Honeyed Skillet Cornbread

Fresh and delicious, this honey butter cornbread tastes amazing slathered with honey whipped butter. Skillet cornbread makes the perfect sweet and savory side dish. Delicious comfort food, a Holiday side, or a great snack to enjoy throughout the week.

Perfect Honey Butter Cornbread

Put away the Jiffy packet mix.

Pull out the cast-iron skillet.

This skillet cornbread from scratch rocks.

It is sweetened with a little bit of honey, and some coconut sugar, and it is loaded with creamed corn to make sure it stays super moist and delicious.

We have it with our Thanksgiving feast every year, and it is always a huge hit, especially now that we are living in Australia where cornbread cannot be easily found.

Homemade cornbread is so easy to bring together in a cast-iron skillet, and it tastes so good!

So much better than the packet stuff.

Honey butter cornbread makes the perfect side to a nice Turkey and Sweet Potato Chilli during the colder months and is an absolute must-have on the Thanksgiving table.

You are going to want to make a double batch, trust me!

How To Make Cornbread In A Skillet

I told you honey butter cornbread is super easy, and I did not lie.

You are going to need these simple ingredients:

• butter
• cornmeal
• white wholewheat flour
• baking powder
• baking soda
• salt
• coconut sugar
• cayenne pepper
• eggs
• honey
• milk
• creamed corn

See, nothing fancy.

Once you have collected all of your ingredients you are going to want to:

• Melt the butter in a small saucepan
• Combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, coconut sugar, and cayenne pepper in a large mixing bowl
• Gently beat the eggs in a separate bowl.
• Add in the butter (which should now have cooled), the honey and the milk. Add to the dry ingredients and mix well
• Fold in the creamed corn and let the whole thing rest at room temperature for about 10 mins
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in the skillet. When it is melted, pour in the batter and pop the whole thing into the oven
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until the top is golden brown
• Remove from the oven, and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Slice and enjoy

TIP: make sure you let the cooked honey butter cornbread cool down in the pan for at least 10 minutes or it will fall apart when you try to remove it.

Voila, super delicious, soft and fluffy homemade cornbread.

Done and done.

How To Serve Homemade Cornbread

After it has cooled, go on ahead and remove the cornbread from the skillet and cut into slices.

At this point you are going to find me slathering on a heap of whipped honey butter, because OMG.

TIP: To make whipped honey butter, simply combine some softened butter and honey and give it a good old whisk until incorporated. Pop into the fridge to harden up a bit until ready to serve.

Whatever isn't eaten should be stored in an airtight container with a lid in the fridge.

Simply pop it into the microwave for a bit to re-heat.

Use up any leftovers in this old fashioned cornbread dressing.

Anything Else I Need To Know About Homemade Skillet Cornbread?

This is a great simple dish to bring along to a potluck.

It is:

• Easily made ahead of time
• Reheat in the microwave or serve at room temperature
• Freezes well
• Travels well
• Super popular with kids
• Great for camping

Even though this smells amazing coming out of the oven, when I say you need to let it sit for 10 minutes, you really NEED to let this sit for 10 minutes.

If you don’t, it will crumble into a million pieces, and you will cry.

Once it has had the mandatory rest, cut a big hunk, and enjoy with some honey whipped butter.

Yum.

Need some more amazing comfort food that's a little bit different?

Check these recipes out:

• Creamy Whipped Feta and Cauliflower Mash Recipe
• Garlic Pepper Skillet Green Beans
• One Pan Creamy Garlic Chicken with Potatoes and Garden Herbs
• Pumpkin and Fresh Cranberry Bread
• One-Skillet Honey Pomegranate Balsamic Glazed Chicken Thighs

Happy Eating

xx

Recipe

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Want a sneak peek at what else we have with our Thanksgiving meal? Ok, ok, calm down - we will be having cranberry and vanilla bean butter and waffles for breakfast, turkey (of course), slow cooker garlicky herbed cauliflower mash, leek noodles with créme fraîche, and a new recipe (coming soon) as sides, and cranberry and apple crisp for dessert.