I know, technically, it’s still a bit too cold outside for ice cream, but you can always crank up the heating a little when you are craving ice cream, right? It’s definitely worth spending some extra pennies on heating for these Churro Cups with Ice Cream, if necessary. These small crunchy cups with ice cream make for a super delicious dessert. Whether in summer or winter, you can treat yourself to these little delights all year round.

Anyone who has ever visited Spain is likely familiar with those long, deep-fried sticks rolled in sugar. Churros are a popular sweet snack on the Iberian Peninsula, as well as in many Latin American countries. These tasty treats are also a huge hit at amusement parks around the world. You can find them often served with some chocolate sauce on the side, or sometimes even filled with something like dulce de leche or vanilla cream. So many delicious possibilities!
You could say that churros are the Spanish cousins of our German Windbeutel aka. cream puffs. Both are based on choux pastry. Though our cream puffs are baked in the oven, whereas churros prefer to take a little dip in a pot of hot frying oil. If I were a piece of choux pastry, I’d probably prefer to go for a quick swim somewhere, too, rather than sitting in an oven alongside 20 other friends like in a Swedish sauna…


Anyway. Today, we’re making churros in a slightly different form. And instead of being deep-fried, they’re popped into the oven. So, in a way, they are actually more like cream puffs… but never mind. Churro cups are perfect for being filled with ice cream, compote, or just about anything else that’s sweet. Add a drizzle of chocolate sauce, and you’ve got the most delicious dessert EVER.
Preparing them is quite easy. You whip up a batch of choux pastry, pop it into a piping bag, and then you pipe the cups onto the underside of a muffin tin. It is then slid into the oven upside down, and a short while later, you have perfect little cups just waiting to be filled with something delicious. Before that, of course, you shouldn’t forget to roll the cups in some sugar for the authentic »Churro Experience«.

INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
(10 churro cups)
For the dough:
1 cup (240ml) water
1/2 cup (120g) butter
1/4 tsp. salt
5.3 oz. (150g) all-purpose flour
3-4 large eggs
For the coating:
1/4 cup (50g) sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
For the decoration:
some vanilla ice cream
some melted chocolate
(10 Churro Cups)
Für den Teig:
240ml Wasser
120g Butter
1/4 TL Salz
150g Mehl (Type 405)
3-4 Eier (L)
Für das Coating:
50g Zucker
1/2 TL Zimt
Für die Dekoration:
etwas Vanilleeis
etwas geschmolzene Schokolade

DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
1. Add the water, butter and salt to a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stir (with a wooden spoon) and let the butter melt. Add the flour and stir it in. Keep stirring until the dough comes together and a white layer appears on the bottom of the saucepan. Take off of the heat and keep stirring for 2-3 minutes, so the dough cools down a bit. Add one of the eggs and mix in well (works best with a hand mixer). Let cool down for 5 minutes. Add another egg and mix it in like the first one. Add the third one and mix it in. If the dough is glossy and easy to handle, it’s done. If the dough is still a bit thick and difficult to work with, add the last egg as well and mix it in. Fill the dough into a piping bag with a star tip.
2. Preheat the oven to 220°C (425°F). Mix the sugar for the coating with the cinnamon in a small freezer bag and set it aside. Turn a mini muffin tin around and grease every second mold (you want some space in between the cups) and pipe swirls of dough around the molds to shape small bowls. The molds should be covered completely. Bake the cups for about 26-30 minutes – the churro cups should be crispy and have a golden brown color. Take them out of the oven and let them cool down for a moment, then remove them carefully from the molds. Add a churro bowl at a time to the freezer bag with the sugar and shake gently until covered completely with cinnamon-sugar. Fill the bowls with scoops of ice cream and decorate with melted chocolate. Serve immediately.
1. Das Wasser mit der Butter und Salz in einen Topf geben. Unter ständigem Rühren (mit einem Holzlöffel) zum Kochen bringen, bis die Butter komplett geschmolzen ist. Das Mehl zugeben und verrühren. Jetzt so lange weiterrühren, bis sich der Teig zu einem Klumpen verbindet und sich am Boden des Topfes eine weiße Schicht bildet. Vom Herd nehmen und für 2-3 Minuten weiterrühren, damit der Teig abkühlt. Eins der Eier zugeben und unterrühren (geht am besten mit einem Handrührgerät), dann für etwa 5 Minuten abkühlen lassen. Ein weiteres Ei zugeben und wie das erste unterrühren. Ein drittes Ei zugeben und unterrühren – wenn der Teig glänzt und in großen Stücken von einem Löffel fällt, ist er fertig. Falls der Teig noch zu fest ist, das letzte Ei ebenfalls zugeben und unterrühren. Den fertigen Teig in einen Spritzbeutel mit Sterntülle füllen.
2. Den Ofen auf 220°C (425°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Den Zucker für das Coating mit dem Zimt in einem kleinen Gefrierbeutel vermischen und zur Seite legen. Ein Mini-Muffinblech umdrehen und abwechselnd jede zweite Wölbung einfetten. Die Cups brauchen etwas Platz und sollten sich nicht berühren. Die Wölbungen des Muffinblechs jetzt mit Teig ummanteln, indem man den Teig kreisförmig um die Wölbungen legt, bis alles bedeckt ist. Das Ganze sollte wie kleine, umgedrehte Körbchen aussehen. Im Ofen für etwa 26-30 Minuten backen – die Churro Cups sollten knusprig gebacken sein und eine schöne goldene Farbe bekommen haben. Das Blech aus dem Ofen nehmen und nur kurz abkühlen lassen. Die Cups vorsichtig vom Blech lösen, einzeln in den vorbereiteten Gefrierbeutel geben und in der Zucker-Zimt-Mischung vorsichtig wenden, bis sie vollkommen damit bedeckt sind. Die Churro Cups mit einer Kugel Eis befüllen und mit geschmolzener Schokolade verzieren. Sofort servieren.

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Churro Cups with Ice Cream
- Prep Time: 00:25
- Cook Time: 00:30
- Total Time: 01:00
- Yield: 10 1x
- Category: Sweet Snacks
- Method: -
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Stop doing whatever you are doing and get one of these delicious churro cups with some ice cream. You will love them! Absolute family favorites here in summer!
Ingredients
For the dough:
1 cup (240ml) water
1/2 cup (120g) butter
1/4 tsp. salt
5.3 oz. (150g) all-purpose flour
3-4 large eggs
For the coating:
1/4 cup (50g) sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
For the decoration:
some vanilla ice cream
some melted chocolate
Instructions
1. Add the water, butter and salt to a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stir (with a wooden spoon) and let the butter melt. Add the flour and stir it in. Keep stirring until the dough comes together and a white layer appears on the bottom of the saucepan. Take off of the heat and keep stirring for 2-3 minutes, so the dough cools down a bit. Add one of the eggs and mix in well (works best with a hand mixer). Let cool down for 5 minutes. Add another egg and mix it in like the first one. Add the third one and mix it in. If the dough is glossy and easy to handle, it’s done. If the dough is still a bit thick and difficult to work with, add the last egg as well and mix it in. Fill the dough into a piping bag with a star tip.
2. Preheat the oven to 220°C (425°F). Mix the sugar for the coating with the cinnamon in a small freezer bag and set it aside. Turn a mini muffin tin around and grease every second mold (you want some space in between the cups) and pipe swirls of dough around the molds to shape small bowls. The molds should be covered completely. Bake the cups for about 26-30 minutes – the churro cups should be crispy and have a golden brown color. Take them out of the oven and let them cool down for a moment, then remove them carefully from the molds. Add a churro bowl at a time to the freezer bag with the sugar and shake gently until covered completely with cinnamon-sugar. Fill the bowls with scoops of ice cream and decorate with melted chocolate. Serve immediately.
Notes
Enjoy baking!
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