Here's one more reason to love your air fryer - air fryer churros! They are nearly as good as regular churros, way healthier, and you don't have the mess of fry oil.
In a large saucepan on medium-high heat, bring water, milk, butter, sugar, and salt to a boil.
Immediately remove from heat and stir in flour until it forms a ball.
Leave it to cool for five minutes.
Mix eggs and vanilla into the dough with an electric mixer until it forms a smooth batter. Don't worry if it separates at any point. Keep mixing and it will come together.
Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a star tip (such as a Wilton 1M).
Pipe 4" lines of dough onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment. Use a knife or kitchen scissors to cut the dough at the end of each strip.
Freeze for one hour.
Lightly mist the bottom of an air fryer basket with cooking spray (or spread a little vegetable oil on it).
Load the basket up with frozen churros in a single layer. Return the unused churros to the freezer.
Lightly mist with more cooking spray or brush a little vegetable oil on top of each churro in the basket.
Air fry at 350 F for 15 minutes.
As soon as you remove the churros from the air fryer, carefully shake in a paper bag filled with cinnamon and sugar until evenly coated.
Repeat cooking steps until all churros are done.
Serve warm.
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Notes
They are best right after you make them. However, I have been known to eat these up to one week after making them. I just pop them in the microwave for a few seconds to warm them up first. They aren’t as good as the fresh ones, but they’re still quite enjoyable.