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Banana Fritters A Caribbean Favourite.
Posted on 09 August 2011
With all the recent requests I’ve been getting for more dessert type recipes, I’ve decided to share a classic banana fritters recipes with you guys. In all honesty I don’t like banana as I once did as a child. I strongly believe I had too much growing up on the islands as it’s common to have trees around your home, so we always had various varieties of ripe bananas to snack on. I recall my mom making this treat for us when the bananas were going a bit discolored (at it’s ripest) and she wanted to use them before they got chucked into the rubbish bin. But back then there were no confectionery sugar topping!
You’ll Need…
3 ripe bananas
1 egg
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/2 cup of sugar
2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon of baking powder
3 cups of vegetable oil for frying
confectioner sugar (optional, but nice finishing touch)
In a fairly large bowl, peel and cut the ripe banana into chunks, then mash using a fork or potato masher into a smooth consistency. It will have the consistency of baby food … parents will know what I mean.
Whip the egg, then add the sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.. then whip some more until the sugar breaks down. Now add that to the bowl with the mashed bananas. You can certainly use an electric mixer if you wish, but I much prefer a wire whisk (burn some calories before replacing them with tasty ones).
The final step in preparing the batter is to slowly start adding in the flour and baking powder. Mix until you have a smooth batter, without any lumps. After that… all you have to do is heat the oil on a medium/high flame and add spoonfuls (tablespoon) of the batter into the hot oil. It will take about 1 minute to get golden brown, then flip and cook for another minute until that side is also golden brown. Once cooked you will notice that it will start floating in the oil. Remove and drain on paper towels. Final step before eating is to dust with the confectionery sugar. Serve warm… good with vanilla ice cream on the side as well.
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Happy Cooking
Chris….
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thank you, sir! I'm gonna give this a go!!
Looks yummy! and remind me of oliebollen, a Dutch fritter the size of a small apple eaten mostly around the holidays and at fairs. On the Dutch Islands in the Caribbean they are also eaten a lot in December. usually plain or with raisins!
I've made this and it's delish!
Hello! Thanks for sharing! Looks so delicious! Now I don't have to throw all my overly ripened bananas into the trash.
I'll surely be trying this one soon ………… thank hon you have some great recipes.
We eat these with cinnamon sugar on top in South Africa- double deliciousness!!!
I'm about to make me sum fritter..eating these since I was a kid…now I'm making them for my kids.
i cant get enough of your recipes chris. after i make ur steamed fish i wll have this for dessert. ty so much
Loved this recipe… thank you so much!! Greetings from Holland
wow Chris, just finished eating the banana fritters and all i can think of to say is yummy, yummy, yummy I am addicted now!!!
Maire-Ann(Ireland)
Lawd, this looks yummy, I'm gonna give it a try in the near future!
These were really good! I ended up having to add about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of milk in order to get the batter to have the same consistency shown in your photo above.
Thank you Madam, I will try the banana fritters this weekend. Can we have a recipe for Jerk Chicken.
Many thanks,
Sarah Hagan
Is the baking powder a must in this recipe Chris?…cause i know fritters to be flat.
These are really delicious the next day.
hi their i enjoy your recipe
looks good
thanks sir for sharing your recipe with the world. Much appreciated,keep up the good work.
Off to buy the ingredients tomorrow. Need warming up here in cold, gloomy Holland.
I'm going to do some for my daughter this weekend thanks
I grew up on that.
OK I have no problem with these dishes but i am trying to lose weight here so help me out here with some low fat/weight food/desert chris
Hi Chris this is Patrina, one of your fans. just wanted to say thanks for this great recipe. Will try it this weekend. Looks tasty.
Hi Chris, what a nice quick easy recipe. I usually use the ripe bananas for banana nut bread. I'll try this next time.
Hi Chris,
I just stumbled onto your site. It's fantastic!!! I'll definitely be trying a lot of your recipes, ESP the channa. Keep up the good work.
Sweet docta from Cayman
I'm only 12 years old and i gave this a shot it was easy and they came out delicious
is it possible to make this fritter with mango when i was stationed in guam they had a mango one that looked like this one
Thank you so much for this! My niece and nephew couldn’t stop raving about it. My dad even grunted (high praise by all accounts) in approval.
Cant wait to try this out!!! I will have to wait until tomorrow though, since i'm out of eggs
Much love from Sweden
I have some bananas that are ripe, so I am about to try this recipe. Looking forward to it!
I made these and they were yummy!
Thanks for the recipe Chris
made these turned out wonderful!!
looks yummmmmy!!! going to go try these now
I used to love these as a child, looks like I shall have to make them again !
going to make these after school tonight for my monkeys. Well, after we get back from the necessity that is food shopping for dinner!
is batter supposed to cook all the way through or is it supposed to be slightly gooey on the inside?
Just made them, very yummy!
just made them,kids love it.Thank you
thanks for sharing Chris!!
I am making these right now, just waiting for the oil to heat up. Can't wait!
Made these for a dinner party recently – they went down so well we will definitely be doing them again! Thanks for the recipe.
I made it, It was delish
The fritters were a bit on the bread type side. Was not as chewy as i hoprd. Maybe too much flo!ur. Other than that delicious
Gulgala!! one of my favourites!!! you can add raisins to them too but i like mine without:)
Well explained recipe. I tried it before and it came out well. I will try this again soon.
OK… SO I TRIED IT. AND IT CAME OUT GREAT. let me repeat… it came out great. its not very very sweet but its so tasty and just so easy to make.
Can they be made with over ripe plantains also?