Air Fryer Churros

Step 1

Add the water, butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and salt to a medium saucepan. Place over medium heat and let the butter melt and the sugar dissolve. Once the mixture comes up to a boil, remove it from the heat.

Step 2

Add the vanilla extract and flour to the saucepan and stir with a wooden spoon until a ball forms. The dough shouldn't be sticky. If it does look soft and feels sticky, add an additional 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons of flour and stir until incorporated.

Step 3

Make a well in the center of the dough and drop the first egg into it. Stir until incorporated. It will be pretty stiff and take some work to get the egg well combined.

Step 4

Repeat creating a well in the center of the dough and adding the eggs one at a time. Mix until the egg is completely incorporated before adding the next. The dough should still be pretty stiff.

Step 5

Add the dough to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. I used the Wilton 4b tip.

Step 6

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lightly grease with nonstick baking spray.

Step 7

Pipe about 4 1/2 inch lines of churros on the parchment paper. You may want to do shorter depending on the size of your air fryer.*

Step 8

Place the churros in the freezer for about 45 minutes to an hour to firm up.

Step 9

Line your air fryer basket with a piece of parchment paper that has holes in it. You can skip this step, but I like to do it to ensure my churros aren't going to stick.

Step 10

Air fry at 360 degrees F for 11 minutes. The tops will be golden brown. *See notes

Step 11

In a shallow dish, add in the granulated sugar and ground cinnamon. Stir to combine.

Step 12

Transfer the warm baked churros to the cinnamon and sugar and roll until completely coated.

Step 13

They're best served warm.

Step 14

Add the milk chocolate chips and heavy cream to a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals and stir after each interval until the ganache is smooth and creamy. This will take about 1 minute in total.

Step 15

Serve warm or cooled with fresh air-fried churros.

Step 16

Store any remaining ganache in the refrigerator covered with plastic wrap or in an airtight container.