Why am I writing this post at 9:00 at night? Now I’m craving these babies!! Oh, they are so, stinking good! I have heard that Costco and Disneyland have really yummy churros, unfortunately I’ve had neither. And every time I look up a recipe for churros I usually throw in my hat and call it quits. I just don’t feel up to the hassle. Or at least I didn’t. Then we headed out to Bryan, and Lisa’s house for a relaxing Saturday afternoon and I decided to experiment with an easy churro recpie. It did not work. And I’ve been on the hunt ever since.
We chose to use Peppridge Farm puff pastry which is one of the all time best pre-made items that you can buy for sweet or savory dishes. Kind of like these Avocado Napoleans, Crimini Tartlets, etc. I thought I could be tricky and roll the puff pastry in the butter/cinnamon sugar mixture ahead of time, but the dough is too light and the butter just makes them flat and nasty. However, after you pull them out of the oven if you hurry and do the butter and then cinnamon sugar they actually stay really well coated. And then you have to dunk them.
I actually posted a stuffed churro recipe, (basically the same thing only you stuff the churros) at Sweet Treats More, so you’ll have to check that out too. But, while we (Mr. Handsome and I) were talking about making churros he mentioned that he wanted to dip his in chocolate or dulce de leche. GENIUS! I stirred (and it was hard work) the two together and we all had a moment of silence for the chocolatey perfection. Seriously, no one was talking. It was delicious.
What Is Puff Pastry?
Puff pastry is a light, buttery, flaky, pastry that is useful for making both sweet and savory dishes.
Puff pastry is made from a dough composed of dough and butter or other solid fat.
The butter is put inside the dough, making a paton which is repeatedly folded and rolled out before baking.
Where Do You Find Puff Pastry?
Puff pastry sheets are found in the freezer section of a grocery store.
Is Dulce de Leche The Same as Caramel?
Dulce de Leche is not the same thing as caramel.
Dulce de leche is usually made by heating up condensed milk.
Condensed milk contains higher sugar levels than regular milk, and when it’s heated the sugar browns, creating the golden brown color.
Caramel is made with a base of water, heavy whipping cream, sugar, and butter.
While they do have similar flavors, they are not the same thing.
Little Nuggets O’ Love
Churro Bites
Description
Ingredients
- 1 sheet Puff Pastry Dough, two come in a package, defrosted *See note
- 1/4 Cup Butter, Melted
- 1/3 Cup Cinnamon Sugar
For the Dip
- 1/3 Cup Nutella
- 1/3 Cup Dulce de Leche, *see note
Instructions
- Sprinkle the counter with a little flour and lay the puff pastry out flat.
- Use a floured rolling pin to roll the dough out a little more and get rid of the creases from being folded.
- Slice the dough into long strips and then into little 1-1/2" pieces.
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with a silpat or parchment paper.
- Place the "nugget" churros on the pan and bake for 15-18 minutes or until lightly golden and baked through.
- Remove from the oven and dump into the melted butter in a pie dish.
- Toss with a slotted spoon, carefully and dump them into another pie dish with the cinnamon sugar.
- Toss to coat and set aside.
For the Dip
- Stir the nutella and dulce de leche together.
- Heating slightly in a microwave is optional.
- Dip and enjoy!
Heide M.
Thanks for posting this recipe.
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life
I am seriously adding more nutella and dulce de leche to my shopping list! Genius to mix the two!!!
Liren
Holy moly. This looks AMAZING! I hope you had a sweet Valentine’s my dear!
Karly
Oh my word. You did not just mix Nutella and dulce de leche. No way. That did not happen.
Ugh. I’m putting on my fat pants.
Jenny @ BAKE
I love churros! these little bites look incredible!
Meg Jones | The Spatularettes
LOVE this idea! I have a special place in my heart for churros, but they really are too much of a pain to make at home on a normal day. Definitely giving these guys a try soon. Thanks for another great recipe!!
Barbara @ Barbara Bakes
Such a fun idea to use puff pastry for churros.
a farmer in the dell
these sound so stinking good. And look at how cute they are??? Love them already!
Alaina @ Fabtastic Eats
I LOVE churros! These are so perfect!! I can’t wait to try them!
Stephie @ Eat Your Heart Out
Cute! I love these little guys. I could see how it would be dangerous just having a plate of these sitting in front of me…
Lindsey (Cafe Johnsonia)
OH MY WORD. You’re killing me with these! I can almost taste them. I sent Fred to the store last night kinda late to get me some sweetened condensed milk so I could make dulce de leche today. Which I still plan on doing even though it’s dinner time. 🙂
Sweet Basil
You make the best dulce de leche treats. FOR REAL!
Samantha (Florassippi Girl)
Churros & Chocolate Sauce, my favorite dessert! LOVE that these are baked! Thanks for posting!
Emily
Woman, I’m never going to stick to a diet of no sweets with posts like these!
JulieD
Oh wow, these look wonderful!
Sweet Basil
Thanks, Julie!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
The churros are awesome but I am SO crushing on that chocolate sauce. It sounds SOOOO good!
Sweet Basil
Thanks!! That sauce is seriously too delicious. I totally licked the bowl clean. tmi?
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel
I can’t even begin to tell you how much I want these!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious
I’m always writing my posts at 10PM and it’s the worst! Life of a food blogger, right?
No, but seriously, these little nuggets of love look crazy good. They’ll come in real handy for my midnight snacks when I’m blogging!
Sweet Basil
Totally!! I try to not work at night anymore, but if the hubby is gone I might as well get work done!
Cassie | Bake Your Day
These are too cute, lady! what a great idea!
Carla @ Carlas Confections
Mmmmm, its so hard not to lick my computer! I just want to grab it and shove them in my mouth! So perfect! In love with the sauce too!
claire @ the realistic nutritionist
I’d say nugget of love is the best way to describe these!
Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough
I’ll take a million of these, please and thank you. 🙂
Sweet Basil
Amen sista! They are so small I found myself grabbing more and more without even realizing it!
Maria Tadic
I love those moments…eating and no one is making a peep (except the occasional mmmm) because the food is so good. Funny how silence can be such a good compliment!
Sweet Basil
That is so true!
Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
Oooh these are like little bites from heaven! They look so divine!
Sweet Basil
Thanks Kayle! Can’t wait to go see what you’ve been cooking up!