19 Churro Recipes That Are a Cinnamon Lover’s Dream

No judgment, but in case you haven’t had the immense pleasure of eating a fresh churro, it’s a fried treat made by piping dough (traditionally choux pastry) into hot oil. You’re likely familiar with Mexican-style churros, which are coated in cinnamon sugar and sometimes served with chocolate or dulce de leche for dipping.

In other parts of Latin America or the U.S., you can find them stuffed with either of these or various fruit fillings. But the dessert actually originated in Spain; as the story goes, it was created as an impromptu substitute for fresh bread and named for the ridged horns of the Churra sheep, native to Iberia. This type of churro is served sans-sugar. No matter how you like them, read on for 19 churro-inspired and straight-up churro recipes that you’ll want to make on repeat.