Dessert for 12

Baked Pumpkin Churros

Name: Baked Pumpkin Churros
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup canned pumpkin; 6 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 tbsp packed light brown sugar; 1/4 tsp salt; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/4 tsp ground ginger; 1/8 tsp ground cloves; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 2 tbsp unsalted butter (optional); hot fudge sauce (optional)

Pumpkin churros use spiced dough piped into strips, baked until crisp, and coated with cinnamon sugar.

Typical price

$0.94for 4 servings

$0.24 per serving$0.94 for 4

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Photo: cookingclassy.com

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Canned pumpkin$0.14/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.60Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	3.5 oz	$1.40Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.23Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$2.82

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1/2 cup water
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
6 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp packed light brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp unsalted butter (optional)
hot fudge sauce (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 425 F and line a baking sheet.
Boil the water, pumpkin, butter, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and vanilla in a saucepan.
Stir in the flour until a smooth dough forms, then cool it for 5 minutes.
Beat in the eggs one at a time until the dough is thick and smooth.
Pipe 12 strips onto the baking sheet and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until firm and browned.
Melt the optional butter, brush it over the warm churros, and roll them in the granulated sugar.