Recipes

Banana Fritters with Cinnamon Sugar and Rum

  • Serves

    6-8

  • Cook

    20 minutes

MATT TAYLOR-GROSS

By SAVEUR Editors


Published on September 1, 2015

Use very ripe organic bananas for these silver-dollar-size fritters, as they will mash the best and create a smooth, sweet batter.

Featured in: Reinventing Jamaica

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas (14 oz.), peeled
  • 14 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp. packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. fresh lime juice, plus more lime wedges, for serving
  • 1 large egg
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
  • 14 cup vegetable oil
  • Dark rum, for serving

Instructions

Step 1

In a medium bowl, mash the bananas with the flour, brown sugar, lime juice, and egg until smooth, and season lightly with salt. In another bowl, stir the granulated sugar with the cinnamon.

Step 2

In a 12-inch skillet, heat the oil over medium-high. Working in batches, drop tablespoonfuls of batter into the oil and cook the fritters, turning once, until dark golden brown, about 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the fritters to paper towels to drain, and then toss with the cinnamon sugar until evenly coated. Serve hot and drizzled with rum.

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