Easy BAKED Churro Bites (with quick chocolate sauce)

Who doesn’t love crispy, warm churros rolled in cinnamon sugar? These homemade mini churro bites are made bite sized and BAKED so you don’t need to feel as guilty about eating 12…or 20. Pair them with a quick chocolate sauce for dipping, friends and family will LOVE this recipe!

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Baked Mini Churro Bites

This recipe is great because it only LOOKS complicated. It really is easier than it looks, I promise. Mainly because you do not need to deep fry your batter in hot oil! Baking them also makes these mini churros quicker to whip up and so much more convenient!

I love serving these because they are a fun and unique sweet snack or dessert that everyone LOVES! They are also fun to make and even more fun to eat! Kids and adults alike will thank you for this one.

What Are Churros?

Churros are a fried dough/pastry also called a “choux pastry”. (the ‘x’ is silent!) Choux dough is used to make profiteroles, croquembouches, éclairs, French crullers and beignets!!

So if you know how to make a good choux dough, you really can make multiple French desserts!

You will honestly feel like a professional pastry chef after making these. And because the main ingredients in choux dough are typically butter, water, flour and eggs, it is NOT hard to do.

Can You Substitute The Eggs?

Believe it or not, eggs are actually not a necessity to make churros! So if you’re VEGAN, don’t go anywhere!!! Omitting the eggs will just result in crunchier churros which is how they traditionally prepare them on the streets in Mexico! The consistency will not be as cakey but they will come out delicious.

How To Bake Mini Churros

To get these mini churros ready, all you need to do is pull out these 4 ingredients and you’ll be ready for some churro making! That’s why I LOVE making them. The churro dough can be mixed together in just a matter of minutes and the possibilities are endless!

What you need to do is boil together your water and fat (in this case butter).

Then once this starts to happen, add your flour (and some vanilla if using) and STIR, STIR, STIR!!

Once it comes together in a ball, take off heat and add your egg(s) mixing until combined.

And that’s it!! Your dough is ready!!

**Reminder**

Traditional or “authentic” churros recipes are typically NOT made with eggs. Using eggs will give you a “cakier” consistency rather than a “crunchier” one.

Now…the tricky part is piping your dough onto a sheet pan NEATLY.

I highly suggest getting yourself a one GOOD piping bag with a standard smaller star tip like this one here. —->

Don’t have a fancy tip or piping bag? No problem!! Keep reading.

Use A DIY Churro Piping Bag!

If you do NOT have a piping bag, you can simply DIY! (Do It Yourself) in case you have been living under a rock. 😆

Make your OWN piping bag!!

Simply use a plastic (Ziploc) bag and cut off the corner until you have a hole about the size of a nickle/quarter.

You won’t get the pretty star look to your churros but that’s okay!

Make sure you use a STRONG bag, not the ones from the dollar store! I like to use the freezer bags for this. They are much more durable.

If you have piping tips but no bag, then simply snip off a corner of the bag. Then insert your desired tip into that corner making sure your piping tip does not slip out of the hole. *The width of the hole should be smaller than the width of your piping tip.

How To Store Homemade Baked Churros

Homemade churros will keep 2-3 days in an airtight container or plastic storage bag. Just remember to keep air out and they will stay fresh! I do not recommend keeping them in the refrigerator! This will make them soggy.

How This Homemade Churro Recipe Is Unique

• I used vanilla extract in the dough
• I used an egg to make them more moist inside (‘cakier’ rather than crunchier)
• I baked them so they have less fat and calories
• I added a lil’ sugar to my dough since churro dough is typically NOT sweet
• I paired them with a delicious dark chocolate sauce
• I made them bite sized so they are LESS MESSY!
• I used milk in addition to water for a richer taste

Other Churro Options/Substitutions

*Vegan? No problem!! Omit the eggs and replace the milk with more water and TADA! Vegan churros!

*Can you deep fry these if you want? YES! Just bring a few inches of oil to 350-375ºF and pipe dough into the oil OR pipe first then drop your logs into the oil until golden brown!

