose) flour
    • 3 medium eggs
    • 240 ml boiling water (needed just before the churros go in the oven)

    Also:

    • 200 g white caster sugar (or superfine sugar)
    • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
    • 3 tbsp melted butter
    • 200 g white chocolate, broked into pieces
    • 5 heaped tbsp dessicated/shredded coconut

    INSTRUCTIONS
     

    • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Place silicon baking mats or baking parchment onto two baking sheets.
    • Add the water, butter, salt, vanilla extract and brown sugar to a saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer for a minute or two until the sugar dissolves.
    • Turn the heat down to low and stir in the flour, using a wooden spoon. Once the flour is combined, it will start to pull away from the sides of the pan. Turn off the heat.
    • Using the wooden spoon, stir the eggs into the mixture, one-at-a time until combined. Don’t over-stir.
    • Spoon the mixture into a piping bag with a large star tip (I use Wilton #1M).
    • Pipe rows approx. 8-10cm long onto the baking sheets. Leave 2-3cm between each churro, as they will expand slightly.
    • Pour 1 cup of boiling water into a separate baking tray and place this in the bottom of the oven (the steam will help to keep the churros softer on the inside, whilst still being crispy on the outside).
    • Place the trays of churros in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
    • Just before the churros are ready, melt the chocolate either over a bain marie, or in a bowl in the microwave in 30-second bursts (stir in between each burst or it will burn). Spoon into a small serving bowl and place the dessicated coconut in a separate small serving bowl.
    • Mix together the caster sugar and cinnamon on a large plate.
    • Take the churros out of the oven and brush with the melted butter, then roll in the cinnamon sugar.
    • Serve with the melted chocolate and coconut.

    Video

    ✎ Notes

    Nutritional Information is per churro, dipped in chocolate.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 131kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 90mgPotassium: 30mgSugar: 11gVitamin A: 160IUCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.4mg
    Keywords Baking Ideas, oven baked, Street Food
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    This churro recipe was first published in July 2017. It has been updated in July 2021 with added information, improvements to the recipe, new photos, and a video.

    Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links – which means if you buy the product I get a small commission (at no extra cost to you). If you do buy, then thank you! That’s what helps us to keep Kitchen Sanctuary running. The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors. For more information please see our Terms & Conditions.


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    1. KariP says

      August 25, 2022 at 1:36 am

      Can you make the dough ahead of when you want to bake them?

      Reply
    2. Jassica says

      July 10, 2022 at 12:35 pm

      Hi Nicky, my dough had the same wet texture after putting the third egg in like yours. When your video skip to the piping bag, the mixture became quite dry. But mine still remains wet like when the third egg was put in. Any idea why? Thanks !!

      Reply
    3. Iri says

      March 23, 2022 at 1:32 pm

      5 stars
      They're perfection! The recipe works great!

      Reply
    4. nishtha says

      September 13, 2021 at 3:09 pm

      5 stars
      wow, cant wait to bake a batch next sunday!!!

      Reply
    5. Ann Nugawela says

      July 18, 2021 at 4:09 am

      5 stars
      Absolutely delicious thank you. 10/10

      Reply
    6. Tom says

      September 07, 2018 at 1:40 pm

      5 stars
      Not going to mention how many I ate all to myself, just to say flippin gorgeous recipe😋

      Reply
    7. Melissa | Bless this Mess says

      August 05, 2017 at 1:45 am

      Umm..yes. Everything IS better dipped in chocolate and coconut. My kids would flip over these churros!

      Reply
    8. Karly says

      August 04, 2017 at 9:04 pm

      MUST EAT ALL THE CHURROS. These look beyond delicious. NEEED to try them soon!

      Reply

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