Browned Butter Banana Bread with Vanilla Bean Butter

Browned Butter Banana Bread with Vanilla Bean Butter…that is a tongue-twister, isn’t it?!     This is the best banana bread creation I’ve ever tasted.  Browned butter should be considered a precious metal or something.  How did we live so much of our lives not knowing how delicious it is?

This is not a light banana bread.  It is so decadent from all of the butter; browned butter helps form the batter, then more gets drizzled on top after the bread is baked, AND THEN we will make a vanilla bean butter to serve with it.  I mean, you can omit that part and still have an absolutely fantastic banana bread recipe, but why?

This bread stays incredibly moist from the butter, brown sugar, bananas and buttermilk while still managing to keep that ripe banana flavor, which sometimes gets lost in banana bread.  Lightly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg and with a crackly sugar crust from turbinado sugar (I seriously sprinkle this on so many baked goods), this bread is perfect.  And best served slightly warm!

Happy Friday to you all!  This week has flown by.  I feel like I say that every week.  Why does time have to move so fast…

I had the best week because I got to see a few of my besties that I don’t see nearly as often I want (minus one, you know who you are…can you move home already?).  It reminds me how important having a group of friends that bring me comfort, happiness and laughter is to my soul.  Oh and I also got to eat my favorite pizza.

I’m cheers-ing you all with a slice of banana bread.

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