Sweet Honey Cornbread Recipe

This Sweet Honey Cornbread is moist and tender with slightly crispy edges and the perfect amount of sweetness. Using simple pantry stables you’ll have a delicious side dish everybody will love.

This Honey Cornbread recipe is absolutely drool-worthy, fresh out of the oven, warm with a pat of honey butter. The perfect side to warm and cozy dinner recipes in the Fall or fried chicken, BBQ meats in the summer.

Why this recipe works

Whether sweet or savory cornbread is a comforting side dish that can be served all year long. Serve it with a big bowl of chili like my Roasted Poblano Pepper Beef Chili, Slow Cooker Bean, and Bacon Soup or my Oven Baked BBQ Ribs. Making this homemade cornbread with honey recipe in a cast-iron skillet. You get the best golden crispy crust with a tender inside and I promise the best cornbread ever! Looking for a gluten-free option? Try this Gluten Free Cornbread.

Ingredients needed for skillet cornbread

• Yellow Cornmeal: is coarse and adds color to the cornbread.
• Vegetable Oil: Makes the cornbread really moist.
• Honey: A rich sweetener that adds tons of flavor
• Milk: Whole milk
• Butter: Both unsalted butter and salted will work for this

How to make honey cornbread

Step 1: Whisk all the dry ingredients together in a medium bowl.

Step 2: In a small bowl add in all the wet ingredients and mix until combined.

Step 3: Add the wet mixture to the flour mixture and mix just until combined.

Step 4: Heat a skillet on medium-high heat and add the tablespoon of butter. Pour batter in a preheated cast-iron skillet with the melted butter and bake.

Recipe Tips

• Don’t overmix the batter, as it can make your cornbread tough.
• Place the skillet in the center rack of the oven.
• The skillet cornbread is ready when it is golden brown and an toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• You can also use a 9×9 baking dish if desired.

Sweet Honey Cornbread

This Sweet Honey Cornbread is moist and delicious with a perfect golden brown crust.

Prep Time10minutes mins

Cook Time20minutes mins

Total Time30minutes mins

Servings8

Calories321

Ingredients

• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• In a medium bowl whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• In a small bowl combine egg, oil, honey, and milk and mix well.
• Add wet mixture to the dry and mix just until combined.
• Heat a 10 inch cast iron skillet on medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes. Add the tablespoon butter, coat the skillet with the melted butter. Pour the batter into the skillet
• Bake 20 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.

Notes

1. You can also bake this cornbread in a 9-inch baking dish. Warm the baking dish up in the oven for 5 minutes then add 1 tablespoon of butter to melt. Add in the batter and bake.

2. Don’t overmix the batter, as it can make your cornbread tough.

3. Place the skillet in the center rack of the oven.

4. The skillet cornbread is ready when it is golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 321kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 490mgFiber: 2gSugar: 24g