Churros
Recipe from John Kanell · original post · full recipe on preppykitchen.com
Crisp, golden churros piped from choux pastry, fried, tossed in cinnamon sugar and served with a chocolate dipping sauce.
Serves 18 Prep 28 min Ready in 30 minKid-friendly
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- granulated sugar — divided165 g
- ground cinnamon — 4 tsp; divided10 g
- unsalted butter85 g
- salt — ½ tsp3 g
- all-purpose flour120 g
- large eggs4 ea
- vanilla extract — 1 tsp5 ml
- vegetable oil — for frying1.5 l
- chocolate chips90 g
- heavy cream120 ml
Method
- For the coating: stir together 150 g of the sugar and 2 tsp of the cinnamon in a large bowl or shallow dish. Set aside.
- For the churros: in a large saucepan, bring the water, butter, the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and the salt to a boil over medium-high heat. As soon as it boils, take the pan off the heat.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Dairy-free
- 85 g Dairy-free butter instead of unsalted butter
- 90 g Dairy-free dark chocolate chips instead of chocolate chips
- 120 ml Oat cream instead of heavy cream
Nothing changes in the dough or frying; melt the dairy-free chocolate gently into the oat cream as before.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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WoolworthsBest choice$15.09
for your meals
$43.90 at the till, incl. $28.81 of food you keep
$2.99 less on the food you use, over the 10 items both stores stock
Coles$18.08
for your meals
$46.10 at the till, incl. $28.02 of food you keep
Missing items
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Aldi$9.67
for your meals
$31.81 at the till, incl. $22.14 of food you keep
No price at Aldi:
- large eggs
$0.84a serve
$0.84 a serve, cheapest at Woolworths
About $15.09 of ingredients used for 18 serves.
$43.90 at Woolworths · all 10 items
WoolworthsBest choice$15.09
no items missing
you'll pay $43.90 · 66% of it spare
Coles$18.08
no items missing · $2.99 more for the same food
you'll pay $46.10 · 61% of it spare
Aldi$9.67
missing 1 item
you'll pay $31.81 · 70% of it spare
Buy at Woolworths$43.90
granulated sugar
$0.18/100g
need 165 gEssentials Woolworths Essentials White Sugar 1 kg$1.80closest match
Woolworths$0.18/100g$1.80·Coles$0.13/100g$2.60·Aldi$0.13/100g$2.59
ground cinnamon
$0.80/10g
need 10 gHoyt's Cinnamon Dutch Ground 25 g$2.00closest match
Woolworths$0.80/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.58/10g$2.39·Coles$0.80/10g$2.00
unsalted butter
$1.76/100g
need 85 gWestern Star Chef's Choice Unsalted Cultured Butter 250 g$4.40closest match
Woolworths$1.76/100g$4.40·Aldi$1.60/100g$3.99·Coles$1.80/100g$4.50
salt
$0.02/10g
need 3 gWoolworths Essentials Table Salt 1 kg$2.00
Woolworths$0.02/10g$2.00·Coles$0.04/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.04/10g$2.99
all-purpose flour
$1.30/kg
need 120 gEssentials Woolworths Essentials Plain Flour 1 kg$1.30closest match
Woolworths$1.30/kg$1.30·Aldi$1.20/kg$2.39·Coles$1.30/kg$1.30
large eggs
$1.61/100g
need 4 itemsYallamundi Farm 12 Pack Extra Large Pasture Raised Free Range Eggs 700g$11.30closest match
vanilla extract
$1.48/10ml
need 5 mlQueen Natural Vanilla Concentrated Extract 50 ml$7.40closest match
Woolworths$1.48/10ml$7.40·Aldi$0.50/10ml$4.99·Coles$0.69/10ml$6.90
vegetable oil
$0.30/100ml
need 1.5 LWoolworths Vegetable Oil 2 L$6.00
Woolworths$0.30/100ml$6.00·Aldi$0.27/100ml$5.49·Coles$0.64/100ml$4.80
chocolate chips
$2.25/100g
need 90 gWoolworths Dark Chocolate Chips 200 g$4.50
Woolworths$2.25/100g$4.50·Aldi$2.00/100g$3.99·Coles$2.25/100g$4.50
heavy cream
$1.07/100ml
need 120 mlWoolworths Thickened Cream 300 ml$3.20closest match
Woolworths$1.07/100ml$3.20·Aldi$1.00/100ml$2.99·Coles$1.07/100ml$3.20