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oven-roasted plantain recipe
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5 from 2 votes

Roasted Plantains

Free yourself from high-calorie junk food and ravish these fiber-rich, low-calorie, and nutritious roasted plantains!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Fruits, Snack
Cuisine: African
Keyword: easy plantain recipe, healthy plantain recipe, Healthy snack, healthy street food, nigerian street food, oven baked plantains, perfect oven rosted plantains, Roasted plantains
Servings: 6 roasted plantains
Calories: 218kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 6 plantains (ripe and firm)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven.
    Preheat the oven at 200°C or 400°F for 10 to 15 minutes.
    preheated oven for roasted plantain
  • Prepare the plantains.
    Rinse the plantains and slice off the stalk and the other end. Run your knife vertically on the plantain for easy peeling.
    roasted plantain prep
  • Take the oven rack out of the preheating oven and carefully arrange the plantains in the middle rack.
    preheated oven wire rack and plantain for roasting
  • Roast the plantains.
    Roast the plantains in the oven at 200°C or 400°F for 10 to 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, turn the plantains over and roast for another 15 minutes.
    roasted plantain in the oven
  • Note that the roasting time depends on how many plantains you’re roasting. The more plantains you have, the longer it will take. Remove them from the oven once golden.
    homemade roasted plantain and roasted peanut

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Notes

  • Use ripe and firm plantains for roasting for a delicious sweet flavor.
  • Store plantains properly to prevent spoilage.
  • Plantains can also be fried, steamed, baked, or boiled.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 (of 6) | Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 872mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 2017IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg