I had a few over riped plantains and didn't know what to do with them -- I decided to experiment and came up with this!!

Puerto Rican fried plantains

Plantains have been part of my life ever sins I was a little girl. By far mangu has become a staple in my home.

Grew up eating these here in Florida. Lots of places to get these from. The ones you get in restaurants don't have butter. Plantains are like bananas in looks. The plantains are much bigger, less sweet, and a bit firmer.

Secret family recipe from a Mexican friend. The coffee powder is definitely the highlight of the recipe. Plantains add so much flavor to the bread after baking. If you don’t have any at home, substitute them with bananas.

My last day of the week-long series on "Home-made Fast Food Favorites". I chose to do my personal favorite, an item sadly discontinued here in the midwest. This is the McDonald's McSkillet Burrito, although typically made with sausage, I don't eat pork. Feel free to substitute, and enjoy. :)

“Kaipola”is basically a sweet thick egg cake which is filled with sweet plantains. Plantains are large bananas that are very popular in Kerala(southern India). Ripe plantains are eaten as it is, steamed, filled with coconut, etc., in fact cooked in so many varieties of snacks. Kaipola is just one of them – “kai” means plantain and “pola” means cake. This is a gluten free , flour free recipe , which is super easy to make !

I had some ripened plantains and I thought about making pancakes with them. I did a little research and saw that someone already had. But they said to stay away from ripened plantains... I found out that they were just trying to keep the good stuff to themselves. These pancakes aren’t as sweet as they would be with banana. But honestly, they’re sweet enough. You can even eat them with whipped cream cheese and smoked salmon.. use your imagination.

In my endeavor to healthier eating I decided to venture into new recipes to meet caloric intake and remain very healthy.

Also known as Tostones, twice fried green plantains. Here is an easy way to make them. You may also airfry them!!😋 Prep time seems long, majority of the prep time is peeling the plantains. Once you get the hang of it.. it cuts prep time in half! Give it a try

In my endeavor to healthier eating I decided to venture into new recipes to meet caloric intake and remain very healthy.

Or Fried Plantains. Basically a Carribean version of the french fry. Taste great. Mom makes them all them time.