Although these crispy and chewy fried pastries, often topped with cinnamon and sugar, aren’t a new development, they are expected to “dominate 2020’s dessert scene,” according to Webstaurant Store’s food trends report earlier this year.
Compartes Churros & Horchata white chocolate bar, Smash
Mallow
cinnamon churro marshmallows, and Candy Club churro bites
Commonly
characterized by a very generous coating of cinnamon sugar, you can transform
just about any of your favorite confections into a churro-inspired treat.
Abdallah Candies
envelopes their buttery toffee in white chocolate before coating it in a
mixture of cinnamon and sugar. It’s almost too pretty to eat, but we wouldn’t let
that stop us!
Churro Popcorn
White-chocolate covered popcorn sprinkled with the churro’s signature cinnamon sugar combo, may be just what you need to recreate the crispy, chewy texture that the churro is known for. For extra cinnamon flavor, this recipe coats popcorn in melted cinnamon chips.
Churro Truffles
Nothing quite beats rolling all the goodness that makes a churro into a decadent truffle. Check out this recipe for churro truffles from Peter’s Chocolate.
Here’s just a few ideas to put your own spin on churros as part of your confectionery line-up, but don’t stop here! Imagine how you could transform your signature caramel recipe or scratch-made marshmallows to capture the flavors and textures of the churro? Tell us all about your ideas in the comments below.
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