Easy Honey Butter Cornbread

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Melissa Jo

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This Easy Honey Butter Cornbread is soft, buttery, perfectly moist, and packed with homemade flavor. A stick of melted butter, cream style corn, honey, and a sprinkle of sugar in the pan create the most delicious golden crust with tender slices every single time. Whether you're serving it with chili, barbecue, or your holiday dinner, this easy side dish is always a crowd favorite.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings: 12

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Ingredients

1 14.75 oz can cream style sweet corn
½ cup sour cream
⅓ cup milk
⅓ cup vegetable oil
⅓ cup honey
2 large eggs room temperature
2 8.5 oz boxes Jiffy Cornbread Mix
Pinch of salt
Pinch of cracked black pepper
3 tbsp real butter (generously grease the pan with the butter and get all around the sides and corners; leave the leftover butter in the pan. Trust me)
2-3 tsp granulated sugar for the pan

Method

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 400°F.
Generously grease the 9x13 baking dish with real butter. so every inch is coated in butter. Leave all those little buttery bits in the pan—they're full of flavor.
Sprinkle the bottom of the buttered pan evenly with granulated sugar.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together:
Cream style corn
Sour cream
Milk
Vegetable oil
Honey

Eggs (crack first in a separate bowl)

Whisk until smooth.

Step 3

Add both boxes of Jiffy Cornbread Mix along with:
Pinch of salt
Plenty of cracked black pepper
Gently stir until everything is just combined.
Don't overmix.

Step 4

Pour the batter directly into the prepared baking dish over the butter and sugar.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown and the center reaches 190-200°F.
Allow it to cool for 15 minutes before slicing.
Serve warm with equal parts honey & butter mixed together if you're feeling extra.