Churro Cupcakes?
Did I just really just say “Apple Churro Cupcakes”? Yeah, I did! Can you imagine anything so perfect as combining a healthier version of a churro and a cupcake? I didn’t think that there was anything better than a churro. I was soooo wrong! These Apple Churro Cupcakes are beyond amazing! When you combine a churro and a cupcake, it truly can’t get any better than that!
Recently, I wanted to create an extra special something for my kids. They love churros, a crispy fried dough stick covered in cinnamon sugar. I don’t deep fry much anymore, so they haven’t had a churro in forever. My daughter was eating a cupcake the other day and mentioned that she wished I could make a churro flavored cupcake. So I went to work and I created these super amazing Apple Churro Cupcakes for my kids. I think they’re going to say these were the best cupcake EVER!
Churro Cupcake Recipe
Apple juice gives these cupcakes a mild apple flavor and yogurt makes these cupcakes moist. These Churro Cupcakes combine a cinnamon sugar topping with an extremely moist and delicious cupcake. That mixture of cinnamon and raw sugar is added after baking to give them crunch. It’s just like when you bite into a traditional fried churro. Then to top everything off, a rich cinnamon cream cheese frosting completes these cupcakes. You can use a star tip pastry bag to pipe the frosting like in the pictures or you can simply spread the frosting onto each cupcake. All these flavors combine to create a dessert that you are going to fall in love with!
Apple Churro Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 3/4 cup cane sugar
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup apple juice
Cinnamon Sugar Cupcake Topping
- 2 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 Tablespoons raw sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 Tablespoons cream cheese, softened
- 4 Tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line standard sized muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, combine flours, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream together butter and sugars with an electric mixer on medium-high speed.
- Beat yogurt into creamed butter. Scrape bowl down with a spatula.
- Add egg and blend well until all is incorporated.
- Beat in vanilla and continue to beat until creamy.
- Alternate adding flour mixture and apple juice to the wet mixture, starting and ending with the dry ingredients.
- Fill each cupcake liner 3/4 full.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove muffin tins from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Remove muffins from tins once cooled.
Cupcake Topping & Frosting
- Place the melted butter in a small bowl.
- In another small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon.
- Brush each cupcake with melted butter and then dip into the cinnamon sugar mixture. Set aside.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, butter together cream cheese and butter until light and creamy.
- Blend in vanilla and ground cinnamon.
- Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until all is mixed in.
- Frost each cupcake with frosting. Store finished cupcakes in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
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Amber says
January 29, 2015 at 6:16 pmThese look absolutely delicious! I LOVE apples and pretty much anything that has them in it 🙂
Nicky says
January 29, 2015 at 7:04 pmThanks Amber! These are great
christine gallagher says
January 29, 2015 at 9:13 pmThese look delicious thanks for sharing I am pinning =)
Nicky says
January 29, 2015 at 11:37 pmThanks Christine
Cassie Johnston says
January 29, 2015 at 9:54 pmThese sound delicious! And the little decorations are adorable!
Nicky says
January 29, 2015 at 11:38 pmThanks Cassie. I thought so too
Jamie S. says
January 29, 2015 at 10:01 pmThese look amazing!
Nicky says
January 29, 2015 at 11:38 pmThanks Jamie. They are hard to resist
Yvonne [Tried and Tasty] says
January 30, 2015 at 1:54 amI LOVE churros!!!! Pinning!
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:12 pmThanks for pinning Yvonne. These taste just like a churro. I even got the crunchy cinnamon sugar texture in here too
Cathy @ Our Mini Family says
January 30, 2015 at 11:59 amI love anything with churro flavoring! I will have to pin this and save it to make for later–thank you!
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:13 pmIf you love churros, you’ll love these. They taste just like the fried churro sticks
pam (Sidewalk Shoes) says
January 30, 2015 at 12:36 pmThese sound wonderful. I love Churros – so I know I would love these cupcakes!
