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Oaxacan · Dessert

Plátanos al Horno Roasted Plantains

Ripe plantains steamed and roasted between their own peels and a blanket of pineapple peel, then split and spooned with sugared crema, walnuts and a thread of condensed milk, in the manner of Oaxaca's street carts.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on20 min
  • Total55 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 4ripe plantains, about 1.2 kg in all, peeled, peels kept
  • 455 gpineapple peels, scrubbed
  • 240 mlwater, poured into the dish

To serve

  • 250 mlMexican crema
  • 50 gsugar
  • 30 gwalnuts, choppedoptional
  • to tastesweetened condensed milk, for drizzling

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Tree nuts
  • Walnut
  • Banana
  • Pineapple
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Plantain

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Richness / fat

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Oven

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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