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.

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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 trying out recipes 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.
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 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 the sifter allows my flour mixture to incorporate into my mashed bananas easier.

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 oil in a 10 inch skillet and heat it over medium-high heat. Once your oil is hot, pour the fritters in pan by the spoonful.

Once bubbles appear in 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 take about 2 minutes per side to brown.

Remove fritters from skillet and drain on paper towel. 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
Watch this video tutorial and see how I make these fritters from start to finish.
Easy Jamaican Banana Fritters
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 Tablespoon brown sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- Oil for frying.
Instructions
- Mash bananas with fork in bowl.
- Add brown sugar, vanilla, extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and a pinch of salt. Sift in flour and stir with spoon until fully combined.
- Add oil to a 10 inch 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 🙂
Video
Notes
- The riper your bananas are, the sweeter your fritters will be. Modify sugar amount to your preference.
- The fritters are not meant to be fluffy like pancakes or bread. They are to be thinner and moist.
- If using a cast iron skillet, reduce heat to medium rather than medium high.
Tiandra
Saturday 18th of March 2023
Is it 231 calories per fritter?
Tanya
Monday 20th of March 2023
Hi, it's per serving. We usually each eat 2-3 fritters.
Pat
Monday 27th of February 2023
Can these be done in an air fryer. I have a large cavity CUISINART air fryer / convection oven.
Tanya
Tuesday 28th of February 2023
Hi Pat, I haven't made these in the air fryer. However, I'm sure it can be done but it won't be exactly the same. If I were to make these in the air fryer, I'dd a little more flour to make them thicker, then air fryer them on 360 for about 10-12 minutes.
Dee
Sunday 12th of February 2023
I really love this recipe. Thank you for making it easy to follow and simple.
Tanya
Tuesday 14th of February 2023
Thanks Dee! So happy you like the recipe :)
Calvin H. Sydnor III
Saturday 10th of December 2022
Absolutely delicious! I love this recipe!
Danielle
Saturday 19th of November 2022
Didn't seem like a Jamaican fritter...it was a pancake BUT my 6 year old loved it nonetheless
Tanya
Sunday 20th of November 2022
Thanks, I'm glad your 6-year-old loved them. It shouldn't turn out like a pancake, as there aren't any rising ingredients in the batter.