Pumpkin Spice Brown Butter Frosting

Sharing my favorite buttercream frosting recipe today! Use my Pumpkin Spice Brown Butter Frosting for your Fall cupcakes, brownies and cookies. It’s good enough to eat right out of the jar 🙂

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

This buttercream frosting was so amazing I decided to give it it’s own post. It’s perfect on your favorite cupcakes, cakes, crackers and even from a spoon. Enjoy!

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Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Here’s your line up of ingredients. Nice and basic pantry/refrigerator staples.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

In a small saucepan, melt your butter and swirl every so often until butter is nutty and browned. Usually takes me just under 10 minutes.

How To Make Brown Butter

  1. Place butter in small saucepan over medium-low heat. Swirl and melt completely. Butter will boil. Continue to swirl and cook until butter turns golden brown and brown bits start forming on bottom of pan. Once butter has a nutty scent and is deep golden brown, remove from heat and transfer to a heat proof bowl. Make sure you spoon out all little black bits from the saucepan. Let brown butter cool at least 15 minutes before using in a cookie recipe.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Place a softened stick of butter in your favorite stand mixer.

How To Make Buttercream Frosting Recipe

  1. Place remaining stick of softened butter into stand mixer, beating until creamy. Slowly beat in browned butter until combined. Add pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg and slowly add powdered sugar until thick and desired consistency. You can add tablespoons of milk to thin if desired.
  2. Store in an airtight container until ready to frost.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Beat butter until nice and creamy.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Slowly add cooled browned butter.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

A little brown sugar up next.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Pumpkin time!

Cinnamon and Nutmeg

My favorite Fall spices.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Smells like a dream.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Mix her up.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Time for the powdered sugar.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Lots of powdered sugar, lol!

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Oh yah, wait until you try this!

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Place it in your favorite Mason Jar or airtight container until ready to frost.

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Brown Butter Pumpkin Spice Frosting

This Brown Butter Pumpkin Spice Frosting makes the perfect frosting for all of your Fall baked desserts! It's even delicious on crackers and right from a spoon.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Servings: 30
Calories: 127kcal
Author: Jenny
Cost: 5
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Ingredients

  • 3 sticks unsalted butter divided
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 2 pound bag powdered sugar plus 2 cups

Instructions

  • Place 2 sticks of butter into a small saucepan over medium low heat. Once butter is melted, swirl pan occasionally checking color. Once butter is browned, it will smell nutty and be a deep golden brown. Remove from heat and let cool completely to room temperature.
  • Place remaining stick of softened butter into stand mixer, beating until creamy. Slowly beat in browned butter until combined. Add pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg and slowly add powdered sugar until thick and desired consistency. You can add tablespoons of milk to thin if desired.
  • Store in an airtight container until ready to frost.

Nutrition

Calories: 127kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 11mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 638IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg
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40 Responses
  1. Katie

    Truly delicious. They are, indeed, very sweet. To help offset the taste of sugar I added salt as well as a dash of pumpkin pie spice at the end and some heavy whipping cream to make it easy to pipe onto cupcakes. Then my sis and I considered canceling her baby shower so we wouldn’t have to share with anyone else. 😉 Thanks for sharing!

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