Trend Alert - Churros - Celebrations at Home

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I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend, and start to summer. We had out-of-town guests and spent the entire time going to the pool, eating, drinking, and laughing about old times. I can’t tell you how important my old friends are to me, especially as I get older and find that it’s more difficult to make meaningful connections {anyone else notice this after the age of 35?}.

As I hit the desk this morning I found myself completely blank on what to blog about since I pretty much shut down on Friday and didn’t give it any thought over the long holiday weekend. But there is a trend I’ve been meaning to talk about so that’s what I decided to post about today – the latest trend being Churros!

I’m not sure why or how churros have become so popular recently, but as a trend it probably originated in California or Texas. This sweet treat has been a staple on Mexican dessert menus for as long as I can remember, and the taste is comparable to donuts. They’re traditionally shaped long and thin; they’re soft on the inside, and crisp and cinnamon-y on the outside. Now they’ve become popular at weddings and events served as a fun novelty item.

Here are 12 examples of churro ideas that I love. There’s a range of recipes and serving suggestions, as well as some twists on the churro idea.

Churros seem to be rather easy to make and some recipes call for frying while others are baked for a “healthier” alternative. They are most often served with chocolate dipping sauce for a little added decadence, although there are other ideas as well {see below}.
When forming the dough, you can make them long, short, or curl them around in to a circle.

A Churro Bar is a fantastic idea for celebrations big or small. If I were going to do this I would purchase them from a local restaurant and offer up a variety of dipping sauces – similar to an ice cream bar. Some good suggestions are chocolate sauce, maple syrup, caramel sauce, raspberry sauce, or white chocolate dipping sauce.
Use paper cones to hold the churros, or cut them into bite sizes and skewer them. Place them in a shot glass with dipping sauce for easy serving.

I love it when flavors and ideas are fused together to create something new. Here are some examples of churro cheesecake bars {YUM!}, small bite poppers, donuts, and waffles.
The cinnamon sugar coating on churros makes them a great choice for dessert, late night snacking, OR brunch.

Here’s where you can find more about all of the examples: