Very ripe saba or plantains are boiled in a mixture of brown sugar and water until the mixture thickens. This delicious dessert may be eaten as is but my favorite way of eating it is with shaved ice and evaporated milk. Yummy!
Sweetened Bananas (Minatamis na Saging)
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Serves: 4-5 servings
Ingredients
- 7 medium ripe burro bananas (saba) or plantains
- 2 cups water
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil over medium high heat. Add sugar and stir to dissolve. When the syrup starts to boil, reduce heat and let simmer for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, peel bananas and cut in half diagonally. Add to simmering syrup and continue cooking for another 10 minutes. Stir in vanilla extract.
- Let cool to room temperature and chill before serving.
- Serve as is or with shaved ice and evaporated milk.
- Enjoy!
Minatamis na saging served in restaurants have that beautiful golden yellow color but the ones I make is pale and unappetizing to look at. Any suggestions?
Hi Francisco,
My suggestion is to use dark brown sugar to make the syrup and make sure the saba bananas are very ripe. Hope these help!