Description
These Churro Cruffins are a delightful fusion of churros and muffins, with flaky puff pastry rolled with cinnamon sugar, baked until golden, and coated in a sweet cinnamon sugar mixture. A delicious pastry treat that’s perfect for breakfast or dessert.
Ingredients
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Puff Pastry:
- 1 package (2 sheets) frozen puff pastry, thawed
Cinnamon Sugar Filling:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Butter:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
Coating:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (for coating)
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon (for coating)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
- Mix Cinnamon Sugar: Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in a bowl for the filling.
- Prepare Pastry: Roll out puff pastry, brush with butter, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, roll into logs, cut, and place in muffin cups.
- Bake: Bake for 25–28 minutes until golden.
- Coat: Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon, brush baked cruffins with butter, and coat with the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Serve: Enjoy warm.
Notes
- For a special touch, fill with dulce de leche or pastry cream after cooling.
- Best served fresh or reheated in the oven.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Pastry
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cruffin
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
