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Xuixo, the Spanish dessert

Xuixo, the Spanish dessert

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Catalan beignets wrapped around a Catalan cream, deep-fried in olive oil, and coated in sugar.

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Recipe from DavidL, JackPotte, ChronosLibre and 1 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The xuixo (pronounced “chou-cho”), also known as chucho in Spanish, is a Catalan dessert: a light, yeasted pastry flavored with cinnamon and lemon, filled with Catalan cream, then deep-fried and rolled in sugar.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$2.69 $0.34 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.25
  • $0.46
  • $0.05
  • $0.35
  • $0.28
  • $0.24
  • $0.72
  • $0.34

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Warm the milk to just warm, then mix in the yeast.
  2. Add 50g of flour, mix well, and let it rise for 20 minutes.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the remaining flour, egg, melted butter, cinnamon, lemon zest, and salt. ≈ 3 min
  4. Incorporate the starter and knead until you have a smooth, even dough. ≈ 10 min
  5. Flatten the dough into a rectangle and divide it into eight equal portions. ≈ 4 min
  6. Stretch each piece into a rectangle approximately 25 cm by 8 cm. ≈ 3 min
  7. Place a spoonful of Catalan cream on one of the short sides. ≈ 3 min
  8. Roll the dough over itself, starting from the narrow end, making sure to seal it well so that the cream doesn’t leak out. ≈ 10 min
  9. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
  10. Fry the xuixos one at a time in a pan with plenty of hot olive oil.
  11. Place them on a wire rack and roll them generously in the sugar.

The bill

Xuixo, the Spanish dessert

  • 190 g of flour$0.25
  • 50 g of butter$0.46
  • 50 ml of milk$0.05
  • 1 egg$0.35
  • the grated zest of a lemon$0.28
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon$0.24
  • olive oil for deep frying$0.72
  • granulated sugar$0.34

Total$2.69

that's $0.34 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 190 g of flour
  • 50 g of butter
  • 50 ml of milk
  • 1 egg
  • the grated zest of a lemon
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon
  • 1 packet of baker’s yeast
  • Cold crème catalane
  • olive oil for deep frying
  • granulated sugar
  • A pinch of salt

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