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Nigella’s Churros with Chocolate Dipping Sauce

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Light, crisp churros rolled in cinnamon‑sugar, served with a rich dark plus milk chocolate dipping sauce—classic Nigella Lawson, indulgent and simple.

  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

½ cup superfine (caster) sugar (for coating)

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (for coating)

2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons all‑purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

Pinch of sea salt

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 cup freshly boiled water

Vegetable or sunflower oil, for frying (~2 cups)

For the chocolate sauce:

~4 oz (115 g) dark chocolate, roughly chopped

~1 oz (25 g) milk chocolate, roughly chopped

1 tablespoon golden syrup (or light corn syrup)

2/3 cup (≈150 ml) double (heavy) cream 

Instructions

Combine superfine sugar and cinnamon in a wide shallow dish; set aside for coating.

In a bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Beat in olive oil and freshly boiled water until you have a warm, sticky dough. Let rest about 10 minutes while oil heats.

Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan to about 170 °C (350 °F). A cube of bread should brown in ~30 sec.

Meanwhile, prepare the chocolate sauce: in a small heavy saucepan over low heat, melt dark and milk chocolate with golden syrup and cream, stirring until smooth. Keep warm off heat.

Fit a piping bag with a large star-shaped tip (~8 mm). Transfer dough into bag. Pipe short 1½–2″ lengths directly into hot oil, cutting with scissors. Fry 3–4 at a time until crisp and golden (~3 min).

Lift churros with a slotted spoon onto paper towels, then immediately toss in cinnamon sugar mixture. Keep warm in a low oven if needed.

Serve churros warm with individual cups of the chocolate dipping sauce. Dunk and enjoy!

  • Author: Jessica
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: Dessert