FRIED SWEET BANANAS

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A very traditional breakfast or dessert in northeast Brazil, bananas or plantains are fried in butter and coated with cinnamon-sugar. Delicious with vanilla ice cream too.

Provided by Nandabear

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     South American     Brazilian

Time 15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 firm bananas, halved lengthwise
½ cup white sugar
1 ¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons butter

Steps:

  • Cut each banana half into 3 or 4 pieces.
  • Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a shallow bowl.
  • Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat; add banana slices and cook until golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer banana slices to a paper towel-lined plate. Coat banana slices, 1 at a time, with cinnamon-sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 169.1 calories, Carbohydrate 30.5 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 6 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 41.5 mg, Sugar 23.9 g

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