FOOD
Cheesecake-Stuffed Churro Sandwiches
These cheesecake sandwiches are churrific!
FOOD
Cheesecake-Stuffed Churro Sandwiches
These cheesecake sandwiches are churrific!
Ingredients
Churro Sandwiches
- 2 cups water
- 1 stick butter
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup sugar, for dusting
- 4 tablespoons cinnamon, for dusting
- 1 cup chopped strawberries
- 1 cup ground graham crackers
Cheesecake Filling
- 2 cups cream cheese, softened at room temperature
- 10 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Steps
Churro Sandwiches
- Make the churros: In a small saucepan, combine water, butter, brown sugar and salt and bring to a simmer until butter is melted. Turn off heat and pour into a stand mixer bowl fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes and then add flour. Mix until combined.
- Add eggs and vanilla and stir.
- Transfer to a pastry bag with a star tip.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees, and line two baking sheets with silicone baking mats.
- Pipe spiral churros about 2 1/2 inches in diameter, approximately 12 round churros.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until slightly crispy.
- Once slightly cooled, toss churros in cinnamon sugar and set aside.
Cheesecake Filling
- Make the filling: In a large bowl, beat softened cream cheese with a hand mixer until light and fluffy, approximately 3 minutes.
- Add sweetened condensed milk, lemon and vanilla. Mix until combined.
- Set bowl in the freezer and allow to chill and set.
- Assemble the churros: Place cheesecake filling in a piping bag, and pipe approximately 1/2 cup of filling between two churros.
- Dip sides of filling in graham crackers or strawberries and serve.