*Can you make these larger? Of course! Use a larger piping tip to pipe the dough “fatter” or make ’em longer! Heck, make a heart shape if you’re feeling it!

*Instead of using cinnamon spice with your sugar, mix your sugar with:

• apple spice
• pumpkin spice
• lemon/orange zest
• espresso powder
• cocoa powder
• chili/cayenne powder

How To Make Your Churro Chocolate Dipping Sauce

This chocolate sauce for dipping is completely optional! With that said, it is completely delicious with these churro bites! I think we can all agree that dipping just makes everything more fun ESPECIALLY when the thing your dipping is a bite sized mini churro!

How to heat your chocolate sauce:

Add chocolate chips and milk to a small heat proof bowl or mug. You can use milk chocolate, dark chocolate OR semi-sweet chocolate.

Then place the bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds. Take out and stir WELL. If needed, place in microwave in 10 second intervals stirring in between until your sauce is smooth.

*Do NOT overheat or get any other liquids in your chocolate or your chocolate will scorch or seize. If you do, watch this video on how to save your chocolate!

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These vessels are great for serving your churro bites! The bag and tip are great to have on hand!

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Easy Baked Churro Bites (with quick chocolate sauce)

Easy Baked Churro Bites (with quick chocolate sauce)

These Easy Baked Churro Bites (with chocolate sauce) are my version of the traditional deep fried churros recipe that wont leave your house smelling of a fast food joint! These babies are practically "healthy" plus the fact that they're bite sized means you're allowed to eat more of them!

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Mexican

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Servings: 6

Author: Bite Sized Kitchen

Ingredients

Churro Dough

• 5 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter
• 1/2 Cup Water
• 1/4 Cup Milk
• 1 1/4 Tsp. Vanilla Extract
• 3/4 Cup Flour
• 1 Tbsp. Sugar
• 1/4 Tsp. Salt ((if using unsalted butter))
• 1 Large Egg

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

• 1/3 Cup Sugar
• 1 Tsp. Cinnamon

Chocolate Sauce

• 1/3 Cup Chocolate Chips ((dark or semi-sweet))
• 2 Tbsp. Whole Milk

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
• Add your flour, salt and sugar in a separate bowl and set aside. 
• Place your water, milk, butter and vanilla in small sauce pan and bring to a boil. Grab a wooden spoon in the meantime.
• Once boiling, add your flour mixture and stir with the spoon until mixture comes together in a ball. This should only take 10 seconds or so. Do not over mix!
• Turn OFF heat and add your egg. Mix until egg is combined with the dough.
• Once dough has slightly cooled, add it to a piping bag with a star tip or a Ziploc bag. Pipe churros onto a greased baking sheet in little 'logs" about 2" long. (see photo above.) They will not expand so you do not need to leave much room in between them.
• To get clean edges, press the tip of the bag down onto your sheet pan and drag the bag along the pan to "cut" your logs.
• Bake on the top shelf for about 15 minutes or until inside is JUST cooked through. NOTE* They will not turn brown on top but they will be browned on the bottom!
• While baking, combine your cinnamon and sugar in a large bowl or another Ziploc bag. Toss your churros in this mixture IMMEDIATELY when they come out of the oven! The sugar will not stick if you wait too long. Serve with chocolate sauce on the side!

Dark Chocolate Sauce

• Add milk and chocolate chips to a heat-proof bowl or mug and microwave on high for 30 seconds. Stir until chocolate is fully melted and smooth. If it needs more time, pop in the microwave for another 10 seconds! 

Recipe Notes

No piping bag?

You can use a Ziploc bag if you do not have a fancy piping bag! Just fill and snip off a corner. You want a hole the size of a nickle or quarter. You won't get the fancy 'star' look but they taste just as good!

If you want to bake these and save them for later, you can! Wait to toss them in the cinnamon/sugar mixture. Just reheat in the oven for a few minutes THEN toss in your cinnamon/sugar.