Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting

Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting

delicious take on classic recipe

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 25m
Cook Time: 25m
Total Time: 50m
Temp.: 375 °F
Servings: 10
Difficulty: Easy
4.8 (17 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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For banana bread:

For brown butter frosting:

Nutritional Information

281
Calories
10.3g
Fat
45.5g
Carbohydrate
3.9g
Protein
28mg
Cholesterol
186mg
Sodium
Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting

Recipe Description

This Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting is unbelievably flavorful and has a great texture! This recipe takes banana bread to the next level by adding browned butter to already delicious bread. The topping should be thicker than a glaze but thinner than frosting for best results. Make sure you spread the frosting while the bread is still warm. 

This quick bread is so easy to make too. Start by beating together sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until smooth and creamy. Add bananas and vanilla extract and beat well. Add the dry ingredients and continue beating for 1 minute. Transfer the batter to a baking pan and bake in the oven until golden brown. To make the frosting, heat butter until it boils and turns a delicate brown color. Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk and whisk until smooth. Spread the brown butter frosting over the warm bread and enjoy!

To make Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Heat oven and prepare baking pan

    1 min
    Step 1 - Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting

    Preheat the oven to 375 °F. Lightly grease and flour a loaf pan.

  2. 2

    Beat sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs

    5 min
    Step 2 - Banana Bread with Brown Butter FrostingStep 2 - Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting

    Beat together 1 ½ cups of sugar, 1 cup of sour cream, ½ cup of butter, and 2 eggs in a large bowl until smooth and creamy.

  3. 3

    Add bananas and vanilla extract

    2 min
    Step 3 - Banana Bread with Brown Butter FrostingStep 3 - Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting

    Add mashed bananas and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and beat well.

  4. 4

    Add dry ingredients

    1 min
    Step 4 - Banana Bread with Brown Butter FrostingStep 4 - Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting

    Beat in 2 cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, ¾ teaspoon of salt and beat for 1 minute.

  5. 5

    Bake

    25 min
    Step 5 - Banana Bread with Brown Butter FrostingStep 5 - Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting

    Transfer the cake batter to the prepared loaf pan and smooth on top. Bake the cake in the oven for approx 20-25 minutes until golden brown on top.

  6. 6

    Brown butter

    5 min
    Step 6 - Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting

    Heat ½ cup of butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until it starts to boil. Once the butter turns a delicate brown color, remove the saucepan from the heat immediately.

  7. 7

    Add remaining ingredients

    2 min
    Step 7 - Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting

    Add 4 cups of powdered sugar, 1 ½ teaspoons of vanilla extract, and 3 tablespoons of milk and whisk together until smooth.

  8. 8

    Frost

    2 min
    Step 8 - Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting

    Spread the frosting over the top while the bread is still warm.

  9. 9

    Serve

    1 min
    Step 9 - Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting

    Serve with coffee or tea.

This Banana Bread with Brown Butter Frosting is a really delicious take on the classic banana bread recipe. Try it out soon, and don’t forget to tag #cookmerecipes in your baking posts!

About the author

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.

Recipe Reviews

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4.8 out of 5 (17 reviews)
Karen Smith
April 13, 2025
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This banana bread recipe is exceptional! I made it for my family's Sunday brunch, and they couldn't stop raving about it. The brown butter frosting added a unique twist that everyone loved. It's simple enough for a busy morning, too!

Diana Smith
January 19, 2025
Verified

Delicious

Sunny
January 14, 2025
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Delicious! Made this for a family gathering and everyone was raving about it. The brown butter frosting was a gamechanger!

Zack
September 3, 2024
Verified

Best banana bread

Nora Thomas
February 21, 2024
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Superb banana bread. Made it for my book club, and everyone loved it. The brown butter frosting is a must-try. I had some leftover, and it pairs beautifully with coffee. Will definitely be making this again soon.

Evelyn
January 9, 2024
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So simple to make! My kids loved it warm with frosting.

AnnieB
October 10, 2023
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Best banana bread ever!

Fiona Adams
October 10, 2023
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OMG, this Banana Bread is the bomb! I baked it last weekend for my kids, and they devoured it! The brown butter frosting? Total game changer. 🤤

Diane
October 10, 2023
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Amazing!

Hannah Smith
June 26, 2023
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Yummy! I made this for my kids, and they couldn't get enough. The frosting is just perfect!

Claire Johnson
May 31, 2023
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Deliciously moist!

Alice
May 19, 2023
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C'est une recette incroyable! Le pain aux bananes est devenu le favori de ma famille. Quand je l'ai fait pour l'anniversaire de mon fils, tout le monde l'a adoré! L'ajout de glaçage était parfait. Bravo pour cette recette!

Frank
April 16, 2023
Verified

Superb banana bread!

Holly
January 13, 2023
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Delicious! I baked this banana bread last week when my in-laws visited. It was a hit at the dinner table. The brown butter frosting added a rich flavor that took it to a whole new level. Thanks for this wonderful recipe.

George Adams
January 28, 2022
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Dude, this banana bread rocked my world! Made it for a buddy's bday and it vanished in minutes, killer flavor with that brown butter. Wow!

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