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Sweet plantain pie recipe

Sweet plantain pie recipe

5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Dessert, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Caribbean, Dominican, Filipino, Mexican, vietnamese
Servings 6

Equipment

  • Frying pan
  • cutting board
  • Baking pan or skillet
  • Brush
  • pizza slicer or knife

Ingredients
  

  • 6 ripe plantains The riper they are the better. Not over ripe or soggy
  • 1 box pie crust I used Pillsbury pie crust
  • 1/4 cup butter You'll need some to add a light coat in the piecrust, to grease pan and spread over the pie to bake.
  • 3½ tbsp sugar If you're adding sugar to the crust, you'll need to set aside 1½ tablespoon sugar. If you're only going to add it to the pie, then you'll need 2 or adjust to your preference
  • 2 tbsp cinnamon if you're using the cinnamon on the crust with the sugar, you'll use 1 tablespoon and the other for the sugar, butter cinnamon mix, to brush over the pie

Instructions
 

  • Peel plantains
  • Slice plantains diagonally
  • Fry plantains for 3-5 minutes
  • Drain plantain on paper towel
  • Cut pie crust dough (approximately 3½ inches wide, with a pizza slicer or knife
  • Melt some of the butter and lightly brush on the dough
  • You can add some of the sugar and cinnamon mix to the crust or since the sweet plantain may be very sweet, you can choose to only spread the mixture with butter over the entire pie
  • Add slices so they are overlapping each other, at the top of the pizza crust, allowing them to slightly hang over the crust
  • Fold the other half of the crust over the plantains
  • Roll the crust and the plantain into each other
  • Place it in a skillet or pan until the pan is completely full
  • Melt remaining butter, sugar and cinnamon in a saucepan
  • Brush a generous amount of the melted butter cinnamon and sugar (leave a little for later)
  • Pre heat over at 400° F
  • Place pie in oven
  • Bake for 30 minutes
  • Remove from oven and brush the remaining melted butter solution on the pie
  • Put in the over for another 3-5 minutes on broil
  • Remove and enjoy warm with a side of ice cream or plain

Notes

  • Folks who have dietary restrictions, use the amount of sugar you're comfortable using. When you're preparing for others, keep in mind that some people may prefer their desserts sweet. 
  • Sweeter plantains work best for this recipe.
  • You can tent cover the pie with foil for a little while so that the plantain doesn't burn and the crust can get a bit more brown.
  • The pie tastes better warm.
  • Fun fact: this makes a great Thanksgiving side dish or dessert.
Keyword fried plantain, plantains