How To Make Cornbread Muffins (With Step By Step Photos)

These Cornbread muffins are a cornbread-like quick bread that can be served as breakfast, lunch, or dinner side dish or as a snack.

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Plain, unadorned muffins go by fast in our house. I observed that my family will reach for a baked treat that is naked and bare more than they will reach for an iced cupcake.

For that reason, cupcakes will stand on our counter for days while these cornbread muffins are gone overnight.

These cornbread muffins are what you need for simple, weekday treats. They go perfect with this Baked Chicken Meatballs or this Chicken BBQ Pizza.

These cornbread muffins are an easy whipping, perfect-for-weekdays- kind of baking.

Cornbread Muffins vs Cornbread

• Compared to cornbread, these cornbread muffins deviate slightly from the traditional recipes because it leans more on the sweet side.
• While a traditional cornbread is a perfect side to a main dish, these recipe can serve both purpose of being a side dish, and a sweet baked treat.
• They are not necessarily too indulgent but enough to give you a sweet fix.
• You can also check out my basic cornbread recipe. It has less sweetener, and leans more on the traditional side, using buttermilk and yogurt.

What I Love about this recipe :

• I love that making muffins such as these do not require the stand mixer.
• Simple preparation, a few dirty bowls. Definitely no kitchen hurricane.
• They are moist, buttery and appropriately sweet. Even those who do not have a sweet tooth will find these delightful.
• Simple ingredients.  You may not have the cornmeal at hand but the rest of the ingredients are pantry staples.

The Ingredients

• Cornmeal. Use yellow corn meal. It can either be stone ground which will yield a more coarser crumbs but deeper flavor, or fine which will yield a more delicate crumb. I used pre cooked cornmeal, but regular is fine too.
• Honey. Adds a layer of sweetness in addition to the sugar. Make sure to use the liquid honey.
• Butter. The melted butter adds richness to the muffins and this should not be replaced or skipped.
• Eggs. Eggs acts as a binder in this recipe. It also adds richness to the flavor and softness in the texture.
• See the recipe card for the rest of the ingredients.

The Process

1. Dry ingredients. In a bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients.
2. Wet ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together all the wet ingredients until they are incorporated.
3. Combine. Pour the wet mixture over the dry ingredients. Using a rubber spatula gently stir to combine just until the ingredients has come together.
4. Bake. Spoon the batter into a lined muffin pan until they are about 2/3 full. Bake at 400 F for 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted at the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Frequently Asked Questions

These are a family favorite. They win over brownies, cookies, and cakes most of the time. Squeeze in baking these cornbread muffins sometime and you will find making them more and more often.

Enjoy!

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