Churros with Chocolate Sauce

One of my favorite desserts to make. Fried to golden perfection, rolled in cinnamon sugar and served warm with chocolate sauce!

Churros

Ingredients

Dough

1 cup water

4 Tablespoons butter, cut into pieces

2 Tablespoons sugar

½ teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 egg

Vegetable or Canola oil for frying

Cinnamon sugar coating

1/2 cup sugar

1-2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Chocolate sauce:

1 cup of chocolate chips or chocolate, chopped

½ cup heavy cream

Directions

Heat oil in a large pot to 350 degrees F.

In a separate saucepan, combine water, butter, sugar, and salt and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Add in the flour and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together. Add the vanilla and egg and continue to stir until the dough forms into a ball.

Transfer the dough into piping bag fitted with a large star tip.

Working in batches, carefully pipe the dough directly into preheated oil using scissors or a knife to cut to desired length. Fry for about 2-3 minutes per side, until golden brown and drain on paper towels.

Combine sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and roll the churros in the mixture. Serve with chocolate sauce.

Chocolate sauce: Place the chocolate in a small bowl. Warm the heavy cream in a saucepan, being carefully not to boil. Pour the cream over the chocolate and let sit for 1 minute, then stir to combine.