If you are not familiar with plantain bread (plantain cake), you are in for a treat. This bread is gluten-free, delicious, and is a perfect alternative to banana bread and a great way to use your ripe plantains. 
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In Haiti, we eat a lot of plantains. Caribbeans in general, eat a lot of plantains. This is to include boil, fried, or baked.
So it’s no secret we would also found a way to turn plantains into desserts as well or serve it as bread.
This bread is by far my favorite to make! If you are familiar with banana bread, it is pretty much the same method. The key is to make sure the plantain is ripe enough or soft enough. Once it starts turning yellow with brown or black spots, just like a banana, then it’s time to turn it into a dessert.
This bread/cake can be served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It’s the BEST!
How to make plantain bread (Plantain Cake)?
Very easy! You will need the following ingredients.
Plantain, gluten-free flour or pancake mix, sugar, butter, baking powder, sour cream, eggs, vanilla extract. See step-by-step picture in the recipe notes below.
Can plantains be substituted for bananas and Can plantains be too ripe?
Yes, you can use bananas in place of plantains and follow the same steps to make this bread. The riper the plantains, the sweeter it will be. In the end, it will taste as if you were eating banana bread.
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Plantain Bread (Plantain Cake) Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 plantains very ripe
- 1 cup gluten-free pancake and waffle mix
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 stick salted butter soften
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the plantains in small pieces to make it easier to mash.
- In a kitchen aid mixer or using an electric mixer, mash the plantains.
- Cream together the butter, eggs, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and vanilla extract one at a time. Combine to a smooth consistency.
- Fold in the flour and sour cream; alternate between each fold.
- Pour in a greased loaf pan or bundt pan. Bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool and enjoy for breakfast or with ice cream for dessert.
Notes
Plantain Bread (Plantain Cake) Recipe Tip:
Plantain - the more yellow they are, the sweeter the plantains will be. Flour - I prefer to use the Gluten-free pancake and waffle mix as it is sweet and it also has xanthan gum.Plantain Bread (Plantain Cake) Recipe Step-by-Step Picture:
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L S
It’s funny I think I’m the only commenter who has actually made the cake, and i must say it is delicious. I highly recommend it. It tastes like a banana bread cake. I do want to make two suggestions about the recipe. The first is revise instruction no. 3 changing it to cream the following ingredients mixing them one at a time in the listed order, or something like that. I added everything to the mixing bowl as listed then I saw that I wasn’t supposed to do that at the end. The other thing is your instructions don’t mention what to do with the plantains after you mash them. I ended up mixing them in after item no. 3, but it would be helpful if you could make that clearer for future readers. Nevertheless, thank you for providing such a delicious recipe and it will definitely become a staple in my home. 😀
Mirlene
Thank you very much for your thoughtful comment! 🙂 Glad it turned out well for you.
L
I’m making the cake again today and now see where I overlooked the directions for what to do with the plantain. My apologies!
Mirlene
Thank you!
Laavida
This looks great. Haitian food is amazing! Do you think I can use plantain and cassava flour instead? Would you substitute anything for the sour cream? I look forward to your feedback bc I want to make this tomorrow. Merci beaucoup!
Mirlene
Hello Laavida!
Thank you! I not not used cassava flour to Mae this bread. But you can use plain greek yogurt in substitution of the sour cream. I hope this helps.
Laavida
Good suggestion. I’ll try to make it with plantain flour tonight.
Mirlene
Thank you! Would love to know how it turns out for you.
Shira
I will substitute cashew yogurt fir the sour cream ans coconut oil for the butter to make this vegan
Mirlene
Sounds good! I would love to know how it works out.
Eavie
Hello Mirlene, this looks so good, i am going to make it I usually make banana bread. This will be nice to make for a change. I am West African and I love plantains prepared in any form. Can I make this without the sour cream? Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Mirlene
Thank you, Eavie! Yes, you can make this without sour cream. I hope you enjoy it.
avis
Hi, I’m wondering if you use black plantains rather than yellow, could you leave out he sugar?
Mirlene
Hi Avis,
Not sure what you mean by black plantains. However, yellow ripe plantains work well. They are sweet and soft as well as the closest to bananas. Instead of sugar, you can also use honey. Be mindful it will alter the taste. I would love to know how your bread turns out.
Ajua
hey just referring to what he/she means by black plantains- they’re really really REALLY ripe yellow plantains
Simone
I have no butter in my house! Do you think I can use coconut oil instead??
Mirlene
I have never tried it with coconut oil. However, I have used vegetable oil.
Kourtney Johnson
I don’t have gf pancake mix can I just use regular pancake mix?
Mirlene
You can. However, I would be careful as you do not want the texture to be too runny. You may also use regular flour and add a 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1 teaspoon baking powder.
Mirelle
Looks delicious..YUM!
Helena
I love this plantain bread! I really want to make it! 🙂
MDesir
Good and thank you. I hope you enjoy it!
Stephanie Simmons
Wow this looks incredibly delicious! I love that it’s GF too so you can be sure to meet your guest’s dietary needs during the holidays!
MDesir
Thank you, Stephanie!
Chef Mireille
Plantains are one of my all time favorite foods in the entire world. I use them and all their versions in both sweet and savory dishes and this is one I definitely want to try!
MDesir
I love plantains too, Mereille. Thanks for reading!
Kari Heron
Big and serious! The Jamaican in me wants to hug you, call this “Wicked!” and give you a 21 gun salute. Seriously, MUST try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
MDesir
Haha! You are funny. Thank you, Kari!
Carol Little R.H. @studiobotanica
I have never made plantain bread or cake. This looks easy and delicious! Thanks for the recipe.
Looks like one to try!!
MDesir
Thank you, Carol.
Renu
The cake is super moist and soft and the texture looks amazing. I would love to have this with some hot coffee and some books by the side.
MDesir
It is great with coffee.
Krista Price
I love that you used gluten-free pancake mix for this recipe! I actually have more than I know what to do with, so I’ll definitely be trying this recipe! It looks great!
MDesir
Good! Now you have an excuse to use the mix. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you!
Catherine Baez Sholl
Hey, island neighbor! I grew up in the Dominican Republic and eating plantains all the time. I’ve never made a bread with it, though. Definitely gonna try this one!
MDesir
Well, hello neighbor!!! I hope you try it. it’s sweet, soft and it is perfect for breakfast.
Tina
Yum! I love plantains, but have never had it as a bread. I cannot wait to make this. One quick question, do you know if I can use spelt flour instead of the GF pancake mix?
MDesir
Yes, you can use spelt flour instead of GF flour.
Yang
Plantain breads sound amazing! I look forward to trying this. 🙂
Meredith
I have never made plantain bread but always see them at the grocery store! Pinning to make soon!
MDesir
Now you have a reason to pick them up. It’s delicious! Just make sure you get the ripe ones.
Anna Hettick
I’ve never had a plantain but I keep seeing delicious recipes for them that make me want to try them! Including this bread!
Jacqueline Debono
This plantain bread looks and sounds delicious! It’s hard to find plantains here in Italy, but I’d love to try this recipe with banana.
MDesir
it is actually the same concept as banana bread. Enjoy!