Sweet and Spicy Plantains
2 very ripe plantains
1/2 cup cream of coconut
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 tsp grated lime peel
Dash ground red pepper or cayenne
1/2 cup shredded sweetened coconut, toasted**
Peel plantains by cutting off both ends; cut a slit lengthwise into peel (without cutting into plantain) and remove. Cut plantains in half lengthwise.
Coat grill rack with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat grill to medium high. Arrange plantain halves on grill rack. Grill 5 minutes on each side or until lightly charred.
Stir together cream of coconut, lime juice, lime peel and red pepper. Drizzle over grilled plantain halves; sprinkle with toasted coconut.
**To toast coconut, sprinkle sweetened coconut onto a small baking pan. Bake on center oven rack at 350 degrees for 5 minutes, stirring once.