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:
Preheat the oven to 375 °F. Lightly grease and flour a loaf pan.
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.
Add mashed bananas and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and beat well.
Beat in 2 cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, ¾ teaspoon of salt and beat for 1 minute.
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.
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.
Add 4 cups of powdered sugar, 1 ½ teaspoons of vanilla extract, and 3 tablespoons of milk and whisk together until smooth.
Spread the frosting over the top while the bread is still warm.
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!
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