Banana Fritters

Name: Banana Fritters
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1½ teaspoons vanilla essence, or ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons nondairy milk; Granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon plus 1½ teaspoons brown sugar; Canola oil; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon pink or sea salt; ¼ teaspoon baking soda; 2 to 3 overripe bananas; 1¼ cups (160 g) unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon Angostura bitters; 1 teaspoon cornstarch

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Caribbean Vegan

By Taymer Mason

Published 2021

About

There are two ways to make banana fritters. Nationals of the French West Indies make a batter, dip pieces of rum-soaked banana into it, and fry them. In the English-speaking Caribbean, we usually blend mashed banana into a batter. If you are a banana lover, these doughnut-like fritters will fix your craving.

Ingredients

2 to 3 overripe bananas
1 tablespoon plus 1½ teaspoons brown sugar

French West Indies
Vegan
Breakfast
Caribbean

Method

Put the bananas in a bowl and mash until very smooth. Stir in the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla essence, and bitters. Add the flour and baking powder and stir until well combined. Stir the cornstarch into the nondairy milk. Pour the milk into the batter, add the salt and baking soda, and mix well.
Heat about ¾ inch (2 cm) of oil in a large, heavy skillet