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"MMMM! I love plantains, especially sweet ones. This is a lower fat method of making "maduros" without the use of oil and frying in a pan."

Ingredients: cooking spray, plantains...

"This is more a technique than a recipe per se. However, if you love the taste of fried sweet plantains but don't want all the fat, this is the way to go. For those less familiar with plantains, they would best be described as a cooking banana. These pair well with almost and Caribbean entree. For the best results, make sure you have a really..."

Ingredients: cooking spray, water...

"This recipe is posted for the ZWT and is adapted from the book “Quick and Healthy “Recipes and Ideas”.
ZWT REGION: Caribbean."

Ingredients: ice cubes, skim milk, sugar...

"A simple sorbet, reminicent of the Carribean. From Sundays at Moosewood."

Ingredients: unsweetened dried shredded coconut, pineapple juice...

"Here is a little trivia: allspice comes from the pea-size berry of the evergreen pimento tree, native to Jamaica. It can be purchased whole or ground. The spice is so named because it tastes like a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves."

Ingredients: ground allspice, lemon juice...

"The Spanish carried bananas with them to the New World in the 1500s, planting the root corms in Central America and the Caribbean islands, where they flourished. With its proximity to Cuba, the Florida Keys encountered the fruit long before the mainland did. Bananas weren't formally introduced to Americans until the 1878 Philadelphia Centennial..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, nutmeg, orange juice...

"Posted for ZWT. Adapted from The New York Times cookbook."

Ingredients: cinnamon, light rum, nutmeg...

"This is such a yummy smoothie recipe. Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa, created these. You can play around with different fruits but I really love the tropical spin on these smoothies. Note: When mangos and papayas are ripe, they will actually smell ripe and will be soft to the touch."

Ingredients: honey, ice, mangoes...

"A great summertime drink. Cook time includes chill time."

Ingredients: honey, ice cubes, mangoes...

"This recipe was found on the internet at recipeisland.com. Preparation time INCLUDES the peeling, slicing & dicing of the fruit, but NOT the hour needed for the fruit to chill. Although this recipe should make 6 servings, it could make much less if someone decides to 'drink' it!"

Ingredients: kiwi fruits, fresh pineapple...

"Oh my goodness, this gets me hankerin' for some sweet dessert! You can add chocolate(I personally like dark chocolate) or/and crystallized ginger, both sound amazing! I have not made this yet, putting it here for safekeeping. Adapted from Friedas."

Ingredients: cooking oil, cornstarch...

"The sweet & sour flavors are wonderful!"

Ingredients: cider vinegar, golden seedless raisins...

"Breakfast beginnings never tasted better than with this healthy smoothie."

Ingredients: honey, ice cubes, lime juice...

"So simple and a great way to start your day. Enjoy!"

Ingredients: frozen strawberries, honey...