Description
Indulge in the ultimate dessert mashup with these Cookie Dough Cheesecake-Stuffed Churros. Crispy fried churros filled with a decadent mix of creamy cheesecake and cookie dough, coated in cinnamon sugar.
Ingredients
Scale
Churros:
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- vegetable oil for frying
- ½ cup granulated sugar (for coating)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cheesecake Filling:
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Cookie Dough Filling:
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup all-purpose flour (heat-treated)
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Churro Dough: In a medium saucepan, combine water, butter, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and stir in flour. Let cool, then mix in eggs and vanilla. Pipe dough into hot oil, fry until golden brown, then coat in cinnamon sugar.
- Cheesecake Filling: Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Cookie Dough Filling: Cream butter and sugars, add milk, vanilla, flour, and chocolate chips.
- Assembly: Combine cheesecake and cookie dough fillings, pipe into churros, and serve warm.
Notes
- Heat-treat the flour for the cookie dough.
- Fill churros when slightly cooled but still warm.
- Prepare fillings ahead and refrigerate for convenience.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 churro
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
