Name: Baked Churros (Gluten-Free & Vegan)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 cups gluten-free flour; 1/3 cup organic brown sugar (or muscovado sugar); 1/4 cup organic coconut oil (melted); 3/4 cup unsweetened oat milk (or plant-based milk of choice); 2 tsp. baking powder (gluten-free); 1/2 Tbsp. vanilla extract; Pinch Himalayan salt; 3 Tbsp. organic sugar (or organic coconut sugar); 1-1/2 tsp. organic cinnamon (ground); 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (mini)

Feed your soul with churros, the Mexican street food synonymous with comfort. These long, sweet sticks of dough are typically fried, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, then drizzled with chocolate or caramel sauce. Here is a baked churro recipe that also happens to be vegan and gluten-free, but they still deliver a satisfying crunch. If it’s an inside kind of day, make hot chocolate with a side of baked churros for the ultimate comfort-food experience.

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Baked Churros (Gluten-Free & Vegan)

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 30

Calories 96 kcal

Author Pau D'Elia

Ingredients

2 cups gluten-free flour
1/3 cup organic brown sugar or muscovado sugar
1/4 cup organic coconut oil melted
3/4 cup unsweetened oat milk or plant-based milk of choice
2 tsp. baking powder gluten-free
1/2 Tbsp. vanilla extract
Pinch Himalayan salt

Cinnamon-Sugar

3 Tbsp. organic sugar or organic coconut sugar
1-1/2 tsp. organic cinnamon ground

Chocolate Sauce

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips mini

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and prepare tray with greased parchment paper.
In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
In large bowl, mix coconut oil, vanilla and sugar.
Pour dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix well.
Add milk in small amounts and mix until batter is soft but firm enough to pipe.
Transfer batter into piping bag with ¼-inch closed star tip.
Pipe batter into 3-½ inch lengths onto baking tray.
Bake 10-12 minutes.
Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar over hot churros.
To make chocolate sauce, heat chocolate chips in microwave-safe container for 30-second increments. Stir and continue until chocolate is melted.

Recipe Notes

The ¼-inch star pastry tip gives churros their signature grooved surface, yielding churros about ¾-inch in diameter.
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Nutrition Facts

Baked Churros (Gluten-Free & Vegan)

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 96 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Fat 4g6%

Saturated Fat 3g15%

Trans Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 1mg0%

Sodium 4mg0%

Potassium 74mg2%

Carbohydrates 14g5%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 16IU0%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 35mg4%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.