Quick Churros With Dipping Sauce Recipe

Spanish desserts are the best way to get to know another side of the country’s rich culture while indulging in flavors that reflect its history, traditions, and regional diversity.

The churros with dipping sauce are an amazing example, as they combine the classic Andalusian churro with silky smooth chocolate and dulce de leche sauces, creating the perfect balance of flavors and textures.

Read this article and learn how to make Spanish churros with one of the easiest and most complete recipes that you will find, along with some key tips for serving and storing.

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Background of the Dish

We know that there are dozens of Spanish churro recipes (and we love every one of them) but the churros with dipping sauce solve the grand question of what to serve with churros.

For this dessert or sweet snack, you prepare the best homemade churros and also a chocolate or dulce de leche sauce to go with them, getting a match made in heaven as a finished result.

This type of churro is enjoyed all year round in Andalusia, and you could even have it with different seasonal sauces such as spiced apple caramel in the fall, fresh strawberry sauce in the spring, and more.

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Things You’ll Need for Churros With Dipping Sauce

To prepare this delicious churros with a dipping sauce you will need flour, water, eggs, butter, a semi-sweet chocolate bar, milk, heavy cream, and dulce de leche.

Keep in mind that this recipe lets you play with different dipping sauces, so you will be able to use your favorite one if preferred.

Ingredients

For the churro dough

• 2 cups (480ml) water
• 2 cups (240gr) flour
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup (50gr) butter
• Vegetable oil (for frying)

For the chocolate dip

• 1/4 cup (50ml) heavy cream
• 1/4 cup (50ml) milk
• 1/2 cup (100gr) chopped semi-sweet chocolate

For the dulce de leche dip

• 1/3 cup (100gr) Dulce de leche
• 1/4 cup (50ml) milk

How to Make Churros With Dipping Sauce – Step by Step Guide

1. To start with this authentic churros recipe, grab a medium-sized pot, place it over medium heat and melt the butter. Also, add the water and heat until it boils. 

2. Then, add the flour all at once and mix constantly with a wooden spoon until you get a homogenous yet sticky dough. Remove from the heat and let it cool for 5 minutes.

3. After that, place the churro dough into a bowl. Add the eggs, incorporating them one by one. Let it rest at room temperature or in the fridge while you start heating the oil.

4. To continue with this churros recipe, transfer the dough into a piping bag fitted with the star tip. You could also use a churrera or a clean Ziploc bag with a cut in the corner for this easy churros recipe.

5. Now, once the oil is hot (355°F to 180°C or medium heat), pipe strips of the dough into it (cut them at your preferred length with a sharp knife). Cook for 4 minutes per side or until golden brown. Remove from the oil and carefully place them on top of kitchen paper to remove the excess fat.

6. To prepare the chocolate dipping sauce, place all of the ingredients in a pot over low heat until you get a silky smooth sauce. Do the same in a separate pot for the dulce de leche sauce, though it will be a bit thicker.

7. For the final step in this homemade churros recipe, place the sauces in small bowls and the churros on a large plate. Now everyone can enjoy the churros from Spain with as much sauce as they want.

Substitution of Ingredients

When preparing the churros with dipping sauce recipe, there are some replacements that you can make to adapt them to your preferences.

First, you could make this traditional churros recipe with your favorite blend of gluten-free flour, just add one teaspoon of GF baking powder to make sure that they don’t end up dense.

If you don’t like chocolate or dulce de leche, then you can make a strawberry dipping sauce for churros, to add a more fruity flavor.

Everyone deserves to enjoy a good Andalusian churro, so if you or someone you know has a dietary restriction, then you can follow the churros without eggs, churros without butter, and keto churros recipes for alternatives.

Tips on Serving Churros With Dipping Sauce

The churros with dipping sauce are commonly served for dessert or as an afternoon snack, as the contrast between the neutral churros dough and the sweet sauces creates a perfect balance of flavors.

To make this recipe for churros sweeter, you can coat the churros with the classic coating of white granulated sugar and a bit of cinnamon.

With this Spanish churros recipe, you could also experiment with savory dips, such as melted cheddar cheese, blue cheese sauce, sour cream with chives, etc.

Want to try other churros with dipping sauces? Then you have to check out our fantastic churros with Nutella and churros with caramel sauce for a sweet alternative.

If you are hosting a party with a lot of people and you think that the dips won’t be enough, then you can prepare churros with filling, like the churros balls recipe, or the churro cheesecake with strawberries for a more practical dessert.

How to Store Churros With Dipping Sauce

Once you finish making the churros with dipping sauce you can enjoy them right away, or store them separately for later.

For that, prepare the authentic Spanish churros recipe and store the raw churros dough in the freezer for up to one month (it is better if you shape them first and then freeze them).

You can also complete the recipe for Spanish churros and store them cooked at room temperature for one day, or in the fridge for up to 3 days (reheat before serving).

The dulce de leche and chocolate are the best churro dipping sauces because you can refrigerate them in airtight containers for up to a week, when you’re ready to use them, reheat them gently in the microwave or on the stovetop, stirring occasionally to restore their smooth consistency.

We have more churros recipes from Spain for you to make and store so that you will always have a sweet treat waiting for you, such as the churros cake or the Spanish dessert churros.

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