DISH RESEARCH · Snack
Plantain Fritters
Sweet Jamaican plantain fritters with vanilla, cinnamon and optional nutmeg.
About Plantain Fritters
These Jamaican plantain fritters combine very ripe plantain with a modest amount of plain flour. Lesa’s rendition has a sweet batter scented with vanilla and cinnamon, with nutmeg as an optional addition.
Ripe plantain supplies the main fruit flavour and a dense, soft texture. Brown sugar adds sweetness, while a little salt balances the mixture. The spices give the fritters a warm fragrance without obscuring the plantain.
The small pan-fried portions have golden surfaces and soft centres. They can be enjoyed on their own as a sweet snack, with maple syrup offered as an extra finish.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Plantain Fritters
Lesa’s Jamaican ripe-plantain fritters.
- Ripe plantainBase
- Plain wheat flourBinder
- Brown sugarSweetener
- Vanilla extractAromatic
- Nutmeg, form unspecifiedSeasoning · Optional
- Ground cinnamonSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid · Optional
- Cooking oil, type unspecifiedCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Maple syrupFinish · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Ripe plantain: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit26/59 very ripe plantain; no banana substitution.
- Plain wheat flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat source-confirmed. Explicit27/60 plain flour, ordinary UK-style named Wheat identity distinct from generic flour.
- Brown sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual28 explicitly author uses Brown sugar, card61 generic Sugar; preferred actual Brown branch chosen.
- Vanilla extract: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual30/62/33; product subformula unprovided.
- Nutmeg, form unspecified (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit optional30 despite card63 listed; no ground form inferred.
- Ground cinnamon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal30/64 essential ground form.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual29/65.
- Water (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal card66 retained; prose34 expressly makes added Water conditional on batter consistency, so omission option preserved.
- Cooking oil, type unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual35/67/71 frying Oil, plant/type unprovided.
- Maple syrup (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual37 offered minor same-fritter sweet pairing, outside complete main and optional.
Origins & food traditions
A Jamaican ripe-plantain fritter rendition documented by Lesa.
Countries
- Jamaica
- Sierra LeoneCatalogue link pending review
- Saint Kitts and NevisCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Jamaican
- Sierra Leonean CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Saint Kitts and Nevis CuisineCatalogue link pending review