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A bowl of fluffy air fryer churro bites, with one bite being dipped into a caramel sauce.

Fluffy Air Fryer Churro Bites Recipe

Enjoy these quick and easy churro bites made in your air fryer. They are crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and coated in cinnamon sugar.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Preheat 2 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Churro Pastry
  • 150 ml Water
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp White Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Canola Oil
  • 60 grams All Purpose Flour
For the Cinnamon Sugar
  • 100 grams White Sugar
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon

Equipment

  • Small saucepan
  • Wooden spoon
  • Piping bag
  • Star piping tip
  • Baking tray
  • Parchment paper
  • Air Fryer
  • bowl

Method
 

  1. Gather all your ingredients and equipment before you start. The churro dough comes together quickly.
  2. Add water, salt, 1 tbsp sugar, and 1 tbsp neutral oil to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar and salt.
  3. Remove from heat and stir in the all-purpose flour until a smooth ball forms. Let it cool for 10 minutes.
  4. Fit a piping bag with a closed star tip (like a 2D tip). Place the churro dough into the piping bag and twist the end. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  5. Pipe 2-inch churro bites onto the parchment paper. Use scissors to trim the dough.
  6. Set your air fryer to 360F and preheat for 2 minutes.
  7. Add half of the churro bites to the air fryer basket, leaving space between them. Spray with cooking oil.
  8. Fry for 10 minutes. Turn the bites over at the 5-minute mark. Continue to fry for another 5 minutes, or until golden and crispy.
  9. While the first batch cooks, mix together the white sugar and ground cinnamon in a bowl for the cinnamon sugar coating.
  10. Immediately toss the cooked churro bites in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Set aside.
  11. Add the remaining churro bites to the air fryer and repeat the frying and coating process.
  12. Serve warm, optionally with caramel sauce.

Notes

These churro bites are best served warm. You can serve them with a simple 3-ingredient caramel sauce for dipping.

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