Brown Butter Banana Bread – The Infinite Meal®

This brown butter banana bread is an irresistible and barely subtle spin on traditional banana bread that packs lots of advanced taste into each chew.

It is our go-to moist banana bread recipe that includes brown butter that we end off with a candy brown butter glaze. Whereas the brown butter provides a toasty toffee-like style, it is the addition of bitter cream within the batter that makes it moist and wealthy.

You’ll be able to serve this banana bread with or with out the glaze and it will likely be scrumptious. The glaze provides an exquisite sweetness, nevertheless it does make it style extra like a dessert.

Like all banana bread, it is a satisfying snack any time of day. It is what we convey to potlucks and brunch at pals’ homes. After we’ve obtained a number of bananas, we make a double batch and share a loaf with a good friend!

What’s brown butter?

Brown butter, also called beurre noisette in French, is common butter melted and gently cooked till the milk solids turn out to be toasted.

Brown butter tastes a bit like toffee. It is nutty, toasty, and barely candy with caramel undertones.

Brown butter banana bread substances

This banana bread is our go-to banana bread recipe utilizing flavor-boosted brown butter. Here is every little thing it’s essential make the banana bread:

• Butter – we use unsalted butter. You may as well use salted butter, however omit the added salt the recipe requires.
• All-purpose flour – we use common all-purpose flour. Whereas we’ve not examined it, a 1:1 gluten-free flour mix ought to work.
• Baking soda
• Sea salt
• Bananas – be certain to make use of ripe bananas. The spottier they’re, the sweeter they’re! Additionally they mash up simpler so that they incorporate higher into the batter.
• Eggs – if in case you have time, let your eggs come to room temperature because it helps within the baking course of.
• Brown sugar + granulated sugar – we have experimented lots with which sugar works greatest in banana bread. We discover utilizing each brown sugar and granulated sugar offers banana bread the fitting sweetness and texture we’re after.
• Bitter cream – the additional fats from bitter cream provides richness and moisture.
• Vanilla extract – vanilla provides a barely floral notice but additionally acts as a taste enhancer.

The best way to make brown butter banana bread

This banana bread with brown butter glaze is the proper afternoon deal with! It additionally occurs to be simple to make. Here is learn how to make the banana bread in a number of simple steps:

1. If you happen to’re making the brown butter glaze, brown the butter for each the banana bread and the glaze on the identical time. Soften the butter gently on the range till it foams. Hold the pan on the warmth till the froth subsides after which flip off the warmth. We prefer it good and darkish, however watch it intently so it would not burn.
2. Whisk collectively the dry substances.
3. In a separate bowl, mash bananas then stir within the brown butter, eggs, each the sugars, bitter cream, and vanilla extract.
4. Fold the dry substances into the banana combination till simply mixed.
5. Pour the batter right into a ready loaf pan and bake it till it is browned and golden. As soon as cool, frost it with brown butter glaze or get pleasure from it as a variety on the aspect. Yum!

Full recipe directions are within the recipe card beneath.

Browned butter banana bread variations

This banana bread recipe is delicious as-is however listed here are a number of scrumptious variations:

• Fold ½ cup of darkish chocolate chips into the batter.
• Add a handful of chopped toasted nuts like walnuts, pecans, or macadamia nuts.
• Make mini loaves by filling your mini loaf pan. Simply you’ll want to scale back the cooking time to about 25 minutes.

When to serve brown butter banana bread

There’s completely no proper or incorrect time to get pleasure from a slice of this browned butter banana bread. It is a comforting afternoon snack that may fulfill any candy tooth and travels effectively as a snack on the go.

It additionally goes exceptionally effectively with espresso and tea so we have even been recognized to get pleasure from a slice (or two) for breakfast!

Recipe FAQs

Common banana bread recipes

Brown Butter Banana Bread Recipe

Prep: 10 minutes minutes

Cook dinner: 1 hour hr

Complete: 1 hour hr 10 minutes minutes

This brown butter banana bread is a scrumptious improve to traditional banana bread. It is our go-to moist banana bread recipe baked with brown butter and served with a candy brown butter glaze. It is a easy variation with a nutty toffee taste and it is prepared in simply over an hour!

Directions 

• Preheat your oven to 350 levels Fahrenheit. Grease a 5″x9″ loaf pan. Place the butter into a big frying pan over medium warmth. (See notes!) The butter will first soften after which foam up lots, which is why you need a bigger pan. When the froth subsides, the butter can be brown. We prefer it to be very brown so we maintain the pan on the warmth for one more minute. Let the butter cool barely earlier than utilizing it.

  ½ cup butter

• In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt.

  2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, ½ teaspoon sea salt

• In a big bowl, mash the bananas then whisk within the brown butter, eggs, each the sugars, bitter cream, and vanilla.

  3 massive bananas, 2 massive eggs, ½ cup EACH: brown sugar and granulated sugar, ½ cup bitter cream, 1 tablespoon vanilla

• Combine the dry substances with the moist substances till they’re simply mixed. Don’t over combine the batter.

• Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 60 to 70 minutes, or till a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clear. Verify the bread after 45 minutes and whether it is golden brown on prime, tent it loosely with a bit of foil to forestall it from browning an excessive amount of. Let it cool for 10 minutes within the loaf pan then take away it and funky it fully on a wire rack earlier than slicing it.

Brown Butter Glaze

• Add the brown butter to a mixing bowl – it must be hardened to room temperature. Add the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla and use an electrical mixer to cream it collectively. If you would like it thinner, add a bit extra milk. Both frost the highest of the banana bread or serve it on the aspect to unfold it on the slices.

  ¼ cup butter, 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla

Notes

If you happen to’re making the brown butter frosting, brown the butter for each the banana bread and the frosting on the identical time. 

Diet

Serving: 1 slice, Energy: 256kcal (13%), Carbohydrates: 38g (13%), Protein: 3g (6%), Fats: 10g (15%), Saturated Fats: 6g (38%), Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g, Monounsaturated Fats: 3g, Trans Fats: 0.4g, Ldl cholesterol: 49mg (16%), Sodium: 294mg (13%), Potassium: 139mg (4%), Fiber: 1g (4%), Sugar: 23g (26%), Vitamin A: 343IU (7%), Vitamin C: 2mg (2%), Calcium: 23mg (2%), Iron: 1mg (6%)

For extra inspiration, try all of our banana bread recipes!