20 Minute Cream Cheese Stuffed Churros
Easy baked churros stuffed with melty cream cheese! An easy 20-minute treat that will be the hit of the party!
Servings:6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry , thawed
- 12 ounces cream cheese , see note
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- optional: chocolate sauce or caramel sauce, for dipping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 and generously grease a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Lay your thawed puff pastry sheets out on a clean flat surface. Slice the blocks of cream cheese lengthwise into 12 thin slices. Lay 2 slices of cream cheese end to end on one end of the puff pastry. Lay 2 more end to end in the middle of the puff pastry, and 2 more at the opposite end of the puff pastry from the first 2 slices of cream cheese. (See step by step pictures above for visuals) Repeat process with second puff pastry.
- Use a pizza cutter to cut the puff pastries into 3 equal sections. Pinch the sides of the individual puff pastry sections to enclose the cream cheese inside. Cut into two equal pieces. (See step by step pictures above for visuals)
- Lay pastries out on prepared pan, careful to leave about 2 inches between each one so they don't touch. Bake 10-12 minutes until golden brown. While they are baking, whisk together sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl. Remove from oven and brush with melted butter on both sides of each pastry.
- Place the pastries in the bowl of cinnamon-sugar, tossing to coat. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired (for a fancy touch) and serve with warmed chocolate sauce or caramel sauce for dipping if desired.
Notes
I used reduced free half and half.
Nutrition
Calories: 782 kcal, Carbohydrates: 74 g, Protein: 10 g, Fat: 51 g, Saturated Fat: 19 g, Cholesterol: 63 mg, Sodium: 396 mg, Potassium: 148 mg, Fiber: 2 g, Sugar: 36 g, Vitamin A: 783 IU, Vitamin C: 1 mg, Calcium: 89 mg, Iron: 2 mg