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:14 pmThanks Pam
Debi @ Life Currents says
January 30, 2015 at 12:50 pmDan loves churros! He always wants me to make them for him. Ha! This was I can make them, but an easier way! Thanks for this recipe. I’ve yummed it for later!
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:14 pmDan will love these and you won’t have to pull out the fryer.
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
January 30, 2015 at 1:48 pmOh I love churros! And cupcakes! This is a big win! Love it!
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:14 pmI’m happy to love it. They are sooo good
Caroline | carolinescooking says
January 30, 2015 at 1:52 pmThese sound great! I do miss getting nice fresh churros as I did when I lived in Madrid years back, and they are not exactly that easy to make at home, but this looks like a way you could get at least a sense of them! The apple flavor sounds good too.
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:16 pmWe used to get churro filled with apple filling in California. This is a version of those. I would love to have fresh churros in Madrid too. I’m sure theses will bring back great memories of your time there. This are easier to create than the original
[email protected] says
January 30, 2015 at 1:53 pmThese sound amazing! You daughter is such a smarty – churro cupcakes *do* sound amazing!
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:17 pmYes definitely comes up with some great ideas. She’s a keeper
Jessica (Savory Experiments) says
January 30, 2015 at 2:42 pmGreat flavor combo, Nicky! I can imagine these are just amazing!
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:25 pmYes, they are really amazing!
Michelle @ The Complete Savorist says
January 30, 2015 at 4:34 pmThese look so delicious, I want to just pull that frosting off and in one bite. 😉
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:26 pmLOL. I’d be happy to make you a few more Michelle. They never last long in our house
gloria kersh says
January 30, 2015 at 6:06 pmThese sound and look amazing!!! Saving to make later.
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:28 pmYou’ll love these cupcakes Gloria
Mallory Lanz says
January 30, 2015 at 10:40 pmI love all the apple cinnamoney goodness. Those flavors sound amazing together!
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:30 pmThanks Mallory
[email protected] says
January 31, 2015 at 7:50 pmApples & Churros=flavor perfection! These look yummy!
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:32 pmI have completely agree with you, Perfection!!
Erika says
February 1, 2015 at 3:33 amThese are so cute and I’m sure they’re delicious!!
Erika
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Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:33 pmThey really are! 🙂
Linda (Meal Planning Maven) says
February 1, 2015 at 5:38 pmWhat a delightful cupcake and the perfect little Valentine’s indulgence!
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:34 pmMost definitely Linda. These have more sugar than my normal cupcakes, but they are a great indulgence on special occasions, like it being a day ending in “day”.
Emily says
February 1, 2015 at 7:27 pmwow, that sounds like an amazing combination! yummy! thanks for sharing this recipe.
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:34 pmGlad you like it.
Nicole says
February 2, 2015 at 11:43 amAre you kidding me right now? What a great idea for a cupcake! So yummy. I got some of those little decorations for Easter last year and forgot to use them. They’ve been sitting in my pantry patiently waiting for Spring 🙂
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:44 pmThese are really cute decorations. Yup, definitely a great flavor for a cupcake
Debra Hawkins says
February 2, 2015 at 12:11 pmOh man, these look good! Delicious!
Nicky says
February 2, 2015 at 1:46 pmThanks Debra
Britni says
February 2, 2015 at 5:38 pmYUM! Cupcakes are my favorite!
Nicky says
February 3, 2015 at 6:52 pmPerfect portion control 🙂
Angela {Mind Over Batter} says
February 3, 2015 at 6:17 amWell played, daughter… Well played. I try not to fry if I can help it and my son loves churros. I have to try these cupcakes!!
Nicky says
February 3, 2015 at 6:54 pmThese taste just like the real fried churros. The boys will love them
Cathy Henry says
February 3, 2015 at 10:01 amMy boys will love these!
