Cinnamon & Chocolate Churros by @maxlamanna

50 min

6 servings

🥛

480 ml

Milk

🍬

250 g + 3 tbsp

Sugar

🫗

1 l

Vegetable oil

🌾

240 g

Gluten-free plain flour

🫙

4 g

Baking powder

🫚

1 g

Ground ginger

🪵

8 g

Ground cinnamon

🫙

0.5 g

Ground nutmeg

🍫

150 g

Dark chocolate

  1. Pour
    • Oat milk

    Pour the oat milk into the medium saucepan and heat over medium heat.

  2. Stir
    • Granulated sugar
    • Oat milk

    Stir 3 tablespoons of the granulated sugar into the warm oat milk until dissolved.

  3. Boil
    • Oat milk
    • Granulated sugar

    Bring the sweetened milk to a boil, then immediately remove the saucepan from the heat.

  4. Stir
    • Vegetable oil
    • Milk

    Stir 50 ml vegetable oil into the hot milk mixture.

  5. Add
    • Gluten-free plain flour

    Add the gluten-free plain flour and baking powder, then stir until the mixture forms a smooth dough ball.

  6. Stir
    • Ground ginger

    Stir the ground ginger into the dough until evenly incorporated.

  7. Transfer

    Transfer the warm dough into the piping bag fitted with the small star-shaped nozzle.

  8. Combine
    • Granulated sugar
    • Ground cinnamon

    Combine the remaining granulated sugar with the ground cinnamon in the shallow bowl.

  9. Mix
    • Ground nutmeg

    Mix the ground nutmeg into the cinnamon sugar until evenly blended.

  10. Place
    • Dark chocolate

    Place two-thirds of the dark chocolate in the heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, without letting the bowl touch the water.

  11. Stir
    • Dark chocolate

    Stir the chocolate frequently until completely melted, then remove the bowl from the heat.

  12. Add
    • Dark chocolate

    Add the remaining dark chocolate and stir until the dipping sauce is silky smooth.

  13. Pour
    • Vegetable oil for frying

    Pour the vegetable oil for frying into the large deep heavy-based pan to a depth of 5 to 7 cm.

  14. Heat
    • Vegetable oil for frying

    Heat the frying oil over high heat to 185 to 190°C, checking it with the cooking thermometer.

  15. Pipe
    • Vegetable oil

    Pipe 5 to 7 cm lengths of dough directly into the hot oil, frying only a few churros at a time.

  16. Fry

    Fry the churros for about 1 minute until golden underneath, then gently flip them.

  17. Fry
    • Vegetable oil

    Fry the second side until golden brown, then lift the churros from the oil with the slotted spoon or kitchen tongs.

  18. Drain
    • Vegetable oil

    Drain the fried churros on kitchen paper to remove excess oil.

  19. Sprinkle
    • Granulated sugar
    • Ground cinnamon

    Sprinkle the warm churros with the spiced sugar and toss until fully coated.

  20. Fry

    Repeat frying, draining, and coating until all of the dough has been cooked.

  21. Serve
    • Dark chocolate
    • Ground cinnamon

    Serve the hot cinnamon-sugar churros with the silky melted dark chocolate for dipping.

Cinnamon & Chocolate Churros by @maxlamanna

50 min

6 servings

🥛

480 ml

Milk

🍬

250 g + 3 tbsp

Sugar

🫗

1 l

Vegetable oil

🌾

240 g

Gluten-free plain flour

🫙

4 g

Baking powder

🫚

1 g

Ground ginger

🪵

8 g

Ground cinnamon

🫙

0.5 g

Ground nutmeg

🍫

150 g

Dark chocolate

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/21

    Pour the oat milk into the medium saucepan and heat over medium heat.

    🥛Oat milk
    🍲Medium saucepan

  2. Step 2/21

    Stir 3 tablespoons of the granulated sugar into the warm oat milk until dissolved.

    🍬Granulated sugar
    🥛Oat milk
    🍲Medium saucepan
    🥄Wooden spoon

  3. Step 3/21

    Bring the sweetened milk to a boil, then immediately remove the saucepan from the heat.

    🥛Oat milk
    🍬Granulated sugar
    🍲Medium saucepan

  4. Step 4/21

    Stir 50 ml vegetable oil into the hot milk mixture.

    🫗Vegetable oil
    🍲Medium saucepan
    🥄Wooden spoon

  5. Step 5/21

    Add the gluten-free plain flour and baking powder, then stir until the mixture forms a smooth dough ball.

    🌾Gluten-free plain flour
    🫙Baking powder
    🍲Medium saucepan
    🥄Wooden spoon

  6. Step 6/21

    Stir the ground ginger into the dough until evenly incorporated.

    🫚Ground ginger
    🍲Medium saucepan
    🥄Wooden spoon

  7. Step 7/21

    Transfer the warm dough into the piping bag fitted with the small star-shaped nozzle.

    🫙Piping bag
    ✨Small star-shaped nozzle

  8. Step 8/21

    Combine the remaining granulated sugar with the ground cinnamon in the shallow bowl.

