Xanthan Gum Free Cinnamon Baked Plantain Slices

Ripe plantains — the ones with yellow skins gone spotty black — are naturally sweet and starchy, and roasting them in a hot oven turns them into something genuinely special. A quick toss in melted coconut oil, honey, Ceylon cinnamon, and a pinch of sea salt means every slice goes into the oven already coated in warm, fragrant flavor. The two-stage bake is the real secret: the first round softens the plantain through, and flipping them for that final stretch gives you deeply golden cut surfaces with caramelized, slightly firm edges that are hard to resist straight off the pan. Ground ginger is optional but adds a subtle heat that plays beautifully against the sweetness. Every single ingredient here is whole and straightforward — no stabilizers, no fillers, nothing that would sneak xanthan gum into your kitchen. This is the kind of naturally clean recipe that just happens to work perfectly for anyone avoiding gum-based additives, because it never needed them in the first place. Serve them warm as a side dish, a snack, or even a simple dessert alongside something creamy.

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