Easy Plantain (Alloco) Pancakes

Plantain (alloco) pancakes are a deliciously easy way to bring originality to your breakfast or snack. If wondering how to utilize overripe plantains or extra fried plantains, try this!

How to make plantain pancakes

Prepare the plantains: Cut and fry.

Prepare the batter: Mix the pancake batter ingredients. 

Form pancakes using the batter and fried plantains. 

Tips for cooking plantain pancakes 

1. A great moist pancake batter. 

2. Add plantain almost as soon as the batter is poured onto the pan; this allows the plantain to incorporate more uniformly in the batter and guarantees a fully cooked batter. However, if the plantain slices are too thick or not well combined (so that the plantain side of the pancake is flat), the batter may not be fully cooked.

3. Allow sufficient time for the pancake to cook before flipping. 

4. Use pre-made alloco that are a few days old. It saves up time!

5. The use of fried plantain allow for a distinct, caramelized, sweet, and savory. 

6. Fry plantains to a light brown color, so it is less likely to burn when making the pancake. 

7. Use ripe plantains.

8. Cook on medium-high heat to obtain that beautiful brown pattern on the pancake. However, adjust the heat and monitor as differences in pan material and heat power may impact the cooking time. 

9. Typically the first batch of pancakes is a bit weird in terms of color - meaning that it may take longer to cook, and the brown pattern may not resemble that of the subsequent batches.

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Easy Plantain (Alloco) Pancakes

Yield: 12 pancakes

Author: mddolce

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 15 MinTotal time: 25 Min

Ingredients

• 2 cups
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons of white granulated sugar or maple syrup
• 2 eggs
• 1 and 3/4 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup of vegetable oil
• 2 ripe plantains (mostly dark skin)
• oil for frying

Instructions

Frying the Plantains (Alloco)

1. Cut plantains into 1/6-inch thick round or oval slices. Heat oil (at least 1 inch in depth), and fry plantain until golden on both sides.
2. Place plantains in a paper towel to remove excess fat.

Pancake

1. Add the dry mixture ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar) to a bowl, and mix.
2. Mix eggs, milk, vanilla, and vegetable oil separately. Add maple syrup to the milk mixture if using maple syrup instead of sugar.
3. Add the wet (milk) mixture to the dry mix (flour) and combine until homogeneous and lump-free using a whisk (a few lumps are ok).
4. Lightly coat the entire surface of a pan or pancake skillet with oil (coat using a paper towel). Heat pan or skillet to medium-high heat.
5. Add 1/4 cup of the batter to the hot pan and form a disk. Immediately add a few slices of fried plantain onto the batter and slightly press them down into the batter.
6. Cook until the edges of the pancake starts to dry up and the pan-cooked side of the pancake browns, for about 2.5 to 3 min. Lower heat if the pancake is cooking too fast.
7. Flip the pancake and cook for another 1 to 2 min. Lower heat if the pancake is cooking too quickly. Cook until the second side is golden brown. Taste the first pancake to ensure the batter is not raw in the middle. If so, slightly reduce the heat to medium to let the pancake cook longer without burning.

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