These Cinnamon Fried Plantains are wonderful! They solely take minutes to make and remodel boring previous bananas right into a drool-worthy snack or dessert. I like my fried plantains on their very own, however they might style wonderful (actually wonderful) served with ice cream. or you may eat them with yogurt. and even on French toast or pancakes. They’re caramelized on the skin with a smooth and candy inside and make a superb dessert topping. yum!
My household is loopy about bananas. (sorry, needed to do it…). I’m amazed at what number of bananas we spend in our home. Bananas could also be one of the crucial boring meals on the market…in my view, anyway. however they’re a kind of meals that everybody will eat. not everybody essentially loves them, however virtually everybody in our home will eat a banana with out complaining.
I will be the primary individual to confess that I am not the most important fan of bananas, or at the least not the most important fan of uncooked bananas. Positive, I will eat them lower up in my bowl of cheerios, or together with a dollop of peanut butter after I have to curb my urge for food. however I do not usually have a look at the bananas in our fruit bowl on the counter and assume, “mmmm… bananas.” (however that is in all probability as a result of I am already heading in the direction of cookies… I actually need to work on that…)
I feel I want to alter the best way I take into consideration bananas, as a result of you realize what I like? cooked plantains. Man, oh man, I am undecided what occurs to bananas after they get sizzling, however boy, do they begin to style so good! as soon as they hit the pan, they go from a fruity “meh” to an “ohhhhhh yeah!” dessert. they turn out to be tremendous candy and virtually spicy. from boring to superior in only a few minutes!
Stick with me for a second… I used to be presupposed to make home made laundry detergent for the weblog in the present day. I’ve all of the provides able to go, however I chickened out. I used to be wanting on the instructions for the detergent, and I used to be feeling just a little overwhelmed on the considered beginning a mission that was going to take 4 to six hours to complete. It’s been a kind of days the place I’ve been sitting in my workplace chair, watching my laptop computer, ready for one thing extra thrilling to occur, CONVINCED that if I stare on the display screen for simply one other 5 minutes, one thing wonderful goes to occur (to date, it nonetheless hasn’t occurred, however I’ll maintain ready…).
I simply did not really feel the vibe for a troublesome mission in the present day. so I can guarantee you these fried plantains are fast and simple! they completely happy my laziness of the day! and moreover being straightforward, they jogged my memory of the fried plantains my mother used to make after I was little. so good! then the reward was value it!
watch our video on tips on how to make Cinnamon Fried Plantains:
fried bananas with cinnamon
The complete printable recipe is on the backside of this publish, however here is what you may want:
- bananas
- butter
- cinnamon
- honey (I used uncooked honey, however common honey works simply as properly)
the bananas I used have been freshly ripe. you may see within the photograph beneath that they’re beginning to get very faint brown spots on them. Below ripe plantains would additionally work properly on this recipe, however I would not suggest utilizing overripe plantains. plantains turn out to be softer once you prepare dinner them, so ripe plantains turn out to be very mushy.
add honey, butter and cinnamon to a skillet.
then warmth till totally mixed.
add the plantains and prepare dinner over medium-excessive warmth till golden brown. you might want to regulate the temperature and cooking time a bit as you go alongside. you do not need them to burn, so make sure to maintain a detailed eye on them as they prepare dinner.
after about 4-5 minutes of cooking, flip them over and proceed cooking on the opposite facet. make sure to transfer them round within the pan so that they absorb a few of that scrumptious cinnamon sauce.
these are positively greatest served sizzling. I sprinkled them with just a little sugar and ate them straight from the plate.
They might style wonderful with vanilla ice cream. I haven’t got any ice cream within the freezer proper now, however simply scripting this publish and all of the photographs is giving me a longing for vanilla ice cream with cinnamon fried bananas on prime. I will should exit and purchase some after I choose the youngsters up from faculty and daycare. I am fairly positive nobody will complain about stopping for ice cream!
I feel the cinnamon provides an incredible depth to the flavour, but when that is not your factor, you may positively skip it. candy plantains style wonderful on their very own with none spices. my mother used to fry plantains in concentrated orange juice (like a number of tablespoons of the frozen stuff, straight out of the can), they usually have been so good!
These Cinnamon Fried Bananas are really easy to make they usually style nice! they’re wonderful (actually wonderful) with ice cream or pancakes, or simply as a snack. smooth and candy on the within and caramelized on the skin. hmm…
