Air Fryer Churros Recipe with Chocolate Dipping Sauce
Air Fryer Light Churros are warm cinnamon-sugar pastries with crisp edges and soft centers cooked with far less oil than traditional fried churros.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 12 churros 1x
Ingredients
Scale
1 cup water
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cooking spray
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Chocolate sauce for serving
Instructions
- Heat water, butter, sugar, and salt in a saucepan until simmering.
- Stir in flour until a smooth dough forms.
- Cool dough for 5 minutes.
- Mix in egg and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Transfer dough to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip.
- Spray the air fryer basket lightly with cooking spray.
- Pipe churro strips into the basket, leaving space between each piece.
- Spray the tops lightly with cooking spray.
- Air fry at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 to 12 minutes until golden.
- Combine cinnamon and sugar in a shallow bowl.
- Roll warm churros in cinnamon sugar coating.
- Serve warm with chocolate sauce.
Notes
Cook in batches for even crisping. Reheat leftovers in the air fryer to restore texture. Pipe evenly sized churros for consistent cooking.