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Eggless, butterless and baked churros served on a white plate served with some dipping chocolate sauce.

Vegan Air Fryer Churros

Crispy on the outside and soft inside, these Vegan Air Fryer Churros coated with cinnamon sugar are an irresistible guilt-free snack.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Resting Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 30 Churros

Ingredients

Ingredients to make Churros

  • 1 cup - 175 grams Whole wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon - 12 grams of Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon - Olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1.5 cup water
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Cinnamon Sugar mixture

  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Making of the dough.

  • In a pot add water and oil.
    1.5 cup water, 1 tablespoon - Olive oil
    Water and oil mixture in a pot.
  • Let the mixture come to a boil.
  • Then add salt and sugar.
    ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon - 12 grams of Sugar
  • Now add the baking powder. Be careful when you add baking powder as the mixture would come to a rolling boil.
    1 teaspoon baking powder
  • Now add the flour and mix the flour continuously.
    1 cup - 175 grams Whole wheat flour
    Flour added to water and oil.
  • Make lump-free water.
  • If you find the mixture on the thicker side adds more water.
    Dough getting ready in apot.
  • We need a smooth consistency lump free dough. However, it should not be very smooth that it simply drips from the nozzle.
    Dough for churros.
  • Let the dough cool slightly.

Cinnamon Sugar mixture

  • In the meantime prepare the cinnamon sugar mixture.
    1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • Powder the sugar if not in a blender or a mixer.
    1 cup powdered sugar
  • Add cinnamon powder to it.
    1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • Mix and keep it aside.
    Cinnamon and sugar mix.

Piping the churros

  • Add the dough in a piping bag with a star nozzle or simply a zip lock bag.
  • Pipe the churros to around 4-6 cm in length on a baking sheet or a tray.
    Churros arranged on a baking tray.
  • Refrigerate the churros for a minimum of 30 minutes.
  • When ready to bake, preheat the air fryer to 180 Deg C / 356 Deg F. This should take around 3-4 minutes.
  • Add the churros gently in the air fryer basket.
  • Ligthly spray them with olive oil.
    1 tbsp olive oil
    Churros ready to be baked in air fryer.
  • Air fry for 8-10 minutes initially. If required air-fry it more until golden brown
  • For me, it took around 15 minutes to achieve that golden brown color and cook thoroughly.
    Churros getting baked.

Coating with Cinnamon Sugar mixture

  • Once the churros are done coat them with the mixture all over.
    Churros getting coated in sugar and cinnamon.
  • Serve warm with some hot chocolate or caramel sauce.

Notes

  • Standard US Size cups and spoons were used. 1 cup = 237 ml, 1 teaspoon = 5 ml
  • If the dough is tough or too thick add some water.
  • All-purpose or plain flour can be used instead of whole wheat flour.
  • The sugar is on the less side. If required one can add a tablespoon more.
  • Depending on the air fryer size the cooking time varies and you might need to work in batches.