Brown Butter Banana Bread Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
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Servings
16 slices
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Calories
256 kcal
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
North American
Brown Butter Banana Bread Recipe
Description
The Brown Butter Banana Bread Recipe highlights the rich, toasty flavor developed by browning butter before mixing it into the batter. Combined with ripe mashed bananas, this creates a moist and flavorful quick bread. The blend of brown sugar and granulated sugar balances sweetness and moisture, while baking soda and salt provide leavening and seasoning. Sour cream adds creaminess and tenderness to the crumb.
This bread bakes in a 5"x9" loaf pan at 350°F until a toothpick inserted is clean, with foil tenting if the top browns too quickly. The result is a loaf with a lightly crisp crust and a soft interior dotted with banana pieces. The optional brown butter glaze, made with browned butter, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla, enhances the bread with a glossy, sweet coating.
This banana bread can be served as breakfast, snack, or dessert, pairing well with tea or coffee. Cooling it slightly before glazing and slicing helps the glaze set well. The combination of browned butter in both the bread and glaze creates a consistent nutty undertone throughout.
Make the brown butter carefully in a pan large enough to prevent overflow as it foams and browns. Let it cool before mixing into the batter to avoid cooking the eggs prematurely. Avoid overmixing the combined batter to maintain a tender crumb.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt sea salt
- 3 large banana 1 ¼ cups mashed
- 2 large egg
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
Brown Butter Glaze
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 5"x9" loaf pan. Place the butter into a large frying pan over medium heat. (See notes!) The butter will first melt and then foam up a lot, which is why you want a larger pan. When the foam subsides, the butter will be brown. We like it to be very brown so we keep the pan on the heat for another minute. Let the butter cool slightly before using it.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, mash the bananas then whisk in the brown butter, eggs, both the sugars, sour cream, and vanilla.
- Mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients until they are just combined. Do not over mix the batter.
- Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Check the bread after 45 minutes and if it is golden brown on top, tent it loosely with a piece of foil to prevent it from browning too much. Let it cool for 10 minutes in the loaf pan then remove it and cool it completely on a wire rack before slicing it.
Brown Butter Glaze
- Add the brown butter to a mixing bowl - it should be hardened to room temperature. Add the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla and use an electric mixer to cream it together. If you'd like it thinner, add a little more milk. Either frost the top of the banana bread or serve it on the side to spread it on the slices.
Notes
- You can brown the butter for both the banana bread and the glaze simultaneously to save time.
- Use a large pan when browning butter as it foams up considerably before browning.
- Tent the bread with foil if it browns too fast during baking to prevent over-browning.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 256 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 slice | |
| Calories | 256kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 294mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 139mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 343IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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