You can make Churros so they are healthy. However, making healthy churros at home is a fun and delicious treat. Everyone is now learning how important it is to eat healthily. Although, eating healthy does not mean you can not have a healthy treat. Churros are a delicious treat that was made popular in Spain. We all enjoy having them when we are at the fair, circus, festival, or any event that we may be at.
How is churros made healthy
You can make Churros healthy in many different ways. Therefore, you can make them for vegans to enjoy. So, now everyone can enjoy this tasty treat and not worry about cheating on their diet. They have many recipes for those tasty treats, keto, vegan, and gluten-free, to name just a few. Therefore, everybody can now enjoy making healthy churros at home. And what better way to treat your kids, family, or friends for an evening of sweet delights.
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Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make these vegan and gluten-free tasty treats.
- Oil– You can use any oil that has a neutral flavor. Vegetable, canola, and safflower oil are all great options.
- Sugar– Use White sugar, brown sugar, or coconut sugar. See my tips below to make sugar free churros.*
- Water– To mix everything together!
- Flour– Use Either all purpose flour or gluten free flour. If you use the gluten free option, be sure that the flour blend contains xanthan gum, or else your churros will be gummy.
- Cinnamon– Mix with some sugar to coat the hot churros with!
For the warm chocolate sauce
- Coconut cream– Canned coconut cream. Ensure you are using the full fat version, not the reduce fat ones. The latter will result in a more watery sauce.
- Chocolate chips of choice– Chocolate chips or your favorite chocolate bar.
How to make churros
Start by preparing your churros’ dough. Add your oil, sugar, and water, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, remove from the heat and gently fold through the flour. Continue mixing until a thick dough remains, before transferring to a large piping bag to fit with a star tip.
Heat 1-2 inches of oil in a deep pot or saucepan. Test the oil is hot by adding a drop of the batter into it and seeing if it sizzles. Once hot, carefully pipe the dough into the pan, around 4-5 inches in length. Pipe 3-4 churros per batch and fry each one until golden brown. Once each batch of churros is cooked, let them sit on some paper towel, to soak up excess oil. After 1-2 minutes, quickly dip each one in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Enjoy with warm chocolate sauce.
To make the chocolate sauce, heat the coconut cream until warm. Once warm, add in your chocolate and let it sit for 5 minutes, before whisking together until thick and smooth.