Brown Butter Rum Banana Bread

Brown Butter Rum Banana Bread – This is not your mother’s banana bread . The addition of brown butter and some rum makes it even better than a classic loaf. Shhh. . . don’t tell mom! 

Who wants a little banana bread with their rum? 

 Updated to add: This is a post I’ve decided to update with some new love. I figured it was time. I’ve added some new goodies to the post, but basically left what I’d written so I can look back on it and remember. 😉

Enjoy!

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We are…

ALL. MOVED. IN!!!!

Ok, well not completely, like totally, like a-place-for-everything-and-everything-in-its’-place like moved in, but we are getting there. At least I know we’re NOT going to be moving for AT LEAST another year, maybe two or more if I can help it!

I really like this house, the location, the neighbors we’ve met so far AND I can take some pretty great pictures right in the dining room ON my very own kitchen table because of some pretty awesome windows.
Obviously, though, these pictures were taken in the backyard of our previous rental hence the stone wall background.

Honestly, though, I cannot tell you how very happy I am.

If you aren’t familiar with what’s been happening in my life lately (and that in part, is due to the fact that I haven’t been posting regularly) we moved in the middle of October from the White Mountains of New Hampshire to the desert of Phoenix, Arizona.

We are originally from Rhode Island and moved to Arizona back in 2002. After being here for 11 years, we decided that we wanted to return to New England to be closer to family and give mountain living a try. Not the rugged mountain living – we had the luxuries of heat, hot water (when we didn’t run out of both of those – and twice at the same time), indoor plumbing, and even internet!

The desire to live in Arizona returned after 14 months of NH living, so we MAJORLY downsized and returned to the West. We lived in a rental for about a month and a half before finally settling in our current home.

What a relief, I tell ya!

If you’ve ever moved and I’m sure you have, it’s just so unsettling and a pain in the royal tuckus! I like being organized, knowing where my things are in my kitchen and a routine, not this being in a state of flux baloney.

I’m a happier person when I’m settled and isn’t that what the family ultimately wants anyway? A settled momma equals a happy momma. And WIFE! 😉

As soon as I got my kitchen said up, I decided it was time to christen it with a loaf of banana bread. Banana Bread smells like home to me! 

Banana Bread 

Way back in the day, I received a Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook as a wedding present and LOVED that thing! I wrote notes in it, even adapted some recipes. So, that may very well have been the spark that started this whole blog. But…

(gulp)

I THREW the dang thing out!! Can you believe it?! I have NO idea what came over me. I thought I needed the newer updated version and should discard the old one, but apparently had a MAJOR mind-fart. Actually, I’d call it way more than a mind fart:  Lack of judgment, a momentary state of dementia, a lobotomy maybe or all three of those combined?

WHY on God’s green earth would I EVER have thrown that thing away????!!!! Odd because I KEPT cookbooks of my mother’s that have no relevance and that I really have no use for. The reason for this story?

It had a banana bread recipe that I loved so very much and made quite often. Sadness ensued amongst family members when I no longer had said recipe and couldn’t recall for the life of me what the ingredients were…besides the bananas, of course.

Watch this video of the Brown Butter Rum Banana Bread to see how easily it comes together!

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Favorite Banana Bread 

I’ve made many other banana bread recipes over the years, that I’ve loved. Chai Banana Bread makes me supremely happy, as does this Blueberry Banana Bread. 

But I never forgot about that first banana bread recipe I loved and made so often right after we were married! Maybe it’s all the moving and life changes, but I started getting downright nostalgic for that moist sweet loaf of comfort. 

So, after perusing the internet, I came upon this recipe at Better Homes and Gardens and added some extra goodness to it. The happy result is this Brown Butter Rum Banana Bread. 

Easy Banana Bread Recipe

This is not your classic banana bread recipe–but it more than satisfied my craving to fill my kitchen with the smell of baking bananas and spices! 

The brown butter and rum mixed into the batter make this bread taste extra special. Thankfully, that extra “somethin’ somethin” doesn’t translate to extra work for you. All you do is brown butter in a skillet, add a little rum and mix it in with your bananas and dry ingredients.

Not sure how to brown butter? Here’s a great tutorial on how to brown butter if you haven’t done it before.

