I made this banana bread a few weeks ago and my husband, and myself said it was some of the best banana bread we’ve had. I wanted to share this recipe with you all.

ingredients

Bread: 

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

3/4 cup of packed dark brown sugar 

1/2 cup unsalted butter

2 large eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

2 1/3 cups of mashed overripe bananas (I use about 4 bananas)

Crumble:

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons oats (any type of oat will work) 

2 tablespoons of dark brown sugar 

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 

4 tablespoons of cold butter, cubed

Pinch of flaky or coarse sea salt

directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Make your brown butter
   • Put 1/2 cups of unsalted butter in a sauce pan and melt your butter on medium heat.
   • Once it has been fully melted, let it come to a light simmer while stirring occasionally.
   • When your butter has reached a golden brown/amber color and you see small bits of browned butter, you’re done.
   • Set this aside to cool down while we work on the next step.
3. Mix together your dry ingredients in a bowl; flour, baking soda, salt. 
4. In a separate bowl or stand mixer, mix together your dark brown sugar, brown butter, eggs, vanilla extract, and mashed bananas. 
5. Once the wet ingredients are incorporated, add in your dry ingredients slowly (about 1 cup at a time). 
6. (Optional) add in any nuts, chocolate chips, raisins, etc. 
7. In a greased pan (I use a small loaf pan), pour in your batter. Now, make your brown sugar & oat crumble. 

brown sugar & oat crumble

1. Mix all the crumble ingredients into a bowl.
2. With a pastry cutter or a fork, cut the butter into the dry mixture until there are pea sized crumbles (or a bit chunkier like mine).

1. Once done, sprinkle on top of your banana bread. 
2. Bake for 60 minutes at 350.
3. Let it cool for an hour after done baking. 
4. Enjoy!!!