I can never tire myself of hunting for recipes that make use of overripe bananas. If you ask me why we buy so much that eventually ends up wasted, well, it doesn’t. Like most households, bananas are a staple fruit for us but most often than not, they end up turning a bit too ripe or perhaps I buy them when they are just right and within a couple of days they start showing signs of ageing! Sometimes (many times) I make Mangalore buns out of the overripe bananas and a few other times are reserved for baking with them. This time I decided to skip both and just make something quick and easy for our tea time snack. Some flour, sugar & nutmeg powder were all that accompanied the mashed bananas to turn them into a delicious batter for fritters. I did not deep fry these, instead, the shallow frying helped transform them into little flat pancakes. While I sprinkled them with some caster sugar before serving, icing sugar works well too. You can do without the garnish too but if you want to indulge your kids into something fancy, make it pretty.
My nephew became a fan of these for a couple of weeks. Then life got busy and I stopped making tea time snacks. Maybe I should make these again with the overripe bananas sitting in my kitchen! Do try these and let me know how you like them!
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Jamaican Banana Fritters
Ingredients
- 1 very ripe banana
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2-3 teaspoons sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg powder
- pinch of salt
- ghee or oil for frying
- caster or confectioner's icing sugar to serve
Instructions
- In a bowl mash the banana very well.
- Add the sugar, all purpose flour, nutmeg powder & salt and give everything a good mix till you get a lump free batter
- Heat the ghee or oil in a frying pan or skillet and drop tablespoonfuls of the batter.
- Fry on a medium-high heat till golden brown on both sides.
- Remove onto an absorbent kitchen tissue. Serve warm sprinkled with caster sugar
Disclaimer
The nutritional values are only indicative.
Can we add eggs to this batter..
I haven’t tried the recipe with eggs but if you wish you can add 1 egg to yield fluffy fritters. However, the batter may be a little runny so you may need to add 1/3 cup of flour instead of 1/4 cup
Thanks for such an easy and tasty recipe. I prepared it today… it was really yummy.
Thank you for the feedback Lidwin! So glad to know that you liked it 🙂
Thanks for the easy and Tasty recipe. i tried it Yesterday. It was really yummy.
Every time, I’ve made banana pancakes (fritters) I’ve used an egg and milk and occasionally a bit of baking powder. This will be a change for me …
Hi Lily,
I hope you enjoy a slightly different recipe!
Wow! So easy.
Thanks! Pls do try it