Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2012

To add to authentic taste: As the previous reviewer suggested, add a stick or two of cinnamon when boiling the plantains. For a sweeter taste (or to make it more likely that ninos will eat them), when you mash the plantains, add a bit of sugar. I also make salted cinnamon fudge to put inside. If you want it purely as dessert, you can even use cinnamon fudge in place of the beans; but to keep it authentic keep the beans, too.

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suerte126

Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2011

For this recipe you MUST use ripened plantains, with green plantains it will taste completely different. It won't necessarily be bad but it is a totally different dish altogether because plantains change in texture and flavor when they ripen. If you use green, these will be more like a potato dumpling filled with beans and will favor a savory taste. If you use ripe plantains these will be softer and have a sweet taste, similar to a sweet potato fritter (slightly sweeter depending on the ripeness level of the plantains). I am using the potato/sweet potato analogy to give you an idea of the sweetness, not because the taste is the same.

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Milly Suazo

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Barrio Tejas, Humacao, Puerto Rico

Living In: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2011

I like this recipe but i added more sugar to the beans and left out the salt .. also i placed the plantains in the water with their peels to give it more flavor and put 2 tablespoons of sugar and some cinnamon in the water as well ..

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velad07

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2011

I was looking for something from Guatemala besides black beans and tortillas ( which are great!)These were delicious! I took them to a church function and the plate was left empty! Thanks!

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jane

Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2011

Awesome!

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Dougie

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2010

I liked these fine though they were a little difficult to handle. Not sure I'd make them again. Boyfriend didn't like

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Martha Hamilton

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Home Town: Vero Beach, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2010

I am Guatemalan born in the US and I've always had these. This is as close as you're going to get to the ones in El mercado central! couple of suggestions: Boil the plantains with a stick of cinnamon and use very rippened plantains. Greasy black peel almost moldy works best. It's easier to work with and is way sweeter.

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