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Honey Butter Glazed Cornbread
4.5 from 60 votes

Honey Butter Glazed Cornbread

Honey Butter Glazed Cornbread offers a tender, moist crumb enriched with a sweet glaze made of butter, honey, and water. The batter blends cornmeal, flour, sugar, and baking powder with eggs, milk, buttermilk, and oil for a rich texture. After baking, holes are poked in the hot cornbread to absorb the generous honey butter glaze, which keeps the bread moist and flavorful. The sweetness and buttery glaze complement the lightly crumbly cornbread, making it suitable as a side or sweet treat.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 24 squares
Calories: 196 kcal
Course: Side Dish, Bread
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cornmeal yellow
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 4 egg at room temperature, large
  • 3 ounces butter unsalted, ¾ stick
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
Glaze:
  • 3 ounces butter unsalted, ¾ stick
  • ⅓ cup water
  • ¼ cup honey

Instructions

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  1. Place a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper and lightly spray with pan spray.
  2. Stir together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs. Melt the butter and immediately whisk into eggs in a slow stream. Whisk in the milk, buttermilk, and oil. Then whisk in the dry ingredients just until combined.
  4. Scrape the batter into the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
  5. While cornbread is baking make the glaze. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Add the water and honey and whisk until blended.
  6. When the cornbread is done, remove it from oven and poke holes all over the bread, about ½ inch apart, with a toothpick. Brush with the glaze (it will seem excessive but use all of it) and allow to cool completely before cutting into squares and serving. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.

Notes

  • Applying the full honey butter glaze keeps the cornbread moist longer; although it may seem excessive, it absorbs well into the bread.
  • Line the baking pan with foil or parchment paper to lift the cornbread out easily without breaking; use an extra set of hands to handle carefully.
  • You may cut the cornbread directly in the pan if preferred, but lifting allows cleaner slices.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1piece Calories 196kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 22g (7%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g (12%) Monounsaturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 50mg (17%) Sodium 224mg (9%) Potassium 23mg (0%) Sugar 12g (24%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24 squares

Amount Per Serving

Calories 196

% Daily Value*

Serving 1piece
Calories 196kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 22g 7%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 50mg 17%
Sodium 224mg 9%
Potassium 23mg 0%
Sugar 12g 24%

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