These Banana Fritters are a delicious way to use up your ripe bananas. Fried to golden perfection, they are full of flavor and perfect for any meal.
You’ll find the full recipe with ingredient amounts and instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. Be sure to check out the blog post itself for extra tips and tricks!
Growing up in a Jamaican household has its perks. Every Saturday morning, there was Beres Hammond or Bob Marley playing in the house as we cleaned, and if we children were good, Mom made us these delicious fritters.
Move over, banana bread, you’ve got some competition. I’ve been told I have a pretty amazing banana bread recipe (took lots of trial and error to get that one perfect), but I can’t believe I haven’t written about these banana fritters before.
They were a huge, yummy part of my childhood, and I’m excited to share them with you today. They are the perfect way to use those ripe bananas before they go bad.
Happy Cooking,
Tanya
How to make Banana Fritters
First, grab three ripe bananas and smash them together with a fork until they are mashed and a little watery.
Then add your vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and salt to the bananas. Next, add your all-purpose flour. I use a sifter to add my flour. If you don’t have one, no worries, you can still make the recipe. I just find that the sifter allows my flour mixture to incorporate more easily into my mashed bananas.
Stir with a spoon until your mixture is fully combined. Your batter should not be too thick or thin, but should flow easily off a spoon.
Pour about ¼ cup of oil into a 10-inch skillet and heat it over medium-high heat. Once your oil is hot, pour the fritters into the pan by the spoonful.
Once bubbles appear on the top of the fritter and the bottom is golden brown, flip the fritters and cook until the other side is brown as well. Mine takes about 2 minutes per side to brown.
Remove fritters from skillet and drain on a paper towel or cooling rack. Ya mon 🙂
Looking for more Jamaican recipes? Try these out:
- Saltfish fritters
- Ackee and Saltfish
- Jamaican Carrot Juice
- Cornmeal Porridge (Stovetop)
- Pressure Cooker Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge
- Callaloo and Saltfish
- Sweet Potato Pudding
Easy Jamaican Banana Fritters
Video
Ingredients
Instructions
- Mash bananas with fork in bowl.
- Add light brown sugar, vanilla, extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and a pinch of salt and stir. Sift in flour and stir with spoon until fully combined.
- Add oil to a 10-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot, drop banana fritter batter in oil by the spoonful. Once one side is golden and bubbles appear on the top, flip fritter and cook until the other side is browned as well.
- Remove fritters and drain on paper towels. Enjoy 🙂
Nutrition
Notes
- The riper your bananas are, the sweeter your fritters will be. Modify the sugar amount to your preference.
- The fritters are not meant to be fluffy like pancakes or bread. They are to be thinner and moister.
- If using a cast-iron skillet, reduce the heat to medium rather than medium-high.
- It's best to cook these fritters in a non-stick skillet to avoid any sticking.
Regina Masters says
I had ripe bananas that needed to be used up. I'm not one to waste food. I love fritters and this recipe looked easy with not too many ingredients. They are a big hit!! My kiddo (he's picky) said, "mom, these are yummy!" My husband made a banana split:):)
Tanya Harris says
Thanks so much, Regina! So happy you liked the fritters 🙂
Somebody says
Made these this morning with some bananas I left sitting out a little too long to still want to eat them as-is. They turned out really well, and it wasn't hard to throw together for how filling it was.
Thank you for this, I'll definitely be making these again.
Tanya Harris says
Thank you! So happy you liked the fritters 🙂
Bunny says
where can uneaten fitters be stored?
Tanya Harris says
Hi Bunny, we put them in the fridge.
Chickie says
Just made these almost as written. Same Recipe but I fried them in butter and after the first flip sprinkled with light brown sugar and flipped again to caramelize the sugar. They were great, and my family loved them and asked me to make a second batch. I will be making these weekly for our family movie night.
Tanya Harris says
Hi Chickie, I love the idea of frying them in butter sprinkled with sugar. Such a great addition. Thank you for sharing that tip.
RICCI says
QUICK EASY FOR A NONSKILLED WIDOWER GREAT TASTE
Tanya Harris says
Thanks so much, RICCI! So happy you like the recipe 🙂
Ronnie Grant says
I’m an Island (GIAL), I tried your recipe it came out perfect! Thank you ❤️
Aunty Claire says
You Mom obviously doesn't know how to make banana fritters. There is no egg or milk in your recipe for a batter to form.
Tanya Harris says
First of all, my mom is a great cook, and for you to be a keyboard warrior and talk about a recipe you have not tried is ridiculous. Secondly, it’s obvious that you chose not to look at the step-by-step photos and the video that I provide along with the recipe to show how it works. You also chose not to look at the many reviews from people who have actually tried and made the recipe. I usually wouldn’t give comments like these any time of day, but no one talks about my Momma. Do better, “Aunty.”
Not Your Niece says
hey just so you know, bananas actually can function as an egg substitute in many recipes as they act as a binder so you are absolutely incorrect in addition to being unnecessarily rude. hope this helps 💫
Kane says
used self raising flour as a substitute for plain flour the results were amazing slightly light and fluffy fritters, perfect for cream and jam.
Tanya says
Thanks Kane! I've never used self-rising flour, it's good to know it works well too.
Viv says
Hi Tanya,
Thank you for sharing your mom’s recipe. It is spot on as this is exactly how I have cooked banana fritters for years and friends and family love them. I have been using self raising flour lately which makes them a little lighter and fluffier other than that no changes. Please ignore disrespectful comments and keep sharing yours and your mom’s lovely recipes. x
Tanya Harris says
Thanks so much, Viv! Glad you like the recipe and great suggestion on the flour.
Ian White says
Made these using gluten free plain flour, delicious served with a drizzle of maple syrup.
Tanya says
Hi Ian, so happy you liked the fritters! Thank you and thank you for sharing about the gluten free flour.
Bernard says
Your Banana fritters are my go-to recipe. I found 1 cup flour made the mix a little dry but I compensated that by adding a 1/4 cup non-dairy milk and a 1/2 tsp baking powder. A wonderful end product which I have bookmarked for future. Thanks for sharing!
Tanya says
Thanks Bernard! So happy you like the recipe, and thank you for sharing your adjustments.
Donna says
Just what I was looking for. I was told I could use baking powder so wanted to make sure and see how much. I’m using all purpose flour. Thanks for this recipe
Cheryl says
Great tasting & easy recipe! This is the third time making it and I felt I needed to send a comment. Tks for sharing it with us.
Tanya says
Thanks so much for your comment Cherlyl! So happy you like the fritters.
Tom says
Had a leftover banana this morning and found your recipe. These were delicious! Thank you for sharing!
Tanya says
Thanks Tom! So happy you liked the fritters 😄
Shiana says
Amazing! Just made these today & they taste delicious. Easy recipe to follow will definitely be making again! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
Tanya says
Thank you so much Shiana! So happy you liked the recipe 🙂