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Pumpkin Churros

Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 16 churros

Ingredients

For the churros:

  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup pumpkin puree
  • 6 tablespoons butter unsalted, cut into pats
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon divided
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • teaspoon ground cloves
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1-2 quarts canola oil for frying

Instructions

For the churros:

  • Measure 4 5.75x8 inch rectangles on parchment paper and cut them to size. Set aside.
  • In a medium saucepan, heat butter, brown sugar, salt, pumpkin puree and water together over medium-high heat until it boils. Immediately add all of the flour, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, all the ginger, cloves, and nutmeg and stir with a wooden spoon. Continue to stir over heat until a dough forms. Remove from heat and transfer dough to a medium bowl to cool down for 3 minutes.
  • Once slightly cooled, add 1 egg to dough and stir vigorously until combined into dough. Repeat with rest of eggs, one at a time. In a large Dutch oven, heat about 3 inches of oil over medium heat. Add a candy thermometer to monitor the oil temperature. Once the oil reaches 375°F, it’s ready for frying.
  • Transfer mixture to a large pastry bag fitted with a large star piping tip. Spread out all 4 rectangles of parchment paper. Slowly pipe 4 strips of dough onto each rectangle, making sure to keep the strips about 1 inch away from eachother. Repeat on all rectangles of parchment.
  • Slowly place one rectangle with piped dough into hot oil. Place another right next to it. Do not add more than 1 at a time. Let the dough cook with the parchment for 30 seconds or until you can gently slide off the parchment. Discard parchment paper. Keep cooking for 2 minutes, flip, and cook for 2 minutes longer. Monitor the oil temperature to ensure it doesn’t go lower than 350°F or higher than 385°F. Remove the cooked churros and drain them on a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat the process until all the dough has been fried.
  • Place the sugar to a shallow bowl and mix with remaining 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. Toss the churros to coat in the cinnamon sugar, no more than 2 at a time. Serve warm.