Purple Churro is a hybrid bred by Compound Genetics, crossing “Cinnamon” Horchata with Apples & Bananas. Compound released it as feminized seed in 13-packs, and the cross leans indica.
Collectors moved on it fast. A 13-pack sold through SHN Auctions in December 2021 for a winning bid of $488, while Deeply Rooted Seed Bank lists the same pack size at $350.
Compound Genetics and Flavors By Design
Compound Genetics launched in 2017 after years of breeding projects that stretched from the Emerald Triangle to Amsterdam. The company grew from a basement breeder into a global brand that has partnered with Cookies, Khalifa Kush and Alien Labs.
Its guiding principle is “Flavors By Design,” and the team describes itself as scientists and smokers pushing breeding forward through innovation and patents. Compound genetics now reach growers in Thailand, Brazil, Canada, Colombia and beyond. Recent seed drops include Rose Gold Rackz, Puffinz and Zhampagne.
Purple Churro pairs a Gelato-family Horchata cut with Apples & Bananas, a parent that turns up again and again in the Compound catalog.
Cinnamon Horchata and the Mochi Gelato line
The Horchata side of Purple Churro comes from Jet Fuel Gelato × Mochi Gelato. The “Cinnamon” label marks the specific Horchata cut Compound used as a parent.
Leafly places Purple Churro in the dessert family with roots in GSC, a group that tends to produce sweet, pungent indica hybrids. Deeper back, the family tree runs through OG Kush and Sour Diesel, down to foundational strains like Skunk #1 and Northern Lights.
Compound’s own description frames Horchata as the sugared half of the cross, with a crisp, sweet profile carried from start to finish.
Apples & Bananas, Compound’s 2021 Strain of the Year
Apples & Bananas is the other parent and one of Compound’s flagship lines. Its full lineage is ((Platinum Cookies × Granddaddy Purple) × Blue Power) × Gelatti, and Compound’s seed site lists it as the 2021 Strain of the Year.
The line shows up all over the Compound catalog. Goofiez pairs it with Jokerz, and Compound Z crosses White Runtz with Apples & Bananas. Tiger Moon, Exotic² and Gold Dropz use it as a parent too.
In Purple Churro, Compound credits Apples & Bananas with the potency side of the cross, balancing the sweeter Horchata mother.
How Purple Churro grows
Deeply Rooted Seed Bank describes Purple Churro as indica dominant and moderate yielding, with plants that stack a 4–5 nodal top cola. Seedfinder lists it as a mostly indica hybrid that grows indoors or outdoors, sold only as feminized seed.
Compound pegs the THCA range at 30–40%. The flavor it describes is sweet, creamy churro with fruity apple and a punch of spicy cinnamon.
On Leafly, Purple Churro carries a 4.9 out of 5 rating across 25 reviews. Top reported effects are uplifted, happy and creative, with a gradual onset of about 5–10 minutes.
The cross has already moved into other breeders’ work. Holy Smoke Seeds used Purple Churro in Dark Coffee, pairing it with Dantes Inferno for a new generation.