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.
Ingredients
- 3 firms bananas , halved lengthwise
- 0.5 cups white sugar
- 1.25 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons butter
Instructions
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1
Cut each banana half into 3 or 4 pieces.
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2
Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a shallow bowl. Set aside.
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3
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.
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4
Press fried banana slices into cinnamon sugar, one at a time, until evenly coated.
Nutrition Facts
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