Description
Southern Honey Butter Cornbread is a delightful, sweet treat that combines the rich flavors of cornbread with honey and a buttery topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- Additional honey for drizzling
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray or softened butter.
- In a large bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt until evenly blended.
- In a separate bowl, whisk buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, and honey until smooth and uniform.
- Pour wet ingredients into the dry and stir gently until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
- Fold melted butter into the batter. If desired, add cayenne pepper for a subtle heat.
- Spoon batter into mini muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full.
- Bake for 15–20 minutes until tops are golden and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- While baking, mix remaining melted butter with extra honey until smooth for drizzling.
- Remove tin from oven and cool poppers for 5 minutes before removing them from the tin.
- Drizzle warm poppers with honey butter before serving.
Notes
- Adjust the sweetness by varying the amount of honey.
- Experiment with different types of flour for varied textures.
- Serve warm for the best flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Baked Goods
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini muffin
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg