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Sweet plantain pudding

Name: Sweet plantain pudding
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 3 large very ripe plantains; 2 cups milk; 3 large eggs; 2 tablespoons softened butter; ½ cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; A pinch of salt; Butter for the baking dish

A softly set cinnamon dessert

Ripe plantains, milk, eggs, and warm spices bake into a simple pudding. Serve warm by the spoonful or chill for a firmer texture.

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Prep20 min

Cook60 min

Total80 min

Serves8

Let’s make it.

Prepare
Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
Soften plantains
Peel and cut into chunks. Simmer in water 10–15 minutes until soft, then drain thoroughly and cool until lukewarm.
Blend
Mash or blend the plantains with butter, sugar, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt until smooth. Whisk in the eggs.
Bake
Pour into the dish and bake about 40–50 minutes, until set at the edges, gently firm in the center, and at least 160°F (71°C) in the center.
Cool
Let stand 15 minutes before serving. Refrigerate leftovers promptly.

A little kitchen wisdom

Avoid adding eggs to hot plantain mash.
Do not substitute sweetener one-for-one without checking its baking instructions.
Baking time varies with dish depth.

Need a hand getting started? Read how to peel a plantain and our cooking guide.

Times are estimates; use the doneness cues in the method. Follow safe internal temperatures for meat, seafood, and egg dishes. Read our recipe approach.

Sweet plantain pudding

Let’s make it.

Prepare

Soften plantains

Blend

Bake

Cool

A little kitchen wisdom

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