Cheat's churros
Makes: 34
Prep time: 40 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Ant Duncan
Cheat's churros
Ready-made puff pastry takes the effort out of making the Spanish treat churros – and lowers the calories, as these buttery treats are baked, not fried
Makes: 34
Prep time: 40 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per churro)
Calories
81Kcal
Fat
5gr
Saturates
3gr
Carbs
8gr
Sugars
4gr
Fibre
0gr
Protein
1gr
Salt
0.2gr
Nadine Brown
When Nadine isn't busy developing delicious recipes and using her experience as a health food editor to create healthy treats, she's munching and reviewing her way around her beloved home town of Tottenham. Find out what she's cooking and eating on Instagram @n0sh.17
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Nadine Brown
When Nadine isn't busy developing delicious recipes and using her experience as a health food editor to create healthy treats, she's munching and reviewing her way around her beloved home town of Tottenham. Find out what she's cooking and eating on Instagram @n0sh.17
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Ingredients
- 320g ready-rolled puff-pastry sheet
- 150g caster sugar
- 1½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 130g butter
To serve (optional)
- Taste the Difference chocolate caramel sauce
Step by step
- Preheat the oven to 220°C, fan 200°C, gas 7.
- Line two large baking trays. Unroll the and cut in half horizontally. Cut each half into 2.5cm-wide strips – you should have 34 in total. Transfer to the trays and bake for 10 minutes or until deeply golden-brown. Leave to cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, combine the sugar and ground cinnamon on a plate. Melt the butter. Dip the pastry strips into the butter and roll in the cinnamon sugar. Transfer to a wire rack and leave for 5 minutes or until dry to the touch. Serve with chocolate caramel sauce, or your sauce of choice.
