Vegan Churros

Crunchy churros fried to gold brown perfection with a bittersweet chocolate sauce, these churros are so easy to make and they're vegan too!

Why make vegan churros?

I'm not usually a vegan baker, and I think that's pretty evident through my blog. I mean it's full of dessert with cream, butter, eggs, and milk. I think they are baking staples, but this is an exception.

Churros are traditionally made by frying choux pastry, which is a batter made of eggs, milk, and butter. While these are delicious I found that they just aren't the same as those Spanish churros that I get. After some research, I found that street vendors in Spain typically don't use eggs, so I got testing on this egg-free recipe!

Traditional churros made from eggs and butter are a lot softer in texture, and it causes them to lose that super crunchy exterior. On the other hand, vegan churros that are made just with flour, water, and some oil have a shatteringly crisp exterior, while still having that soft and fluffy inside. Plus the simple ingredients make them even easier to make.

To make these fully vegan just switch up the chocolate and milk in the sauce to vegan options.

Ingredients

Churro Dough

• Water: Regular water works fine here, we will bring it to a boil with the sugar and oil.
• Granulated sugar: The sugar adds a little sweetness to the churros, as we are rolling the churros in sugar later they don't need much.

• Vegetable oil: Make sure you use a neutral-flavored oil so that it doesn't add flavor to the batter. This keeps the inside of the churros soft.
• All-purpose flour: Regular flour is perfect here!
• Salt: A quarter teaspoon salt will help balance out the flavor.

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

• Granulated sugar: I like to use regular sugar for this as the sugar crystals are big enough for a little crunch
• Cinnamon: This makes it cinnamon sugar! You can add more or less according to your flavor preferences.

Chocolate Dipping Sauce

• Semi-sweet chocolate: I recommend using semi-sweet chocolate as the churros themselves are quite sweet. If you want to make these fully vegan make sure you use a plant-based chocolate bar!
• Milk: You can use dairy free or regular milk, both work for a super delicious chocolate sauce. Coconut milk or even coconut cream will work for a rich sauce.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long do these last?

These are best freshly fried as they are warm and crunchy. If possible fry just before serving for the best churros, and make sure the chocolate sauce is warm too. If you let them sit after frying they will get softer and lose their crunchy texture.

Will churros keep overnight?

Churros are definitely best the day they're made, but if you want to fry the whole batch beforehand that also works. Just make sure you reheat them in the oven or air fryer before eating them to bring them back to that delicious crunchy texture.

How should I serve these?

I love serving these piping hot with the warm chocolate sauce, but there are so many different ways you can serve this. Here are a couple of my favorites:

• With caramel sauce or dulce de leche
• With melted cookie butter aka biscoff spread
• With ice-cream
• With chocolate sauce and fresh fruits like strawberries and bananas!

Can I freeze these?

Rather than freezing the fried churros you can freeze the piped dough. Then when you are ready to eat them just take the frozen piped churro shape and fry it to golden perfection.

Why are my churros soft?

There are a couple of reasons why your churros might be soft:

• Too much water was added to the dough
• The oil wasn't hot enough
• The churros weren't fried for long enough

Let's Get Cooking

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Vegan Churro Recipe

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Crunchy churros fried to gold brown perfection with a bittersweet chocolate sauce, these churros are so easy to make and they're vegan too!

• Author: Catherine Zhang
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 30 minutes
• Total Time: 45 minutes
• Yield: 4 servings 1x
• Category: Snack
• Method: Easy
• Cuisine: Spanish

Ingredients

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Churro Dough

• 140ml Water (½ cup 1 tbsp)
• 13g Granulated sugar (1 tbsp)
• 30ml Vegetable oil (2 tbsp)
• 120g All purpose flour (1 cup)
• ¼ tsp Salt

Cinnamon Sugar

• 100g Granulated sugar (½ cup)
• 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon

Chocolate Sauce

• 100g Semi-sweet chocolate, vegan or regular (3.5oz)
• 60ml Non-dairy milk, or regular milk (¼ cup)

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Instructions

Churros

1. In a medium saucepan combine the water, oil, and sugar over medium-high heat, and bring to a boil
2. Remove from the heat and add the flour to the water mixture all at once
3. Stir until it forms a ball of dough
4. Allow the dough to cool for 15-20 minutes
5. Transfer the dough into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip
6. Preheat a deep fryer or heavy-bottomed pan filled with vegetable oil to 190C /375F (you can test this by dropping a small piece of dough into the oil, if it bubbles and floats the oil is ready to be used)
7. Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl and set aside until the churros are fried

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To make heart-shaped churros

1. Cut 10 x 10cm square sheets of parchment paper and pipe a heart shape onto each of the pieces
2. Drop 2-3 piped churros on baking paper into the preheated oil and fry for 2-3 minutes, or until golden brown, removing the baking paper halfway through cooking
3. Transfer the cooked churros onto a paper towel or wire rack to drain
4. Repeat until all the churros have been fried then toss in the cinnamon sugar

To fry regular churros

1. Pipe 4cm/10inch pieces of dough into the preheated pot of oil (you can cut the dough with a pair of scissors to help drop it into the pot of oil)
2. Fry 2-3 churros at a time, for 2-3 minutes, or until golden brown
3. Transfer the cooked churros onto a paper towel or wire rack to drain
4. Repeat until all the churros have been fried then toss in the cinnamon sugar

Chocolate Sauce

1. Finely chop the chocolate and place it in a heatproof bowl
2. Heat the milk in a small saucepan or microwave and pour over the chocolate
3. Sit for 5 minutes, and stir until completely melted
4. Serve with the warm churros

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