Servings
Font
Back
0 from 153 votes

Grilled Mexican Corn (Elote)

🌽👏🏻🎉 Learn how to make EASY and FLAVORFUL grilled Mexican street corn at home in minutes! Fresh sweet corn is covered in crema, cheese, and finished with chili, lime juice, and cilantro! If you've never tried corn this way, you're in for a real treat!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 235 kcal
Course: Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup Mexican crema sour cream may be substituted, or as necessary for consistency
  • 2 cloves garlic finely minced or pressed
  • vegetable oil for brushing
  • 6 ears fresh corn husked and cleaned
  • ½ cup cotija cheese crumbled
  • fresh lime juice from about 2 medium limes
  • chili powder cayenne powder, and/or smoked paprika, for sprinkling as desired
  • fresh cilantro for garnishing optional

Instructions

    Cup of Yum
  1. Preheat an outdoor grill to medium-high heat (or indoor grill pan).
  2. To a medium bowl, add the mayo, crema, garlic, and stir to combine. If you mixture is very thick, add a couple more tablespoons of crema to taste; set mixture aside.
  3. Brush grill grates with oil, add the corn to the grill, and cook for about 8 to 10 minutes, or until corn is as cooked as desired; rotate corn a quarter turn every couple of minutes to ensure even cooking.
  4. Remove corn from grill, evenly brush all ears with the mayo-crema mixture (I brush very liberally; if you don’t you will likely have some left over)
  5. Either sprinkle with the cheese or add the cheese to a shallow bowl and dredge the corn through the cheese.
  6. Evenly squirt with lime juice and sprinkle with chili powder, cayenne powder, and/or smoked paprika, to taste.
  7. Optionally garnish with cilantro and serve immediately.

Notes

  • Corn is best warm and fresh but extra can be cut off the ears with a sharp knife and stored airtight in a bowl in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 235kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 21g (7%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 10g Cholesterol 22mg (7%) Sodium 265mg (11%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 5g (10%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 235

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 235kcal 12%
Carbohydrates 21g 7%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 10g 59%
Cholesterol 22mg 7%
Sodium 265mg 11%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 5g 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.