Churro Filling Recipe: Simple Cheesecake Filling

 

Homemade cheesecake is undoubtedly delicious, but also super time-consuming and tricky to get perfect. That’s where this recipe comes in. This simple, no-bake cheesecake filling is only 5 ingredients that are probably already in your kitchen! Did we mention it only takes 5 minutes to bring together? This cheesecake filling is so creamy, rich, and addicting-- we won’t judge you if you decide to double this recipe in case you just *need* to eat an entire bowl all by itself. 

This recipe creates a cheesecake filling base so you can mix it with anything you want for your favorite cheesecake flavors.

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Here’s what you need:

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

3 Tablespoons salted butter, softened

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/4 cup light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

How to make:

1. Mix: Beat the cream cheese and butter in a medium-sized bowl. Add in the powdered sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla. Cream until smooth.
2. Add: Stir in your favorite toppings.
3. Fill or Dip: Using a squeeze bottle or kitchen syringe, fill your hollow churros with the mixture. If you add mix-ins to your filling that aren’t the easiest to squeeze into your churros (like mini chocolate chips, nuts, or mini M&Ms) just add your filling to a bowl and dip your churros!

Pro Tip: If your filling is too thick or you’re having trouble filling your churros, add milk 1 tablespoon at a time and blend until the filling is at your preferred consistency.

Optional mix-ins and flavor combos: 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, mini m&m's, chopped Reese's, chopped nuts, caramel, chocolate sauce, strawberry jam, sprinkles, cherry pie filling, and shredded coconut. The sky’s the limit! 

Recipe from: Jamielyn Nye 

Cream Cheese Filling Base

This cheesecake-inspired churro filling provides the perfect base for you to customize your churros with your favorite flavors, mix-ins, toppings, and decorations. 

Ingredients:

• 4 oz. cream cheese 
• ½ cup sweetened condensed milk 
• 2-3 T. of milk (this would be your preference of how thick or thin you want the filling)
• OPTIONAL: Your favorite puree, jam, extract, mix-ins, and flavorings

Instructions:

1. Mix all ingredients together until blended and smooth. 
2. Add any fun ingredients. Examples are below, but just get creative!
3. About ½ packet of your choice of Jell-o powder, 6 Oreos, a ¼-½ cup of hot cocoa (top with whipped cream, of course), pumpkin puree, crushed up peppermint, cherry pie filling, chopped nuts, caramel sauce, or chocolate chips.

Recipe from Carli Lewis.