Brown Butter Birthday Cake Banana Blondies (gluten-free)

These Brown Butter Birthday Cake Banana Blondies are the perfect way to use up spotty bananas and satisfy your sweet tooth craving. These are made with gluten-free ingredients and are ready in 30 minutes.

Okay I actually am giddy to have you guys try this recipe!! I love all things birthday cake and banana bread and blondies. So this is the perfect combination of so many delicious things baked into one dessert. 

The brown butter base is amazing and nutty and in combination with the mashed bananas, it’s such a yummy flavor that I cannot wait for you to try. This is one of those easy baking recipes to make that really anyone can bake. Even if the idea of making brown butter sounds intimidating to you, you can make these!

These blondies are really great for any occasion from birthdays to after school snack or even your book club! (I made them for book club!!!). Plus I love how moist and cakey and perfect they are. I also do love that they are just the right amount of sweet. You only need a little maple syrup with the ripe bananas for the sweetness in this recipe.

I cannot wait to hear what you think of these. Keep me posted if you make them too!

What ingredients you need to make these birthday cake banana blondies:

• Unsalted butter – I haven’t tried a sub but you could try vegan butter if you want
• Bananas – the more ripe the better! I like to use extra freckly bananas so the blondies are sweet
• Eggs – I haven’t tested flax eggs but I think kt would be great 
• Maple syrup -this is the only sugar besides banana in this recipe. You could use honey as well if you prefer
• Vanilla extract – added for flavor 
• Almond extract – omit if you don’t have. It just adds that yummy birthday cake-like flavor!
• Yogurt of choice – you can use any plain or vanilla yogurt. I usually use greek yogurt
• Almond flour – you could use gf oat flour too, I list amount below but that is the only sub I can confidentially say will work
• Sprinkles – I love using rainbow sprinkles in these!

How to make brown butter birthday cake blondies:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line an 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper 
2. Add the butter to small saucepan and warm over medium heat, stirring frequently 
3. Allow the butter to continue to melt over medium heat and it will start to have a nutty flavor and deepen in color (about 5-8 minutes)
4. Remove pan from stove and allow the butter to cool
5. In a large bowl, mix together the butter, bananas, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla extract, almond extract and yogurt until combined
6. Mix in the almond flour and baking powder until fully combined
7. Fold in sprinkles then add batter to baking dish and evenly spread across
8. Bake in oven for 30-35 minutes, until top is golden and you stick toothpick in and it comes out clean
9. Allow the blondies to cool then slice and enjoy!

FAQs and tips on making these gluten-free blondies:

• Can I make these bars in an 9×13 baking dish? Yes! Adjust the bake time as needed!
• Can I sub banana for anything? I haven’t tried this but applesauce is a great option.
• How should I store the birthday cake blondies? In airtight container at room temperature for 3 days. 5 days in the fridge and freezer for 2 months.
• Make sure your bananas are ripe! The more ripe they are, the sweeter the blondies will be!

A few other delicious gluten-free desserts to try:

The BEST Healthy Cookies! (gluten-free)

The Most EPIC Fudgy Paleo Blondies

Healthy Flourless Brownies (nut-free + gluten-free)

Gluten-free Lofthouse Cookies