Churros
Recipe from John Kanell · original post · full recipe on preppykitchen.com
Crisp, golden churros piped from choux pastry, fried, tossed in cinnamon sugar and served with a chocolate dipping sauce.
Serves 18 30 minKid-friendly
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- granulated sugar — divided165 g
- ground cinnamon — 4 tsp; divided10 g
- unsalted butter85 g
- salt — ½ tsp3 g
- all-purpose flour120 g
- large eggs4 ea
- vanilla extract — 1 tsp5 ml
- vegetable oil — for frying1.5 l
- chocolate chips90 g
- heavy cream120 ml
Method
- For the coating: stir together 150 g of the sugar and 2 tsp of the cinnamon in a large bowl or shallow dish. Set aside.
- For the churros: in a large saucepan, bring the water, butter, the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and the salt to a boil over medium-high heat. As soon as it boils, take the pan off the heat.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Dairy-free
- 85 g Dairy-free butter instead of unsalted butter
- 90 g Dairy-free dark chocolate chips instead of chocolate chips
- 120 ml Oat cream instead of heavy cream
Nothing changes in the dough or frying; melt the dairy-free chocolate gently into the oat cream as before.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Aldi UK· £6.75 of food
£11.50
41% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- heavy cream
TescoBest choice· £9.00 of food
£16.19
44% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- salt
Morrisons· £3.99 of food
£9.61
58% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- large eggs
- vegetable oil
Sainsbury's· £6.77 of food
£11.95
43% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- salt
- heavy cream
Asda· £6.65 of food
£12.70
48% spare
No price at Asda for:
- ground cinnamon
- vanilla extract
- heavy cream
£0.38a serve
from £0.38 a serve at Aldi UK · 9 of 10 ingredients priced
About £6.75 of ingredients used for 18 serves.
£12.73 across 5 shops · all 10 items priced · £1.20 more for bigger packs, 56% spare for later
Aldi UK£6.75
missing 1 item
you'll pay £11.50 · 41% of it spare
TescoBest choice£9.00
missing 1 item
you'll pay £16.19 · 44% of it spare
Morrisons£3.99
missing 2 items
you'll pay £9.61 · 58% of it spare
Sainsbury's£6.77
missing 2 items
you'll pay £11.95 · 43% of it spare
Asda£6.65
missing 3 items
you'll pay £12.70 · 48% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£8.07
granulated sugar
£1.09/kg
need 165 gThe Pantry Granulated Sugar 1 kg£1.09closest match
Aldi UK£1.09/kg£1.09·Sainsbury's£1.50/kg£0.75·Asda£1.78/kg£0.89·Morrisons£0.89·Tesco£2.00/kg£1.00·
OcadoN/A
unsalted butter
£7.40/kg
need 85 gCowbelle British Unsalted Butter 250 g£1.85closest match
Aldi UK£7.40/kg£1.85·Sainsbury's£7.50/kg£1.50·Asda£8.25/kg£1.65·Tesco£7.40/kg£1.85·Morrisons£1.85·OcadoN/A
large eggs
£0.24/ea
need 4 itemsMerevale British Large Free Range Eggs 12 Pack 12 each£2.89closest match
Aldi UK£0.24/ea£2.89·Tesco£0.28/ea£2.80·Asda£0.29/ea£2.87·Sainsbury's£0.25/ea£3.00·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
vanilla extract
£20.80/L
need 5 mlThe Pantry Madagascan Vanilla Extract 38 ml£0.79closest match
Aldi UK£20.80/L£0.79·Sainsbury's£250.00/L£1.25·Tesco£47.14/L£1.65·Morrisons£47.14/L£1.65·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
vegetable oil
£1.45
need 1.5 LSolesta Vegetable Oil 100mlclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£1.45·Tesco£1.45/L£1.45·Sainsbury's£1.45/L£1.45·Asda£2.25/L£2.25·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£1.89
all-purpose flour
£0.47/kg
need 120 gStandard 1.5 kg£0.70closest match
Tesco£0.47/kg£0.70·Sainsbury's£0.90/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.53·Aldi UK£0.70·Asda£0.52/kg£0.78·OcadoN/A
chocolate chips
£11.90/kg
need 90 gTesco Dark Chocolate Chips 100 g£1.19closest match
Tesco£11.90/kg£1.19·Aldi UK£1.19·Asda£11.90/kg£1.19·Sainsbury's£12.50/kg£1.25·Morrisons£1.50·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£0.82
salt
£1.09/kg
need 3 gAsda Table Salt 750 g£0.82
Asda£1.09/kg£0.82·Aldi UK£0.65·Tesco£200.00/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£200.00/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.00·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£0.85
ground cinnamon
£22.37/kg
need 10 gStamford Street Co. Ground Cinnamon 38 g£0.85closest match
Sainsbury's£22.37/kg£0.85·Aldi UK£0.89·Tesco£27.78/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.09·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£1.10
heavy cream
£1.10
need 120 mlMorrisons British Double Cream 150 ml
Morrisons£1.10·Tesco£13.66/kg£3.10·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A