Churros con Chocolate
If you've got plain flour, water and salt, you're most of the way to this Spanish dessert: about 60 minutes of cooking across 6 steps. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 6 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for frying pan / skillet and pan. At easy difficulty across 6 steps, it's a good one for a busy evening. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Bring the water with the salt to a rolling boil, tip in the flour all at once, and stir vigorously off the heat with a wooden spoon until it forms a smooth, thick dough that pulls away from the pan, then let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Spoon the warm dough into a piping bag fitted with a large star nozzle, which gives the ridges that help the churros cook through and stay crisp.
- Heat the frying oil to 190°C, then pipe 10 cm lengths of dough directly into the oil, snipping each with scissors and frying 4 or 5 at a time.
- Fry the churros for 2 to 3 minutes, turning once, until deep golden and crisp, then lift onto kitchen paper and roll in caster sugar while still hot.
- For the chocolate, whisk the cornflour into a splash of the cold milk, then heat the rest of the milk with the chopped chocolate until melted and smooth.
- Whisk in the cornflour slurry and simmer gently for 2 to 3 minutes until the chocolate thickens to a pourable, dippable sauce, then serve hot alongside the churros.
You'll use: Frying pan / skillet · Pan · Saucepan · Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
What to serve with Churros con Chocolate
- Seafood fideuà Seafood
- Spanish Tortilla Vegetarian
- Roast fennel and aubergine paella Vegan
- Migas Miscellaneous
Tips & common questions
How long does Churros con Chocolate take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 6 steps and 8 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of milk?
Try any unsweetened plant milk. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Churros con Chocolate vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Churros con Chocolate is an original Spanish recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Chocolate con churros 20180604 094957.jpg by Jorge Castro Ruso, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.