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Air Fryer Churros

Make the best dessert without all the oil with Air Fryer Churros!
4.75 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Refrigerate Time 30 minutes
Total Time 49 minutes
Course Air Fryer Dessert Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 24 Churros
Calories 71 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 Cup Salted Butter
  • 2 Tbsp Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 1/8 Tsp Salt
  • 1 Cup Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 3 Whole Eggs
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

Topping

  • 2 Tbsp Melted Butter
  • 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Tsp Ground Cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • In a saucepan, add the butter, granulated sugar, water, and salt.
  • Bring to a boil on medium-high heat, constantly stirring.
  • Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and mix in the flour, using a Danish dough whisk or a wooden spoon.
  • Mix until you have a smooth dough. (It's best to use a dough whisk or a wooden spoon that is heatproof.)
  • Once it is a dough, remove it from the heat and let it cool for 5-6 minutes.
  • Place the dough in a large mixing bowl and add 1 egg at at time, mixing well in between each. This is best done with a handheld mixer.
  • Add in the vanilla extract.
  • Place the dough in a piping back with a large star tip such as a Wilton 1M tip.
  • Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
  • When ready to make, preheat the air fryer at 360*F for 5 minutes.
  • Carefully pipe the dough into 4-inch long tubes directly into the air fryer basket. One you are done piping them, use scissors to cut off the dough.
  • Air Fry at 360*F for 8-9 minutes. If you use a different size piping tip then the times may be altered.
  • Take them carefully out of the basket.
  • Brush the melted butter onto each churro then roll them in cinnamon and sugar.
  • Place on a cooling rack to completely cool off and serve.

Notes

This will be done in batches, while each batch is cooking, place the dough back in the fridge to stay cold.  This works much better with cold dough.
This recipe was tried in many variations and this one works the best.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ChurroCalories: 71kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 21mgPotassium: 8mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 109IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 0.3mg
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