These plantains are simple, quick and easy to make and delicious. In Colombia Plátanos Calados or Plátanos en Tentación are eaten as a side dish or dessert with fresh white cheese. Buen provecho!
Plátanos Calados (Plantains with Brown Sugar Syrup)
Ingredients
- 2 large very ripe plantains peeled and cut into 4 chunks each one
- ½ cup light brown sugar or grated panela
- 1 cup of water
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- ½ tablespoon butter
Instructions
- In a small pot place all the ingredients, cover and cook over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Transfer to a serving plate and serve with white cheese.
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rebecca subbiah
yum another plantain recipe
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
I love this dessert with plantains! We always have plantains in savory recipes so I need to give the dessert a try!
Sophie
MMMM..Erica!
What a lovely dessert!!
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Erica
Natasha,
Try it you are going to love it! It is delicious with fresh farmers cheese or fresh mozzarella on the side.
OysterCulture
This dessert sounds like perfection. We love plantains so i can hardly wait to try
Pocky
Another tasty looking dish!! I finally found gauva paste so I will finally get to try out your recipe for Buñuelos de Plátano Maduro.
nora@ffr
wow!! Erica this is so simple and classy.. a must try.. use of cinnamon sound delicious.. lovely photo though..
cheers!!
Erica
Thank you all so much for the wonderful comments!
epicurean's market
Wow! I am definitely doing to try this. Awesome stuff! 🙂
Kimberly
Hi, I have a question. I am in Bogota, but I can only find azucar morena, not light brown sugar as I would be able to find in the US. Can I use azucar morena for this recipe? Thank you in advance.
Erica
Kimberly- Yes you can or just use panela! my grandmother used the make them with panela and they were delicious!
Kimberly
Thanks for the prompt reply! Same amount for panela 1/2 cup?
Erica
Kimberly- yes!
Luz Gudgel
Yo busca receta para hacer Torta de platanos gracia.
rolando
no water?
Erica Dinho
Rolando,
1 cup of water.
Monica
Erica,
I love fresh white farm cheese! I've had it in Colombia, but can't find it here. Mozzarella is much saltier, and isn't as good. Is there a cheese by another name I should look for here? I'm in The Seattle area....
Erica Dinho
Queso Fresco!
grace
i'm pretty sure i could slurp up an entire bowl of that syrup alone! okay, maybe not a whole bowl, but it sounds delicious!
Josie
I would like the recipe for buenolos de plátanos
Jen
This brings back memories from when I was a kid! So delicious!
I didn't have any ripe plantains today but I did have ripe bananas so I used those instead and served it over vanilla ice cream. This was a hit with my husband and kids!
Laura
Can I make this in a crockpot?