A crunchy churro baked in your oven . . . and in 15 minutes or less! Enjoy all of the cinnamon, sugar and wonderfully buttery flaky layers without having to fry them (and they taste as good as a fried churro!).
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We love all things churro on our website, but this is my favorite churro recipe that I make. You’ll love these easy Puff Pastry Baked Churro (Cheater Churros)!
Ingredient notes:
- Frozen puff pastry sheet (I found them in the dessert freezer section of my grocery store)
- Sugar
- Cinnamon
- Butter
How to make this Puff Pastry Baked Churro Recipe:
- Begin by preheating the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Because the puff pastry is frozen, you will want to pull it out of the freezer 1-2 hours in advance. The dough will still be cold, but it won’t be frozen.
- Inside the box will be 2 sheets of puff pastry. The recipe only uses 1 sheet of puff pastry, so you can either place the other sheet back in the freezer or double the recipe
- Start by unfolding the sheet and then cut it in half lengthwise. Then cut each half crosswise into 1-inch-wide strips. You should get about 9 from each side, 18 in total.
- Next, line a baking sheet with parchment paper (or wax paper can work too) and spray it with non-stick cooking spray. Place the strips of dough on the parchment paper.
- Once all of the strips of dough are on the cooking sheet, place them into the oven for 8-10 minutes or until they turn a nice golden brown color (mine only took 8 minutes, but every oven is different. You just want to make sure that they don’t overbake).
- While the churros are baking in the oven, take the cinnamon and sugar and combine them completely to make the infamous cinnamon-sugar coating.
- After the churro pastry has taken on the wonderful golden brown color and you take them out of the oven, dip each of the pastry puffs into the melted butter and then immediately afterward roll it in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Place each churro pastry on a wire rack for at least 5 minutes or until the churros have dried and cooled completely. Then ENJOY!!
Helpful Tips
Some of our readers have used other things as their dough base. Here are some of their suggestions:
- biscuit dough (though not as flaky and crisp, they are a yummy treat)
- pie crust (cut up strips of leftover pie crust and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, then bake)
- pizza dough (cut into strips, bake, dip in cinnamon sugar)
- make your own churro dough (this recipe looks delicious and easy!)
Make sure to leave about 1 inch between each strip of dough to avoid them sticking together as they will plump up.
Pop the butter in the oven for about 30-45 seconds to melt it.
Use long rectangle-like containers to make it easy to dip the pastry strips into the butter and cinnamon sugar mix!
We would not recommend using phyllo dough . . . it does not puff up like puff pastry dough does.
If you have leftovers, I would store them in an air-tight container for 1-2 days. We have not had them last longer than 24 hours at our house, so I am not sure how well the leftovers hold up!
Other Churro Recipes:
- Instant Pot Churro Bites
- Churro Fries with Honey Butter Sauce
- Cinnamon Churro Chex Mix
- Churro Waffles
Puff Pastry Baked Churros (Cheater Churros)
Our delicious Puff Pastry Baked Churro Recipe make the perfect "cheater churros" for a quick and delicious snack!
Serving servings
Ingredients
- 1 sheet frozen pastry puff sheet, thawed
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F
- Unfold and cut puff pastry sheets in half lengthwise, and cut each half crosswise into 1-inch-wide strips. Place strips on a lightly greased parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown (mine only took 8 minutes).
- Meanwhile, combine sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Remove pastry sheets from oven and dip in melted butter, then roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Let stand on a wire rack for 5 minutes or until dry.
Notes
These churros are best enjoyed the day that you make them and taste best served warm.
Recipe adapted from: Munchkin Munchies
Nutrition
Calories: 99 kcal · Carbohydrates: 12 g · Protein: 1 g · Fat: 5 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 1 mg · Sodium: 37 mg · Potassium: 13 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 6 g · Vitamin A: 6 IU · Calcium: 7 mg · Iron: 1 mg
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I’m a chicken at deep frying things too, so this is a great alternative! Plus, they look incredibly delicious!
Looks so easy yet sooooo delicious! Thanks for sharing, I pinned it too!
I can’t wait to try these!!!
Love these!
YUM! I am salivating at the thought of trying these 😀
This easy recipe has me pretty excited. Can’t wait to try them!! 🙂
Looks so good!
Perfect timing! I’m making an Argentinian-inspired dinner for Handsome Greg, and I wanted to end with churros, but I DESPISE frying in my kitchen. It makes such a mess. Then you have to deal with all that oil, and the house smells like the State Fair for days.
This is perfect!
Glad you liked them, and they’re so easy~peasy! Thanks for the link-love:)
These were a big hit today. They are so light and airy… family absolutely loved them. Ingenious! Thanks for a great recipe!
Just pinned!! 🙂 I am serious about making these. Churros are one of my favorite things!
What is a pastry puff sheet?? help!
What is a pastry puff sheet?? help!
It’s a frozen pastry that you find in the freezer aisle. At my grocery store, it is near the Cool-Whip and frozen fruit!
Going to make for a family BBQ tonight! I’m awful at frozen dough recipes so cross your fingers. And is it greased parchment lined or is it grease OR parchment lined sheet? Thanks!
My Little Chefs made these! They were a hit! What a wonderful recipe for kids!
These were a huge hit with my 3 children, thanks for sharing your great recipes.
We have guests this week and I’m looking for a snacky-dessert that would be easy, quick and delicious. This definitely fits the bill!
Can’t wait to make these, thank you!!!
Do you think Phyllo dough would work for these? I planned on making these this week but when I went to the grocery store I just couldn’t bring myself to pay $4.50 for the Puff Pastry dough :/
Sorry Colleen, we have never worked with Phyllo dough. So we’re not sure how that would turn out. Let us know! 🙂
Don’t use phyllo dough! It wouldn’t turn out fluffy and would have a really different, papery type texture. If you don’t want to buy the puff pastry, some people make them with biscuit dough and bake them according to the package directions after rolling them in cinnamon and sugar. -Elyse from Six Sisters
I just made these. So GOOOOOOOOD! Much, much better than the ones we’ve gotten at restaurants and parks.
Would using pastry dough work instead of puff pastry?
We haven’t tried that. The main thing is that you want it to puff up. So if you think the pastry dough will puff up, you should be fine.
do you have to make these the day of- or will they keep covered , would love to have soe make ahead recipes
We have made them the night before and put them in an airtight container and they were fine.
They look delicious! And really simple to make. Will definitely make these. Thanks!
My mom used to cut up strips of leftover pie crust and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
My mom used to cut up strips of leftover pie crust and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Mine too! I never knew what Churros were and, curious, went looking for a recipe. Imagine my surprise. These were a favorite at our house 65 years ago. Too funny!
Yes, Mom always used left over pie crust. We just called them crust cookies. They don’t puff up, but taste great!
Totally agree, hate the after affects of frying inside. Anxious to try these yummy looking treats on family. They will think I have cooking talent they didn’t know about.
Made these tonight and they were very good!! Everybody loves them!! About the best semi homemade churro anyone could ask for!!
We are so glad that you like our Puff Pastry Baked Churros. They are one of our favorites. Have a great weekend and stay safe!
10/10 would make again. My waist line hates you, these are so good!
Can I stuff these with chocolate after they cool.
The sky is the limit on all the fun things you can do with these churros.
Easy and delicious. I’ve used a puff pastry brand from Harmon’s and Pillsbury but Trader Joe’s brand tastes the best.
Wow! So simple and works a charm! Amazing! 🤩
Wow! So simple and works a charm! Amazing! 🤩 will defo make again!