Ingredients needed to make this banana bread

• Bananas 
• Rum 
• Butter
• Flour
• Sugar
• Cinnamon
• Baking powder
• Baking Soda 
• Salt

Any recipe that includes that list of ingredients is bound to be good! This has become my new favorite banana bread recipe and I’m so excited for you to give it a try. 

How to Make Brown Butter Banana Bread 

First, you’re going to mix together all your dry ingredients in one bowl and set it aside. Then, mash up your bananas in another bowl and beat in the eggs and sugar. 

Now it’s time to brown the butter! Melt unsalted butter in a skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is melted add the rum to the pan. Continue to cook while stirring constantly.

Remove from heat when you see golden bits of butter in the bottom of the pan. The butter/rum mixture will continue to cook slightly once removed, so you don’t want it to become too dark while on the stove. You could end up with burnt butter and burnt butter doesn’t taste good in anything.

The alcohol in the rum will burn off and you will see the butter foam as it cooks. Just continue to gently stir and stay focused on making sure the butter becomes golden to slightly amber in color. This will probably take 5 – 7 minutes. Lower the heat if you feel it is cooking too fast.

Now, add the browned butter to the banana mixture and stir to combine. Pour the wet ingredients all at once into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Do not over mix. There will probably be a few lumps left–that’s okay!

Bake the banana bread for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the bread in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes then remove the loaf from the pan and let it cool completely. 

Slice, serve and enjoy! This bread moist and flavorful all on its own. It’s also amazing topped with an extra pat of soft butter! 

Recipe Notes for Banana Bread

• Keep a close eye on the butter while you’re browning it. If it begins to darken too quickly, you might end up with burnt butter which does NOT taste good! Lower the heat if needed to keep the butter just a golden amber color, no darker. 
• Sometimes the top of the bread will darken faster than I want while it’s baking. To solve this, I’ll cover the top of the loaf in the last 15 minutes of baking. This keeps the top golden brown while the inside continues cooking. 
• This is one of those banana breads that tastes even better the next day! Wrap slices in plastic wrap and let sit overnight. The brown butter flavor will deepen and you’ll really taste the rum flavors 

Brown Butter Rum Banana Bread

This Brown Butter Rum Banana Bread will be a delicious addition to any breakfast and tastes amazing paired with a morning cup of coffee! We also love slices of this as an afternoon snack (or any time of day). 

Created by: Lynne Feifer

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This Brown Butter Rum Banana Bread is intensified with a rich nutty flavor of browned butter and rum. This is not the banana bread grandma used to make!

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Ingredients

  

• ▢ 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
• ▢ ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 1 ½ cups mashed banana about 5 medium
• ▢ 1 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ ½ cup 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ▢ ⅓ cup rum

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 9 X 5-inch bread pan by spraying it on the bottom and less than halfway up on the sides with cooking spray or by greasing it with butter.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.
• In a medium bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Mix in the banana and sugar.
• In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Once the butter is melted add the rum to the pan. Continue to cook while stirring constantly. Remove from heat when you see golden bits of butter in the bottom of the pan. Butter / rum will continue to cook slightly once removed, so you don't want it to become too dark while on the stove. You could end up with burnt butter and burnt butter doesn't taste good in anything. The alcohol in the rum will burn off and you will see the butter foam as it cooks. Just continue to gently stir and stay focused on making sure the butter becomes golden to slightly amber in color. This will probably take 5 - 7 minutes. Lower the heat if you feel it is cooking too fast.
• Add butter / rum mixture to banana mixture and thoroughly incorporate.
• Add banana mixture all at once to dry ingredients and stir until just mixed. Don't worry, there will probably be some lumps. No biggie.
• Bake for 55 - 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• If desired, cover loaf with some tin foil in the last 15 minutes of baking should it begin to darken too much.
• Remove from oven and place pan on wire rack to cool for 15 minutes.
• Remove the bread from pan and allow to cool completely on the rack.
• The bread slices best once it has been wrapped in plastic wrap and left to sit overnight.

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I rate everything I make on a scale of 1 -4 and this Brown Butter Rum Banana Bread earned 3 1/2 rolling pins.
I love this banana bread recipe as is, but adding the rum and butter gave it an extra oomph! I can’t wait to hear how you like it.