Easy Sopapilla Recipe

4.20 from 5 votes

Easy Sopapilla Recipe. Take a flour tortilla, fry it to a crispy perfection, then smothered it in cinnamon and sugar. Can finish off by drizzling chocolate syrup over them.

Prep Time5

Cook Time9

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Tex-Mex

Keyword: sopapilla recipe, sopapilla with tortilla, sopapillas dessert

Servings: Sopapillas

Calories: 55kcal

Equipment

Frying Pan

Ingredients

5 Tortillas, Flour Store bought or homemade
2 Cups Avocado Oil Can substitute with vegetable oil. Amount may vary depending on size of skillet.
1 Tbsp Cinnamon
2/3 Cup Sugar
Chocolate Syrup, if desired, optional

Instructions

Heat oil in skillet on medium heat.
Mix cinnamon and sugar.
Cut tortillas in for quarters.
Fry the tortilla quarters (triangles) in heated oil until the poof up. Flip. About 45 sec - 1 minute each side.
Fry the other side until golden brown. Depending on how many you can fit in your frying pan/skillet will depend on how long the entire process takes.
Place on paper towels.
Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture over both sides.
ALT METHOD - place tortilla, right out of the oil, in the bowl with the cinnamon/sugar mixture. Drag through the mix, flip, and drag again. Then place on paper towel covered plate.
Garnish with chocolate syrup.

Notes

My apologies for the lack of pictures at each stage of the process.

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