Easy Mini Cornbread Muffin Recipe
This recipe produces tender mini cornbread muffins with a balance of cornmeal and flour, lightly sweetened with honey. The muffins bake to a golden finish with a soft crumb, perfect for individual servings or as a side for soups and stews. The batter is mixed by combining dry and wet ingredients separately, then mixing together before baking in a well-greased or sprayed mini muffin tin.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- pan spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Mix together dry ingredients in a bowl including flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
- In a small bowl, crack the egg and mix quickly with a whisk or fork to break the yollk. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients including honey, egg, milk and oil. Mix wet ingredients until thoroughly combined.
- Using pan spray, grease each section of the muffin pan well. *note- if using a silicone pan you can skip this step.
- Fill muffin tins, evenly dividing the batter among the muffin tin. Makes 12 mini muffins or 6 standard size muffins
- Bake for 12-15 minutes. Using a toothpick, insert into the middle of the muffin. Muffins are done baking when the toothpick comes out clean without any batter clinging to the toothpick.
Notes
- The recipe yields 12 mini muffins or 6 regular-sized muffins depending on the pan used.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 196
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 196kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 327mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 95mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 67IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 142mg | 14% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.