Sweet and Spicy Bacon Wrapped Plantains
Bacon-wrapped plantain rounds brushed with maple syrup and dusted with cayenne. Serves 6.
Ingredients
| 2 | large dark spotted plantains | |
| 12 ounces | 340 g | uncooked bacon |
| 1-2 tablespoons | pure maple syrup | |
| to season | cayenne pepper, to season |
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Slice both plantains into 1/2 inch slices. Cut your strips of bacon in half.
- Take one plantain slice and wrap 1/2 piece of bacon around the flat side of the round. Repeat this step until each plantain slice is wrapped in 1/2 slice of bacon.
- Place all bacon-wrapped plantains on your baking sheet seam side down. Brush each with a little maple syrup. Sprinkle cayenne pepper on each plantain (use more if you like spicy flavors, and omit or only use a small pinch if you do not like spicy flavors).
- Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes until the bacon is crispy. Stick a toothpick in each bacon-wrapped plantain, place on a serving tray and enjoy! Serves 6.