Cinco de Mayo Churro Bites (Printable)

Golden bite-sized churros coated in cinnamon sugar with rich chocolate sauce—ideal for festive indulgence.

# Required Ingredients:

→ Churro Bites

01 - 1 cup water
02 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter
03 - 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
04 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
05 - 1 cup all-purpose flour
06 - 2 large eggs
07 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
08 - Vegetable oil for frying

→ Cinnamon Sugar Coating

09 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
10 - 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

→ Chocolate Dipping Sauce

11 - 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
12 - 1/2 cup heavy cream
13 - 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
14 - 1 tablespoon light corn syrup

# Preparation Steps:

01 - Combine sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl and set aside.
02 - In a medium saucepan, bring water, butter, sugar, and salt to a boil over medium heat. Once butter melts completely, add flour all at once and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until dough forms and pulls away from the sides, approximately 2 minutes.
03 - Remove pan from heat and let dough cool for 5 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla extract, mixing until smooth and glossy.
04 - Transfer dough to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip.
05 - Heat 2 inches of oil in a deep pot to 350°F.
06 - Pipe 1-inch pieces of dough directly into hot oil, cutting with scissors. Fry churro bites in batches, turning occasionally, until golden and crisp, approximately 2 to 3 minutes per batch.
07 - Remove churro bites with a slotted spoon and drain briefly on paper towels. While still warm, toss in cinnamon sugar until well coated.
08 - Heat cream in a small saucepan until just simmering. Pour over chopped chocolate, add butter and corn syrup, and let sit 1 minute. Stir until smooth and glossy.
09 - Serve churro bites warm with chocolate dipping sauce.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • They fry up in minutes, making you look like a dessert hero without the stress.
  • The star-shaped piping creates Instagram-worthy bites that taste even better than they look.
  • Crispy-outside, soft-inside texture that keeps people reaching for just one more.
  • The chocolate sauce is so silky it practically melts on your tongue.
02 -
  • Don't skip letting the dough cool for those five minutes—adding eggs to dough that's too hot will scramble them and ruin your texture.
  • Oil temperature is everything; if it's too cool, your churros absorb oil and feel greasy, and if it's too hot, the outside burns before the inside cooks through.
  • The cinnamon sugar coating only sticks to warm churros, so don't wait around between frying batches and coating.
03 -
  • A piping bag fitted with a star tip is non-negotiable—it's what creates those crispy ridges that make these special.
  • Keep your oil thermometer clipped to the pot so you can monitor temperature without second-guessing yourself mid-batch.
  • Make the chocolate sauce ahead and reheat it gently while your churros fry so everything finishes at the same time.
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