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Sweet Honey Skillet Cornbread
How to make a deliciously sweet honey skillet cornbread in no time at all! This recipe uses honey and corn niblets for the perfect cornbread.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings: 8 wedges
Calories: 287 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or bacon grease to grease the skillet
Cornmeal Mixture
- 1 1/4 cups milk or buttermilk if you want richer and tangier
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 cup corn niblets canned, cooked, frozen and defrosted, your choice they just need to be drained
Dry Mixture
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 1/3 cup honey melted and measured
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 °F.
- Coat a 9-inch cast-iron skillet with the vegetable oil then set aside.
- Combine the milk or buttermilk, the cornmeal and the corn kernels together in small bowl. Let sit while you prepare the rest of the recipe.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a mixing bowl.
- In a large measuring cup, beat together the eggs, melted butter and the honey until combined then mix into the cornmeal milk mixture completely.
- Mix the cornmeal mixture into the flour mixture until you have a smooth batter ( excepting the corn niblets of course)
- Place the skillet into the oven and heat until the oil is hot. Remove, and then pour the cornbread batter into the hot skillet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 18 to 23 minutes.
- Cut into 8 pie shaped wedges to serve.
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Notes
- Don't over bake or this will dry right out!
- You can skip the corn kernels if you don't like the texture in the cornbread
Nutrition Information
Calories
287kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
45g
(15%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
60mg
(20%)
Sodium
305mg
(13%)
Potassium
448mg
(13%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
349IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
162mg
(16%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8wedges
Amount Per Serving
Calories 287
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 287kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 60mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 305mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 448mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 349IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 162mg | 16% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.