Air Fryer Churro Bites (Naturally Vegan)
Small morsels of crunchy sugary cinnamon goodness that are just waiting to be dipped in freshly made caramel sauce. If you're looking for a guilty pleasure, no share dessert, this is the recipe for you. Bitesize churros are my new favourite thing and I'm pretty convinced that you're going to love them as well. My air fryer churro bites are easy to make with no deep-frying required and this recipe just happens to be naturally vegan too!
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Wooden Spoon
- Large Star Tip (see note)
- Small bowl
Ingredients
For the Churro Pastry
- 150 ml Water (1/2 cup + 2 tbsp)
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp White Sugar
- 1 tbsp Canola Oil
- 60 grams All Purpose Flour (1/2 cup)
For the Cinnamon Sugar
- 100 grams White Sugar (1/2 cup)
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
Instructions
Prep
- I highly recommend gathering all of your ingredients and equipment before starting the process. The churro dough comes together very quickly.
To Make the Churro Bites
- Add 150 ml (1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp) water, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp neutral oil to a small saucepan. Bring to the boil over a high heat and stir with a wooden spoon to ensure that the sugar and salt dissolve.
- Remove from the heat and stir in 60 grams (1/2 cup) of All Purpose Flour. Keep stirring until the flour is fully incorporated. It will clump together into a smooth ball. Allow cooling for 10 minutes.
- Add a closed star piping tip (nozzle) to a thick piping bag. I used a 2D piping tip. Place the churro dough into the piping bag and twist the end to secure. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Pipe 2 inch churro bites onto the paper. Use scissors to trim the dough.
Frying the Churro Bites
- Set your air fryer to 360F and preheat for 2 minutes.
- Add half of the churro bites to the tray and spray with cooking oil. Make sure that there is room between the bites for the air to circulate.
- Fry for 10 minutes, turning over at the 5 minute mark. Don't skip turning them over as you want to ensure that they are frying evenly. Give them a shuffle around and then continue to fry for another 5 minutes. The churro bites will be golden and crispy on the outside and slightly soft on the inside.
To Make the Cinnamon Sugar
- While the first batch is finishing, make the cinnamon sugar. In a bowl, mix together 100 grams (1/2 cup) of white sugar and 1 tsp of ground cinnamon. Stir together. Once the first batch of churro bites is ready, immediately toss them in the cinnamon sugar then set them aside. You don't need to coat them in additional oil.
- Add the remaining bites to the air fryer and repeat as per the first batch.
- Serve warm with my 3 ingredient caramel sauce.
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Notes
- This recipe makes a small batch of approximately 18-20 churro bites. You can easily scale up the recipe as required.
- To make regular-sized churros, pipe longer shapes (4 inches) when you are making them. You will need to fry them in smaller batches.
- If you can resist eating them all in one go (we can't!), you can store the churros in an airtight container on the counter for 1-2 days. I do not recommend refrigerating them as they will go soggy over time. And besides, they are best enjoyed fresh from the fryer.
- There is no need to chill this recipe. I experimented with a few batches where I chilled some of the churro bites for different lengths of time before frying them. It made no difference to the outcome so you can definitely skip chilling them.
- If you prefer to bake or deep fry these churro bites, check out the full recipe post for my recommendations.
- Nutrition information is provided as a guide only and is based on the actual ingredients that I used to create this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Churro BiteCalories: 40kcalCarbohydrates: 8.2gProtein: 0.4gFat: 0.8gSaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 31mgPotassium: 4mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 5.6gCalcium: 2mg
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