Description
Baked churro bites are a lighter, easy dessert with cinnamon sugar flavor and a crisp texture.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F and prepare baking sheets
- Heat water, butter, sugar, and salt until simmering
- Add flour and stir until dough forms
- Cool dough slightly and mix in vanilla and eggs one at a time
- Pipe dough into small bites on baking sheet
- Bake 20–25 minutes until golden
- Let rest in oven slightly open for 5–10 minutes
- Brush with butter and coat in cinnamon sugar
Notes
- Do not add eggs while dough is hot
- Space dough evenly for proper baking
- Serve warm for best texture
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 90
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 45