Baked Plantains for Dessert

Method3 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400°F / about 200°C. Wash the two plantains and leave their skins on. Wrap each individually in aluminum foil and place on a baking sheet. You may instead bake them unwrapped, as an alternative.

   Uses 2 ripe plantains, baked with their skins on · Water for washing the plantains before wrapping, as needed

2. 2

   Step 2: Put the baking sheet in the preheated oven. Bake for about 25 minutes, until the plantains are completely cooked through, very soft and beginning to caramelize. Check their tenderness and continue baking if needed.

   Check the baked plantains · 25 minUses Both plantains on the baking sheet

3. 3

   Step 3: Carefully open any foil away from your face. Slit each cooked plantain lengthwise through its skin and open it to expose the soft flesh. Drizzle with sweetened condensed milk, or finish with your chosen honey, sugar, ice cream or rompope, to taste. Serve the edible flesh in 2–4 dessert portions; discard the peels and foil.

   Uses The cooked plantains removed from the oven · Sweetened condensed milk, or honey, sugar, ice cream or rompope, to taste