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Rellenitos, sweet black bean and plantain balls

Rellenitos, plantain balls with sweet black beans

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The Guatemalan dessert: a sweet plantain dough, cooked with cinnamon, filled with sweetened black bean puree, fried until golden brown, and sprinkled with…

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Recipe from Rrmsjp, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These “Remplis” are a traditional Belgian dessert that will delight anyone who enjoys sweet treats. Prepare them for 4 people in 90 minutes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$2.28 $0.57 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.05
  • $0.53
  • $0.19
  • $0.40
  • $0.11

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the plantains and cut them into 3 pieces, removing the ends. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cook them covered in water with the cinnamon sticks until they are tender, then drain them.
  3. Using a spatula, combine the mashed beans, cinnamon, and sugar. ≈ 4 min
  4. Peel the plantains and mash them into a paste. ≈ 8 min
  5. Take a small amount of dough, form a ball about the size of your palm, hollow out the center, and fill it with beans. Close it up with a piece of plantain. Repeat until all the dough is used. ≈ 10 min
  6. Roll the rellenitos in the flour. ≈ 10 min
  7. Heat them in hot oil, then drain them on paper towels.
  8. Serve two per plate, sprinkled with sugar. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Rellenitos, plantain balls with sweet black beans

  • 250 ml of vegetable oil$1.05
  • 1 cup of black bean puree (cooked without salt)$0.53
  • 1 cup of sugar, plus extra for sprinkling$0.19
  • 1 cup of flour$0.40
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon$0.11

Total$2.28

that's $0.57 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • Two banana plantains and a handful of blackberries
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • water
  • 250 ml of vegetable oil
  • 1 cup of black bean puree (cooked without salt)
  • 1 cup of sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
  • 1 cup of flour
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

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