• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • About Pate and The G&M Kitchen
    • Contact Me
  • Recipes
    • Cakes
    • Cupcakes
    • Pies and Cobblers
    • Cookies
    • Bread
    • Breakfast
    • Muffins
    • Rolls
    • Donuts
    • Biscuits
    • Cream Puffs
    • Desserts
    • Cocktails

The G & M Kitchen

menu icon
go to homepage
  • Photography Portfolio
  • Contact Me
  • Recipes
  • About
  • Say hey y'all!:

    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • TikTok
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • Photography Portfolio
    • Contact Me
    • Recipes
    • About
  • Say hey y'all!:

    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • TikTok
  • ×
    • A long stemmed spritz glass filled with the cocktail and garnished with lots of mint and orange wedges on a pink marble table.
      Kentucky in May AKA Mint Bourbon & Elderflower Spritz
    • A small old fashioned glass filled with an chocolate chip cookie old fashioned and topped with a chocolate chip cookie with a straw through it.
      Chocolate Chip Cookie Old Fashioned
    • A Black Forest old fashioned on a pink marble table and garnished with a. cherry.
      Black Forest Old Fashioned
    • A large ballon glass filled with the Spanish gin and tonic on a pink marble table.
      Orange and Cherry Spanish Gin and Tonic
    • A rocks glass filled with the cocktail and garnished with a pickle pear, mint and mini pickles on a pink marble back ground.
      Pickled Patrick Cocktail
    • A perfectly poured glass of Irish espresso martini with ample foam and 3 espresso beans and a mint sprig.
      Irish Espresso Martini
    • A parmesan and pickle martini on a green tile table with parmesan cheese almost filling the glass and its garnished with a parmesan crisp.
      Parmesan and Pickle Martini
    • Two glasses of the rose elderflower gin and tonic filled with rose buds on a pink marble table.
      Rose and Elderflower Gin and Tonic
    • Two chocolate covered strawberry old fashioned on a pink marble table and garnished with a chocolate strawberry.
      Chocolate Covered Strawberry Old Fashioned
    • A pickle gin and tonic in a large tonic glass garnished with dill and pickles.
      Pickle Gin and Tonic
    • A heart shaped donut hole being dipped in strawberry sauce.
      Donut Holes with Strawberry Dipping Sauce
    • A vanilla espresso old fashioned with two mini donut holes on a pink marble table.
      Vanilla Espresso Old Fashioned
    Home » Recipes » Donuts

    Published: Feb 11, 2020 · Modified: May 23, 2021 by Pate Giltner Leave a Comment

    Cardamom and White Chocolate Churros

    150 shares
    • Facebook
    • Email
    Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe

    For my first treat made back in Kentucky, I've made a little ode to California, cardamom churros. I also put a delicious little spin on them, and instead of coating them in cinnamon sugar, I did a cardamom sugar coating. I also added a bit of cardamom and vanilla to the dough to give it a deeper flavor, and the result was totally amazing.

    I have a massive love of cardamom; it's such an unusual flavor that we never really had growing up. I only discovered it while learning Scandinavian baking, and I promptly fell in love with it. I am a little obsessed with putting it in everything, but it is an absolute win in these churros.

    I was surprised to find that these were so easy and fun to make. After testing them, the only downside was that I did smell like a fryer by the end of it.

    The dough:

    This is such a nice and simple dough. First, you bring the water, oil, sugar, salt, cardarmom, and vanilla to a boil and then mix in the flour and stir until it forms a ball. It's actually pretty similar to making a choux dough. And like choux pastry, many churro recipes use eggs as the binding agent, but I didn't want an eggy dough, so I used vegetable oil.

    The addtions:

    These are first coated in a mixture of cardamom, cinnamon, and sugar. Then they are drizzled in white chocolate. Both are super simple to make and are the perfect additions to the churros.

    The frying:

    These are fried in a pot of vegetable oil, so a candy thermometer will come in handy to make sure the oil is the right temperature to cook the dough but not burn it. There isn't an exact time for the frying, just until the churros are fully browned. For me, it was about 1 minute.

