Name: Caramelized Banana Bread with Brown Butter Glaze
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Ingredients: BREAD; 3 tablespoons butter (softened (I used Earth Balance soy free)); 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar ((make sure it's vegan if making this vegan)); 3 medium ripe bananas (sliced); 1/2 cup fat-free buttermilk (I used almond milk with a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, use your favorite nut milk.); 3 tablespoons coconut oil (or any mild flavored oil); 2 tablespoons amber or gold rum; 2 flax eggs (2 Tbsp flax seed meal + 6 Tbsp warm water mix and set aside for 5 min, or use 2 large eggs if not making this vegan); 2 cups all-purpose flour (I used 1 cup whole wheat and 1 cup all-purpose flour); 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; GLAZE; 1 Tablespoon butter (I used Earth Balance soy free margarine); 1/3 cup powdered sugar ((make sure it's vegan if making this vegan)); 2 teaspoons almond milk (or whatever milk you prefer)

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Caramelized Banana Bread with Brown Butter Glaze is not your every day banana bread! The caramelized bananas just add the most irresistible flavor to your banana bread. It brings out this incredible rich, somewhat nutty and caramel flavor that makes this more than your simple banana bread. A different and delicious way to use up those super ripe bananas.

I can honestly say that we go through a lot of bananas over here. It’s a healthy snack and is wonderful in baking. I make a banana bread at least once a week and love to share them with my family and neighbors.

They’re so easy to put together with such wonderful results. My kids prefer them their banana bread with chocolate chips. I prefer my banana bread without the chocolate and don’t mind if it has some nuts. My kids don’t like the addition of nuts so it’s usually avoided.

overhead image of loaf of banana bread sliced open

I thought it would be fantastic to share a more luxurious banana bread. The Cooking Light version uses butter, eggs and buttermilk. My version is a little healthier without the eggs, rich buttermilk and I also incorporate some whole wheat flour. Cooking the ripe bananas in butter* deepens their sweet flavor.

I made this bread totally VEGAN. I did keep “butter” in the title, as browned margarine didn’t sound right. So do make this with butter, if you are ok eating dairy. Use your favorite dairy-free milks and vegan sugars. Sub flax seeds for eggs. Use real eggs if you aren’t making it vegan.

The glaze has a lovely nutty flavor from the almond milk and the melted butter* (I used Earth Balance margarine). I was keeping this vegan, so feel free to use butter if you aren’t dairy-free/vegan. The almond milk does give that touch of nuttiness you could get from browning real butter. If you have about an hour and 1/2 extra somewhere in your busy life, you have to try this delicious bread. It’s what I’m enjoying this morning with a hot cup of a coffee and a beautiful October breeze.

What you need to make Caramelized Banana Bread with Brown Butter Glaze:

For the bread:

butter, softened (I used Earth Balance soy free)
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
ripe bananas, sliced
fat-free buttermilk (I used almond milk with a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar)
coconut oil
amber or gold rum (use orange juice if you want to keep this alcohol free)
flax seed meal (or eggs if you aren’t making this vegan)
flour (I used 1 cup whole wheat and 1 cup all-purpose flour)
baking soda
salt

For the glaze:

butter (I used Earth Balance soy free margarine)
powdered sugar
almond milk (or whatever nut milk you prefer if making this vegan)

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