Caribbean Banana Fritters

Ingredients

• 3 very ripe bananas (black-spotted is perfect)
• 1 cup flour
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup milk
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon + ¼ tsp nutmeg + ½ tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Oil or butter, for frying
• Powdered sugar or honey

Method

1. Mash the bananas into pulp — ripeness is the recipe; those black spots are pre-loaded caramel.
2. Stir in the egg, milk, sugar, vanilla, and spices, then the flour and baking powder just until combined.
3. Fry generous spoonfuls in a little oil over medium, 2–3 minutes per side, until deep golden with crisp lace edges.
4. Drain briefly on a rack — they should stay custardy inside.
5. Dust with powdered sugar or drip with honey, and serve warm. From Jamaica to Trinidad, this is what happens to bananas that waited too long — promotion.