By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 18
325 cal · 90 min
Churros de Queso (Cheese Churros)
Recipe GLPR9d3ba1c1338216
Golden, crispy fried pastry tubes filled with melting Latin American white cheese. These savory churros are a beloved street food and appetizer, combining a tender pastry shell with a warm, creamy cheese center. Perfect served hot as an appetizer or light main course.
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Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
Ice water, as needed
6 ounces Latin American white frying cheese, cut into 1/4- by 1 1/2-inch batons
2 cups vegetable oil for frying
Directions
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Add the chilled butter pieces and work them into the flour mixture using your fingers or a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
Add ice water a little at a time, mixing gently until the dough comes together. Form it into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Lightly dust a work surface and your hands with flour. Roll out the dough to about 1/8 inch thick and cut it into rectangles approximately 4 inches long by 2 inches wide.
Place a cheese baton on one side of each dough rectangle. Fold the dough over the cheese and seal the edges by pressing with your fingers or a fork.
Heat the vegetable oil to 350°F in a deep pot or skillet. Working in batches, carefully slide the churros into the hot oil.
Fry until golden brown and crispy, about 2 to 3 minutes per side, turning halfway through cooking. The exterior should be golden and the cheese warm inside.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the fried churros to a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil. Serve hot.
Comments
White frying cheese (queso de freír) is not standard at Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Kroger, or ALDI in Charlotte; you'll need a Latin market or Publix's international section, adding a trip. The ingredient list itself is cheap—flour, butter, oil, salt, baking powder—and the stated 90 minutes includes the resting time, though frying the batch will demand active attention at the stove. Yield is generous at 18 pieces, making this a crowd-friendly appetizer or snack that reheats reasonably in a hot oven. The dish suits a planned gathering better than a weeknight impulse, because sourcing the cheese requires forethought.
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