Coconut Banana Fritters

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 cups flour, all purpose
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 3/4 cup cream of coconut or 3/4 cup coconut milk, canned
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 pinch salt
• 5 bananas, peeled and cut diagonally
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 fresh, lime, juice of
• 3 tablespoons dark rum
• cooking oil, enough to cover bottom of heavy skillet to 1 1/2 inch

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients and mix well.
• 2 set aside until ready to use.
• 3 sprinkle cut bananas with sugar, lime juice and rum.
• 4 marinate 1 hour.
• 5 heat cooking oil to cover in sauce pan.
• 6 dip bananas in batter and quickly fry in hot oil, turning once.
• 7 sprinkle with toasted coconut and serve immediately.
• 8 (optional) garnish the plate with chocolate syrup in decorative swirls.