Vegan West Indian Plantain Porridge Recipe
A delicious and wholesome vegan-friendly version of traditional West Indian plantain porridge made with green plantains, plant milk, whole spices and sweetened with dates and bananas.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 446kcal
Ingredients
- 1 large green unripe plantain
- 2 cups water
- 4 cups unsweetened non-dairy milk such as soymilk or almond milk
- 10 medjool dates pitted
- 1 vanilla bean split
- 2 cinnamon sticks or several cinnamon leaves
- 1 piece mace optional
- ½ teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
- 1/2 cup coconut milk optional
- 2 bananas peeled and sliced, optional
Instructions
- Peel plantain by running the tip of a knife into the peel from top to bottom, 3-4 times. Use your fingers to peel away the skin. If you have trouble, just cut the peel off with a knife.
- Cut plantain into smaller pieces and add to blender along with water. Blend on high until the mixture is completely smooth without lumps.
- Pour the plantain mixture into a medium saucepan, add vanilla bean, cinnamon and mace, and set aside while you prep the milk.
- Rinse the blender out and add pitted dates and milk, blending on high until the dates are completely pureed. Set aside.
- Cook the plantain mixture on medium-high heat, stirring constantly to avoid lumps and burning, for about 5 minutes or until plantain mixture is thickened, opaque, shiny and smooth.
- Remove the saucepan from heat and pour in the date-milk mixture.
- Return the saucepan to medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until the porridge bubbles and has a thick yet pourable consistency. If it's too thick stir in a bit more milk. Remove from heat and stir in grated nutmeg.
- Serve hot, topped with fresh coconut milk, banana slices and a sprinkle of grated nutmeg. Enjoy!
Notes
- Store any leftover porridge in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.
- Green unripe bananas can be used in place of green plantains.
- Since the starchiness of each plantain will differ, you may need to add more milk to get to the consistency you like.
- Feel free to add any combo of milks you would like like almond milk, peanut milk, flax seed milk, etc.
- Other toppings to try: dried fruits like chopped dates, raisins, currants, etc all work nicely. Chopped nuts and seeds are yummy additions too.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 446kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 1202mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 50g | Vitamin A: 638IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 371mg | Iron: 3mg