    🍬Granulated sugar
    🪵Ground cinnamon
    🥣Shallow bowl
    🥄Wooden spoon

  9. Step 9/21

    Mix the ground nutmeg into the cinnamon sugar until evenly blended.

    🫙Ground nutmeg
    🥣Shallow bowl
    🥄Wooden spoon

  10. Step 10/21

    Place two-thirds of the dark chocolate in the heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, without letting the bowl touch the water.

    🍫Dark chocolate
    🥣Heatproof bowl
    🍲Medium saucepan

  11. Step 11/21

    Stir the chocolate frequently until completely melted, then remove the bowl from the heat.

    🍫Dark chocolate
    🥣Heatproof bowl
    🥄Wooden spoon

  12. Step 12/21

    Add the remaining dark chocolate and stir until the dipping sauce is silky smooth.

    🍫Dark chocolate
    🥣Heatproof bowl
    🥄Wooden spoon

  13. Step 13/21

    Pour the vegetable oil for frying into the large deep heavy-based pan to a depth of 5 to 7 cm.

    🥕Vegetable oil for frying
    🍳Large deep heavy-based pan

  14. Step 14/21

    Heat the frying oil over high heat to 185 to 190°C, checking it with the cooking thermometer.

    🥕Vegetable oil for frying
    🍳Large deep heavy-based pan
    🌡️Cooking thermometer

  15. Step 15/21

    Pipe 5 to 7 cm lengths of dough directly into the hot oil, frying only a few churros at a time.

    🍳Large deep heavy-based pan
    🫙Piping bag
    ✨Small star-shaped nozzle

  16. Step 16/21

    Fry the churros for about 1 minute until golden underneath, then gently flip them.

    🍳Large deep heavy-based pan
    🥢Kitchen tongs

  17. Step 17/21

    Fry the second side until golden brown, then lift the churros from the oil with the slotted spoon or kitchen tongs.

    🍳Large deep heavy-based pan
    🥄Slotted spoon
    🥢Kitchen tongs

  18. Step 18/21

    Drain the fried churros on kitchen paper to remove excess oil.

    🧻Kitchen paper
    🥄Slotted spoon

  19. Step 19/21

    Sprinkle the warm churros with the spiced sugar and toss until fully coated.

    🍬Granulated sugar
    🪵Ground cinnamon
    🫙Ground nutmeg
    🥣Shallow bowl

  20. Step 20/21

    Repeat frying, draining, and coating until all of the dough has been cooked.

    🍳Large deep heavy-based pan
    🫙Piping bag
    🥄Slotted spoon
    🧻Kitchen paper
    🥣Shallow bowl

  21. Step 21/21

    Serve the hot cinnamon-sugar churros with the silky melted dark chocolate for dipping.

    🍫Dark chocolate
    🥣Heatproof bowl

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Oil, Flour, Grains, Leavening agent, Spice, Chocolate, Confectionery

Ingredients

Milk, Sugar, Vegetable oil, Gluten-free plain flour, Baking powder, Ground ginger, Ground cinnamon, Ground nutmeg, Dark chocolate

Notes

Milk (oat milk used), Sugar (for dissolving in the milk), Vegetable oil (more for deep frying, amount not given), Dark chocolate (roughly chopped)

Allergens

to inform

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Vegetarian, Egg-Free

Calories

480 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 5g, Carbohydrates: 69g, Sugars: 37g, Fat: 21g, Saturated fat: 7g, Fiber: 4g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Calcium: 125mg, Iron: 2.5mg, Potassium: 190mg, Sodium: 115mg

Vitamins

Vitamin D: 1.2mcg, Vitamin B12: 0.5mcg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

30 minutes

Cooking

20 minutes

Overall

50 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Hard (3/4)

Steps

21 steps

Equipments

Utensils

Medium saucepan, Large deep heavy-based pan, Heatproof bowl, Shallow bowl, Piping bag, Small star-shaped nozzle, Wooden spoon, Slotted spoon, Kitchen tongs, Cooking thermometer, Kitchen paper

Appliances

Stove

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Dessert, Snack

Occasions

Party, Holiday, Weekend treat, Afternoon tea, Dessert

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@maxlamanna

Origin

Cuisine

Spanish

Geographic

Spain, Europe

Various

Aspect

Texture

Crispy, Crunchy, Soft, Chewy, Silky

Flavors

Sweet, Chocolatey, Cinnamon, Warm spiced, Gingery, Nutty

Other

Price

Low

Recommended Preservation

room temperature

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 1 day (Keep in an airtight container after the churros have cooled completely.,Reheat in an oven or air fryer to restore crispness.,Store chocolate sauce separately in a covered container.), fridge : 3 days (Refrigerate the chocolate sauce in an airtight container.,Churros may soften in the refrigerator and should be reheated before serving.), freezer : 1 month (Freeze cooked churros in a single layer before transferring to a freezer-safe container.,Reheat from frozen in an oven or air fryer until hot and crisp.,Freeze chocolate sauce only if necessary; texture may change after thawing.)