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Pumpkin banana bread slices with brown butter glaze.

Pumpkin Banana Bread with a Brown Butter Glaze

This pumpkin banana bread with a brown butter glaze is a perfect combination of fall flavors. This is an easy recipe that is quick to put together and makes a perfectly moist loaf of flavorful bread.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Calories 265 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Bread:

  • 1 15-ounce can pure pumpkin
  • 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt

For the Glaze:

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2-4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

Instructions
 

For the Bread:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, combine the pumpkin, bananas, eggs, sugars, butter, and vanilla. Stir with a whisk to combine. Set aside.
    1 15-ounce can pure pumpkin, 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed, 2 eggs, lightly beaten, 1 cup sugar, ½ cup brown sugar, ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled, 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Stir with a whisk to combine.
    2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • Fold the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture, using a rubber spatula, and mix just until combined. Pour or spoon into the prepared loaf pan. Bake in the preheated 350°F oven for 1 hour 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
  • Remove from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and let it cool completely on a cooling rack.

For the Glaze:

  • In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Continue to cook over medium heat until the butter is a deep golden color. Remove from the heat.
    ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • Combine the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and 2 tablespoons whipping cream in a medium bowl. Stir with a whisk until smooth. Add more whipping cream by the tablespoonful until desired consistency is reached.
    1 cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2-4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • Pour or spoon the glaze on top of bread.

Nutrition

Calories: 265kcalCarbohydrates: 42.2gProtein: 2.9gFat: 10.2gSaturated Fat: 6.2gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 449mgPotassium: 144mgFiber: 1.6gSugar: 27.1gCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg
Keyword banana, bread, brown butter, pumpkin
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