Description
Indulgent french toast churro bites merge breakfast comfort with Mexican dessert flair. Crispy cinnamon-sugar coated morsels offer a delightful twist you’ll savor with pure culinary excitement.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 slices bread (brioche, Texas Toast, or French bread)
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup (120 ml/4 fl oz) milk (or heavy cream for extra richness)
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp butter (for frying)
- 2 tbsps melted butter (for tossing)
- chocolate sauce
- caramel sauce
- maple syrup
Instructions
- Preparation: Cube day-old bread into uniform, one-inch pieces to ensure consistent cooking and perfect churro-like texture.
- Batter Creation: Whisk eggs, milk, vanilla, and ground cinnamon in a large mixing bowl until smooth and well-incorporated.
- Bread Coating: Immerse bread cubes thoroughly in the aromatic batter, allowing complete absorption without oversaturation.
- Oil Heating: Warm vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat to create an ideal frying environment.
- Frying Process: Carefully drop batter-coated bread cubes into hot oil, maintaining ample space between pieces for even cooking.
- Browning and Crisping: Cook churro bites until edges become golden and crisp, rotating periodically to achieve uniform caramelization.
- Oil Drainage: Extract bites using a slotted spoon, allowing excess oil to drip back into the skillet.
- Sugar Coating: Immediately roll warm bites in a mixture of granulated sugar and ground cinnamon for complete coverage.
- Final Presentation: Transfer sugar-dusted churro bites to a wire rack or paper towel-lined plate, serving warm to showcase their crispy exterior and tender interior.
Notes
- Choose Stale Bread: Use day-old or slightly hardened bread for better absorption and crispier texture, preventing soggy results.
- Control Oil Temperature: Maintain consistent medium-high heat around 350-375°F to achieve golden-brown color without burning the churro bites.
- Avoid Bread Saturation: Briefly dip bread cubes in batter, preventing excessive soaking that leads to mushy consistency.
- Use Dry Sugar Coating: Mix granulated sugar and cinnamon beforehand, ensuring even and quick coating of warm churro bites for maximum flavor adherence.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 346
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 214 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 44 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 135 mg