Plátanos en Tentación (Cuban Plantains in Rum Syrup)

Name: Plátanos en Tentación (Cuban Plantains in Rum Syrup)
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 3 ripe plantains, skins mostly black; 30g butter; 60g dark brown sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 100ml water; 60ml dark rum; 0.25 tsp salt; 1 lime, juice only

Very ripe plantains simmered in buttery cinnamon and rum syrup until soft, sticky and caramelised.

Time30 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.85 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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3ripe plantainsskins mostly black
30 gbutter
60 gdark brown sugar
1cinnamon stick
100 mlwater
60 mldark rum
¼ tspsalt
1limejuice only

Method

1
Peel the plantains and cut each into 4 chunky diagonal pieces.
2
Melt the butter in a wide frying pan over a medium heat. Add the plantains and fry for 3 minutes each side, until golden.
6 min
3
Add the sugar, cinnamon stick, water and salt. Stir gently until the sugar dissolves.
4
Simmer gently for 8 minutes, turning the plantain once, until soft and the syrup is thick and glossy.
8 min
5
Pour in the rum and simmer for 2 minutes more. Take off the heat and squeeze over the lime. Serve warm, with vanilla ice cream if you like.

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