If you're looking for comfort food to warm you up on cold, autumn nights, try this cinnamon churro recipe with chocolate sauce offered by Lori Bumbaco, Oncology Dietitian at NorthShore.

Ingredients:

Churros:

• 1 8 oz can of refrigerated crescent rolls
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp melted butter

Chocolate Sauce for Dipping:

• ½ cup dark chocolate chips
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
• ¼ cup heavy cream

Directions:

Churros:

1. Preheat the air fryer to 330°F.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together sugar and cinnamon.
3. Unroll the crescent dough in a well-floured surface and separate it into 4 rectangles, pressing perforations to seal.
4. Brush each rectangle with melted butter.
5. Sprinkle only 2 rectangles with about 2 tsp of the cinnamon-sugar
6. Top the sugar sprinkled rectangles with the other two rectangles, butter side up.
7. With pizza cutter or a sharp knife, cut each rectangle stack into 4 strips.
8. Twist each strip and place onto a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining strips.
9. Gently place each churro into a preheated air fryer and cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until golden brown and crisp.
10. Brush the churros with the remaining melted butter and sprinkles the remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture.
11. Serve with the Chocolate Sauce.

Chocolate Sauce:

1. Toss the chocolate chips with cinnamon and cayenne pepper in a medium-sized bowl.
2. Cook the cream in a pan on the stove or in the microwave until its scalding hot.
3. Add the cream to the cinnamon and chocolate chips. Let it sit for 2 minutes.
4. Whisk it well until it becomes a smooth and velvety sauce.
5. Pour sauce into a serving bowl and serve with the warm churros.

This recipe was adapted from gingercasa.com.