    Other cardamom recipies:

    Cardamom buns

    Apple and cardamom galette

    Cardamom and pear cookies

    Print
    clock clock iconcutlery cutlery iconflag flag iconfolder folder iconinstagram instagram iconpinterest pinterest iconfacebook facebook iconprint print iconsquares squares iconheart heart iconheart solid heart solid icon

    Cardamom and White Chocolate Churros

    5 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 2 Stars 1 Star No reviews
    • Author: pate giltner
    • Prep Time: 20 minutes
    • Cook Time: 10 minutes
    • Total Time: 30 minutes
    • Yield: About 20 4 inch churros 1x
    Print Recipe
    Pin Recipe

    Ingredients

    Scale

    For the dough: 

    1. 1 cup water 
    2. 2 tbsp vegetable oil 
    3. ½ tea salt 
    4. 2 ½ tbsp sugar 
    5. ¼ tsp ground cardamom
    6. ¼ tsp cinnamon 
    7. ¼ tsp vanilla extract 
    8. 1 cup all-purpose flour

    For the sugar topping:

    1. ½ cup sugar
    2. 1 ¼ tsp ground cardamom 
    3. ¼ tsp cinnamon

    For the white chocolate topping

    1. 1 lb white chocolate chips
    2. ½ cup half and half

    Instructions

    For the dough:

    1. Heat the water, oil, salt, sugar, cardamom, cinnamon, and vanilla in a medium pot until it reaches a boil.
    2. Remove the pot from heat and add the flour, stir the mixture with a wooden spoon until a ball of dough has formed. Let the dough rest while you heat the oil and white chocolate.
    3. In a large pot heat 2 quarts of oil until it reaches 375 degrees. Using a pastry bag and star tip pipe 3-4 inch strips into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown and place on a paper towel to dry.
    4. For the white chocolate glaze, in a double boiler heat the chips and the half and half until all chips have melted. Remove from heat and set aside for about 10 minutes. 
    5. In a bowl or small plate mix the sugar and spices together and roll the dried churros in the mixture.
    6. Once you have covered all the churros in sugar, drizzle the white chocolate over the churros. 

    Did you make this recipe?

    Share a photo and tag me @thegandmkitchen — I can't wait to see what you've made!

    More Donuts

    • Jelly filled donuts in a white loaf pan on a marble slab.
      Jelly Filled Donuts
    • Orange and Cardamom Baked Donuts with Champagne Glaze
    • Brown Butter Bourbon Doughnuts

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe rating 5 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 2 Stars 1 Star

    Primary Sidebar

    Pate Giltner holding a cupcake
    Pate Giltner holding a cupcake

    About Pate

    Hi! I'm Pate, the blogger, recipe developer, and photographer behind The G&M Kitchen!

    Raised in the heart of Kentucky, I come from a long line of passionate cooks and bakers. The kitchen was always the heart of our home, where we transformed vegetables into delightful dishes and crafted pies and cakes that emerged from the oven. This tradition of coming together through food and cooking inspired the name of my blog, The G&M Kitchen – 'G' for my father's family, the Giltners, and 'M' for my mother's family, the Millers.

    I also believe if a recipe is missing something, it's probably bourbon.

    Learn more about me →

    Hello and welcome!

    Here at The G&M Kitchen, you will find southern-inspired baking recipes with a modern twist that are easy, elegant, and fun! Everything is made from scratch, designed for the home kitchen, and is simply delicious!

    Want recipes delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe here!

    As featured in: thefeedfeed, Sur La Table, Bake From Scratch, Foodtography School, The Bourbon Review, Bringing it Home

    Trending Recipes

    • House shipped gingerbread bunt cake on a marble platter with cranberries and being dusted powdered sugar
      Moist Bourbon Gingerbread Bundt Cake
    • banana layer cake being dusted with chocolate on a marble cake stand.
      Bourbon Banana Cake with Bourbon Caramel Frosting.
    • Raspberry almond muffin on a vintage muffin tray.
      Raspberry Almond Muffins
    • Apple cider layer cake on a marble tray and decorated with apples.
      Festive Bourbon Apple Cider Cake

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy

    Contact

    • Contact

    Copyright © 2020 The G&M Kitchen on the Brunch Pro Theme