Crisp cinnamon-sugar churros filled with dulce de leche + served with rich chocolate sauce make a dessert worth saving room for. Put them in the middle of the table + share.

Ingredients

• 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp water
• ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp butter, cubed
• 1 cup plus 3 Tbsp granulated sugar, divided
• ½ tsp kosher salt
• 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 3 large eggs
• 1 (48-oz) bottle vegetable oil
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 1¼ cups heavy cream
• 3 (4-oz) bittersweet chocolate bars, chopped
• ½ (13.4-oz) can dulce de leche

How to Make It

1. Make the dough. Bring water, ½ cup butter, 3 Tbsp sugar + salt to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
2. Add the flour. Remove from heat and stir in flour with a wooden spoon. Return to medium-low heat and stir constantly until the mixture forms a ball and leaves a film on the bottom of the pan.
3. Add the eggs. Transfer dough to a large mixing bowl and cool 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating on medium speed after each addition.
4. Heat the oil. Pour vegetable oil into a large Dutch oven to a depth of 3 inches. Heat to 360°F.
5. Make the cinnamon sugar. Combine 1 cup sugar + cinnamon on a large plate.
6. Pipe + fry. Transfer dough to a pastry bag fitted with a large metal star tip. Pipe 4-inch strips into hot oil and fry, turning occasionally, for about 4 minutes or until puffed + golden brown.
7. Coat. Remove churros with a slotted spoon, drain on paper towels and roll warm churros in cinnamon sugar.
8. Make the chocolate sauce. Heat heavy cream + remaining 2 Tbsp butter over medium-low heat until butter melts and bubbles form around the edges. Add chocolate and stir until melted + smooth.
9. Fill the churros. Transfer dulce de leche to a piping bag fitted with a small narrow tip. Gently insert into the end of each churro and fill.
10. Serve. Serve churros with warm chocolate sauce.

Wine Pairing

Villadoro’s peach, honey + floral notes pair beautifully with cinnamon sugar and dulce de leche while complementing the richness of the chocolate sauce.

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