Brown Butter Vanilla Bean Frosting

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 cups Confectioners' sugar
  • 2 Vanilla beans

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 3 tbsp Milk or half and half

Found on selfproclaimedfoodie.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (one stick) unsalted butter
• 2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise
• 3 cups confectioners sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk or half and half (more or less depending on desired thickness)

Directions

• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the vanilla beans. Whisk frequently, scraping the bottom as well as the insides out of the vanilla bean. As the butter foams, continue whisking and scraping to release any brown bits that may stick to the bottom. Once the butter has sufficiently browned (not burned) and smells heavenly, remove from heat. Remove vanilla bean pods from butter and scrape and remaining seeds using a sharp pairing knife to return to the butter.
• Using the whisk attachment on your stand mixer, beat browned vanilla bean butter with the confectioners sugar on medium speed.
• One tablespoon at a time, add the milk (I used half and half) and continue beating the frosting until youve reached the desired consistency.
• Spread on cupcakes, cake, cookies, or just be naughty and enjoy one spoonful at a time.