Nicky says
February 3, 2015 at 6:54 pmthey have great taste 🙂
Erica (@Erica's Recipes) says
February 3, 2015 at 10:53 amOK, so I really love this post for more than just the beautiful cakes. I am only just getting the ball rolling on doing a sponsored post (as in I started reaching out yesterday) and I had put it off because I’ve been afraid of how it would come off. I LOVED these cupcakes and popped over and was surprised to see this was sponsored after all. The photos aren’t “producty” – does that make sense? You incorporated it in very organically so it doesn’t take away from the post. Excellent! Thanks Nicky!
Nicky says
February 3, 2015 at 6:56 pmThanks Erica. I’ve just started doing sponsored posts myself. I have done both the producty type posts and these. I prefer these too. Good luck adding sponsored content yourself.
Aimee @ Like mother like daughter says
February 3, 2015 at 12:30 pmThese cupcakes sound amazing! I love churros and they sound like they’d be perfect with apple too!
Nicky says
February 3, 2015 at 6:59 pmWe used to get apple stuffed churros in California. These remind me of them. Enjoy!
Heidy L. McCallum says
February 3, 2015 at 3:13 pmApple Churro Cupcakes sound totally amazing- I love Churros <3 I can't wait to test out this recipe!!
Nicky says
February 3, 2015 at 7:03 pmThanks Heidy
Cydnee says
February 4, 2015 at 4:43 pmI love churros. Your Apple Churro Cupcakes sound amazing. Thank you for joining us at #purebloglove. We enjoy having you every week on Thursday night at 8PM through Sunday night. ~Cydnee
Nicky says
February 9, 2015 at 9:14 amMy pleasure Cyndee. SO happy to hear you like them 🙂
Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life says
February 5, 2015 at 2:11 pmThese sound like a great treat!! We’ll have to give them a try!
Nicky says
February 9, 2015 at 9:02 amLet me know how y’all like them. I know you and your family will love them.
miranda @lemonsandlaughs says
February 6, 2015 at 9:16 amThese sound delish. I love churros, and bet they are great in cupcake form!! Thanks for linking up at Sunday Recipe Wrap Up!!
Nicky says
February 9, 2015 at 8:56 amYou’re going to love these.
Michelle @ The Ribbon Retreat says
February 6, 2015 at 1:36 pmI love churros and cupcakes so to join them into one divine treats sounds heavenly! Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe! PINNED!
Nicky says
February 9, 2015 at 8:54 amIt was my pleasure Michelle. These combine the best of two fabulous desserts. You can’t go wrong with these
Rachael Yerkes says
February 9, 2015 at 10:38 amI just love churro anything, will definitely have to try these!
Lindsey says
February 11, 2015 at 7:20 amChurro cupcakes?! Ah! That sounds glorious! Thanks for sharing at the Homestead Blog Hop!
Nicky says
February 11, 2015 at 10:18 amIt was my pleasure to share these. Glad you liked them 🙂
Joy @ Joy Love Food says
February 14, 2015 at 6:02 pmThese cupcakes are so pretty! Love the combination of apple and cinnamon with a cupcake! Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend? I hope you’ll join us again this Monday morning 🙂
Melissa French, The More With Less Mom says
December 28, 2015 at 5:48 pmThis is one of my biggest Facebook shares of the year! Thank you for posting.
Nicky says
December 28, 2015 at 9:44 pmThat’s great to hear! Thanks for sharing it. I really appreciate it.
Erika Krull says
June 21, 2016 at 10:48 pmHmm, I’m going to have to figure out how to make these gluten free. My husband was diagnosed with celiac disease about 10 years ago and I’ve been “hacking” recipes ever since. I know he and my girls would love these – great flavor idea!! This is bookmarked. 🙂
Nicky says
June 24, 2016 at 7:58 amYou should be able to take a gluten free vanilla cupcake recipe, substitute the apple juice for the liquid and then add the cinnamon sugar at the end. It would be similar.