Pumpkin Banana Bread with a Brown Butter Glaze

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

Cook Time 1 20

Total Time 1 40

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

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.

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Nutrition Information

Please note that these nutrition facts are approximations and may not be entirely precise.

Keyword banana, bread, brown butter, pumpkin

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