Easy Homemade Churros for Kids (Baked)
Easy homemade churros kids love! Baked instead of fried with fun bear & star shapes. Crispy cinnamon sugar coating, soft inside, simple ingredients. Perfect for breakfast or snacks!
Servings: 16
Calories: 105kcal
Equipment
- Piping Bag and a small to medium star nozzle
Ingredients
For the churro dough
- 1 cup water 225 g
- ½ cup unsalted butter 115 g
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 2.5 ml
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar 30 g
- ¼ teaspoon salt 1 g
- 1 cup plain flour / all-purpose flour 145 g
- 3 large eggs at room temperature (3)
For the cinnamon–sugar topping
- ¼ cup icing sugar 50 g
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 g
To serve
- chocolate ganache for dipping optional but so good!
Instructions
- Make the choux dough: Preheat your oven and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium saucepan, I combine water, butter, sugar, vanilla, and a pinch of salt, warming it just until the butter melts and the mix starts to boil gently.1 cup water, ½ cup unsalted butter, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 tablespoon brown sugar, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Take it off the heat and stir in the flour all at once. Keep stirring quickly with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together into a smooth ball. I like to put it back on the heat for a minute while stirring—it helps remove extra moisture and gives the dough the perfect texture for piping.1 cup plain flour / all-purpose flour
- Add the eggs: Let the dough cool a little so it doesn’t scramble the eggs. Then, add them one by one, mixing well after each. The dough might look a bit messy at first, but keep going—it will turn thick, glossy, and ready for piping.3 large eggs
- Pipe your shapes and bake: Scoop the dough into a pastry bag with a star tip. You can pipe classic churros—long and thick—or get creative with mini shapes like bears, bunnies, or stars. For bears, I pipe a small circle for the head and two tiny semi-circles for the ears. And for the bunnies a circle and two long ears.
- Bake until the churros are golden brown and firm. After baking, turn the oven off and leave the churros inside for 10 minutes. This extra drying step sets their shape and ensures maximum crispiness.
- Add the cinnamon-icing sugar topping: While the churros are baking, mix icing sugar with cinnamon in a shallow bowl. As soon as they come out of the oven, roll them in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.¼ cup icing sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Decorate with chocolate ganache: Once coated, you can add eyes and noses using chocolate ganache for dipping—this is a super fun activity for kids! It makes the mini bears, bunnies, and stars even more playful and irresistible. Serve these homemade churros, warm and watch everyone enjoy them!chocolate ganache for dipping
Notes
- Use room temperature eggs to mix evenly into the dough, keeping it smooth and preventing scrambling.
- Cook the dough on the stovetop until a light film forms on the pan bottom—this removes excess moisture and helps the churros crisp up.
- After baking, turn the oven off and leave the churros inside for 10 minutes. This extra drying step sets their shape and ensures maximum crispiness.
- These homemade churros are perfect for kids breakfast, after-school snacks, or weekend baking activities. The easy homemade recipe is safer than fried churros since there's no hot oil involved.
Nutrition
Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 95mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 222IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg
