Air Fryer Churros

Air Fryer Churros are fluffy inside and crispy on the outside, cooked until golden brown, then tossed in cinnamon sugar and served with chocolate or caramel sauce.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: air fryer churros

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 8

Total Time: 13

Servings: 3-inch churros

Calories: 73kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Churros

1/2 cup water
1/2 cup heavy cream or milk
1 stick butter cut into tablespoons
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon

Serving

Chocolate sauce
Caramel sauce

Instructions

Prepare the churros dough

Combine water, milk, butter, and 1 tablespoon of sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat while stirring frequently.
Remove the pan from the heat and mix in the flour. Return the pan to the heat and stir for 2 minutes until the dough mixture forms a smooth ball.
Transfer the dough to a mixing bowl and beat it with an electric mixer until it becomes fluffy and cools.
Whisk the eggs and vanilla extract in a separate bowl, then gradually add it to the dough, beating the mixture after every addition and scraping the sides of the bowl.

Assemble and Cook the Churros

Add the dough to a disposable pastry bag with a #1M open star decorating tip and pipe the dough directly onto the surface of the air fryer basket. Cut the end of each piped churro with scissors.
Spray the churros with non-stick cooking spray and cook for 6-8 minutes at 375F or until golden brown.

Coat the Churros and Serve

Make the cinnamon sugar mixture while the churros cook. Once cooked, add the churros to the cinnamon-sugar mixture and toss to coat well. Place the coated churros on a cooling rack before serving them with chocolate or caramel sauce.

Notes

Don’t add the eggs to the dough mixture until the dough has cooled sufficiently so that it doesn’t cook the eggs!
You will need to cook these churros in batches as the air fryer basket won’t be large enough to hold all 24 churros with adequate space between them.
I don’t recommend refrigerating leftover air fried churros as they can quickly turn soft and soggy.

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