Pumpkin Churros with Maple Cream Cheese Sauce
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Pumpkin Churros with Maple Cream Cheese Sauce
Description
Pumpkin Churros with Maple Cream Cheese Sauce blends pumpkin puree into dough that is piped into hot oil and fried until golden and crispy. The dough includes brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla to give the churros a fall-inspired flavor. After frying, they are coated in cinnamon sugar for added sweetness and texture. The accompanying dip is a smooth blend of cream cheese, sugars, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and maple syrup stirred until creamy and chilled for serving.
The churros have a crispy outside and a soft, pumpkin-spiced interior, enriched by frying at a controlled temperature to achieve the right texture. The maple cream cheese dip adds richness and a subtle spiced sweetness that complements the churros well. This combination offers both a crunchy and creamy experience in each bite.
Serve these churros warm, directly after frying and draining, with the chilled cream cheese sauce on the side for dipping. They work well as a seasonal treat or for celebrations where pumpkin flavors are appreciated.
Ingredients
Pumpkin churros:
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
Cinnamon maple cream cheese dip:
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
Instructions
- First, to make the dip, use an electric mixer to beat cream cheese, sugars, milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and maple until smooth. Set aside in the fridge until ready to serve.
Pumpkin churros:
- In a small bowl, toss together granulated sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Line a plate with paper towels and set it aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together water, pumpkin puree, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, and vanilla extract.
- Using a wooden spoon, stir in the flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt, until well combined.
- Add the dough to a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip.
- Heat oil for frying in a deep-fryer or deep skillet, or dutch-oven, to 375 degrees F. Use a candy thermometer to measure the temperature.
- Pipe 4-inch strips of dough into the hot oil, frying 3 or 4 strips at a time. Fry the churros until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side.
- Transfer the cooked churros to the prepared plate and let them drain on paper towels for 1 minute. Then quickly toss in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Serve warm with the cinnamon maple cream cheese dip on the side.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 14churros
Amount Per Serving
Calories 173 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 173kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 147mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 125mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 1490IU | 30% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 68mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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