These fried sweet bananas are a popular breakfast or dessert in northeast Brazil. Bananas or plantains are fried in butter and coated with cinnamon sugar. Delicious with vanilla ice cream, too.
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 15 mins
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 3 firm bananas, halved lengthwise
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 ¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons butter
Steps
- Cut each banana half into 3 or 4 pieces.
- Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a shallow bowl. Set aside.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add banana slices and cook until golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer banana slices to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Press fried banana slices into cinnamon sugar, one at a time, until evenly coated.
