Brown Butter Banana Bread

This Brown Butter Banana Bread is a great take on the classic banana bread recipe. While most banana bread batter will have these simple ingredients, the browned butter is what sets this great recipe apart. 

When you brown the butter before it goes into the wet ingredients, it adds another depth of flavor to the batter with the brown bits, making this the best banana bread recipe ever! So, take the extra step to melt the regular butter in this classic recipe. 

So, if you have any brown bananas looking for a tasty banana recipe, give this nutty brown butter banana bread baking recipe a try.

Ingredients used to make Brown Butter Banana Bread:

• Unsalted butter
• All-purpose flour
• Brown sugar
• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Eggs
• Ripe bananas mashed
• Vanilla extract

How to make Brown Butter Banana Bread

1. Preheat oven to 350℉ and spray an 8-inch loaf pan with nonstick baking spray.
2. In a medium saucepan over high heat, melt the butter.
3. Once butter is melted, lower heat to medium and swirl the butter around in the pan rather than stirring it. Continue swirling the butter for a few minutes over the heat until it starts to turn brown in color. Remove the pan from the heat and let cool. In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs then add mashed bananas, vanilla and cooled butter.
5. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
6. Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Different flour to use for this delicious brown butter banana bread

If you want to try and make this recipe a little bit healthier you can always change the flour you use. It will change the recipe slightly but will still taste delicious! Give these a try:

1. Whole wheat flour
2. Almond flour
3. Gluten-free flour

Type of brown sugar to use

For this deliciously moist banana bread, you can choose whichever brown sugar you have on hand. Using either light brown sugar or dark brown sugar for this recipe. 

However, the darker brown sugar will give a slightly more bitter taste to this homemade banana bread.

Storage Suggestions

The best way to store this quick bread is to either wrap it in plastic wrap, or aluminum foil or store it in an airtight container at room temperature for the best results until you are ready to slice up another piece of bread for next time you need an afternoon snack with melted butter.

You can also place the loaf in a freezer bag and store it in the freezer for up to 3 months.

More delicious banana bread recipes:

• Healthier Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe
• Low Fat Banana Bread Recipe
• Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
• Coconut Banana Bread Recipe
• Cinnamon Banana Bread

Brown Butter Banana Bread Recipe

5 from 3 votes

This Brown Butter Banana Bread is a great take on the classic banana bread recipe. Tthe browned butter is what sets this great recipe apart.

ServingServing: 12 servings

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 8 Tablespoons butter (unsalted)
• ▢ 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ ¾ cup brown sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 5 ripe bananas, mashed
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment

• Saucepan (Medium)
• Mixing Bowl (Medium)
• Whisk
• Loaf Pan

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350℉ and spray an 8-inch loaf pan with nonstick baking spray.
2. In a medium saucepan over high heat, melt the butter.
3. Once butter is melted, lower heat to medium and swirl the butter around in the pan rather than stirring it. Continue swirling the butter for a few minutes over the heat until it starts to turn brown in color. Remove the pan from the heat and let cool. In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs then add mashed bananas, vanilla and cooled butter.
5. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
6. Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Notes

This bread does freeze extremely well. We recommend placing slices or muffins in an individual snack bag, and removing them from the fridge when needed.

Nutrition

Calories: 250 kcal · Carbohydrates: 41 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 9 g · Saturated Fat: 5 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 47 mg · Sodium: 171 mg · Potassium: 230 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 19 g · Vitamin A: 304 IU · Vitamin C: 4 mg · Calcium: 43 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Cuisine: American

Cost: $8

Author: Steph Loaiza

Course: Snack

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