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How to cook sweet fried plantains in a pan on the stove

Oct 5, 2018 · 11 Comments

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fried sweet plantain slices in a pan

Sweet fried plantains, made with ripe yellow plantains, are a treat *and* a healthy snack! In just a couple minutes and with only three ingredients, you’ll be able to cook sweet fried plantains in a pan on the stove. 

caramelized fried sweet plantain slices in a pan

Whip up these fried sweet plantains to eat in salad bowls. Serve sweet fried plantains as a dessert over ice cream. Or make a batch to calm sweet tooth cravings as a healthy fruit snack.

Green plantains won’t work for this recipe. If your plantains are green, store them in a paper bag for a couple days to turn them yellow-brown. The more ripe plantains are, the sweeter this recipe will be, without any added sugar.

Surprisingly, ripened plantains aren’t easy to peel. To remove the skin of the plantain, cut off the ends, then make a slice down the middle of the plantain.

Peel the plantain skin off, then dice the fruit into 1″ discs.

Caribbean fried sweet plantain slices in a pan

All you need for this recipe is a ripe yellow plantain, butter and salt.

roasting fried sweet plantain slices in a pan

To make these fried sweet plantains, grab a medium sized frying pan and set the burner to medium-high. The high heat helps caramelize the plantains.

Warning: fried plantains cook super fast!

You might think they are burned, but they are caramelizing. Dark brown edges usually taste great, so don’t ditch them if they seem a little over-done. Once they’ve caramelized on one side, flip them to fry the other side.

white plate with fried sweet plantain slices in a pan

Sprinkle them with salt and serve.

If you make these ahead, you can create delicious plantain salad bowls. Try mixing them with ingredients in Brazilian, Cuban and Caribbean salad bowls. Plantains + avocados are a match made in heaven.

Your wanting to be whisked-away to a tropical destination, but will settle for eating sweet fried plantains in the comfort of my own home friend, Jenna.

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roasting fried sweet plantain slices in a pan

Sweet fried plantains (Sip Bite Go)

This 10 minute sweet fried ripe plantains recipe (Platanos Maduros Fritos) is made with just 3 ingredients! It's a great fruit dessert, an easy healthy snack idea, and a delicious ingredient for healthy salad bowls! 

Course Appetizer, Dessert, lunch, Salad
Cuisine brazilian, caribbean, cuban
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 people
Calories 212 kcal
Author Jenna Passaro

Ingredients

  • 1 plantain ripe
  • 1 tbsp butter or ghee (for Whole30)
  • Salt

Instructions

  1. Cut ripe plantain into 1” chunks. Heat butter in a frying pan on medium-high and add fry plantains. Flip when plantains turn brown, and cook on the other side. To serve, sprinkle with salt and enjoy.

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Nutrition Facts
Sweet fried plantains (Sip Bite Go)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 212
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. GiGi Eats says

    May 14, 2019 at 6:30 am

    Oh man! THESE look cooked to perfection! Even though I have never had plantains before, I feel like I can taste their sweetness by just looking at your photos of them!

    Reply
    • Danye Doucette says

      May 14, 2019 at 9:07 am

      They look really good. I have never tried them before, but it looks easy to make and looks good. I will have to give them a try. Thank you for sharing.

      Reply
  2. Natural Beauty And Makeup says

    May 14, 2019 at 10:42 am

    Yummm😍😍 this looks super easy and delicious! Thanks for sharing this recipe, gonna try it soon ☺

    Reply
  3. Kate Loves Travel says

    May 14, 2019 at 11:46 am

    These look delicious… but I must admit that I’ve never eaten plantains before. Maybe it’s time to give them a try if I can find any…

    Reply
  4. Stephanie says

    May 14, 2019 at 12:45 pm

    I’ve made something like this once before and we loved them, but I never tried again. I don’t know why! But, I’ve seen plantains at the grocery store recently, so I’ll have to grab some next time and try this again.

    Reply
  5. Ewa says

    May 15, 2019 at 5:30 am

    Fried plantains is one of my favorite snacks. I will also want to spend some time on your posts about tulips, because they look very interesting and I’m a fan of these flowers.

    Reply
  6. Amanda @ Healthy House on the Block says

    May 15, 2019 at 5:31 am

    I remember having these in Mexico when I was on a family vacation once – they’re so good! I can’t remember what they dipped them in as a sauce, but it was also really good. I’m going to have to try these for my kids too. Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  7. Courtney says

    May 15, 2019 at 8:50 am

    O my yum!!!! I went to a restaurant not
    Too long ago and had plantations for the first time!! So yummy! Must try to make

    Reply
  8. Melanie williams says

    May 16, 2019 at 2:54 am

    Mmm I will be trying this out. I love Plantains, as I tried them once dining out, but never actually give this a go at home before xx

    Reply
  9. Flossie McCowald says

    May 16, 2019 at 2:07 pm

    This is a different fried plantain recipe than I’ve cooked before (though I’ve eaten them this way), Looks even easier than the brown sugar-lime juice-rum way I cook them for dessert!

    Reply
  10. Hooda says

    May 16, 2019 at 2:31 pm

    I used to eat plantains a lot when I used to live in Malaysia. It was a very popular late afternoon snack and I was always looking forward to having them. These bring back memories of when I was in the middle of Borneo and after a long day trekking in the jungle 🙂5 stars

    Reply

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