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Vegan Banana Fritters

Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine Asian, Filipino, Pacific Islander
Keyword Asian Cuisine, Banana Fritters, Vegan Fritters
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Author The Earth Kitchen

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • candy thermometer (optional)
  • spatulas & whisks
  • Mixing bowls
  • fork or potato masher
  • cooling / wire racks
  • tongs / strainer

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (128g) unbleached all purpose flour
  • 1 cup (237ml) unsweetened non-dairy milk
  • 6 small ripe cooking bananas (or saba bananas)
  • ½ cup (100g) organic cane sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1-2 cups oil for frying
  • raw sugar, cinnamon, or powdered sugar for sprinkling (optional)

Instructions

  • On a small mixing bowl and using a fork or potato masher, mash ripe bananas until it gives a thick pudding consistency. Chunks of banana are okay.
  • On a separate bowl, prepare the dry ingredients such as the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Mix until well combined. Add the rest of the ingredients such as the milk, vanilla extract, and mashed bananas. Whisk until it gives a pancake batter consistency. Do not overmix as texture will turn gummy.
    NOTE: Every flour reacts differently to liquid ingredients, if your batter is too thick, add an extra tablespoon of milk at a time. If you batter is too thin, add a tablespoon of flour at a time. Overall your batter shouldn't be running liquid or should be too thick either.
  • Preheat frying pan to medium high heat and oil. You will know your oil is hot enough if you stick a chopstick or a drop of batter into the oil and it starts to actively bubble. The best way to fry is to check its temperature with a thermometer. Ideal fritter heat should be between 350° - 360°F.
    NOTE: Be sure your oil is at its right temperature (or you monitor before every batch) otherwise you risk your fritters burning if it is too hot or too oily if oil is not hot enough.
  • Drop a heaping tablespoon at a time to fry. Flip on each side until they are nice and brown. Strain out of the oil and allow it to cool evenly on a cooling / wire rack. Do not over crowd your pan. You may have to do batches.
    FUN TIP: You can also use a small ice-cream scoop to portion out the batter. Small ice cream scoops will be equivalent to, more or less, 1½ tablespoon.
  • Serve will still hot. Sprinkle with a little bit of sugar or cinnamon if desired.