This honey butter cornbread makes the perfect side for your dinner. It is a fluffy and tall cornbread that is very buttery and full of honey. It is topped with a homemade honey butter. The best news is the cornbread can be made in one bowl.
I have been making a version of this cornbread for forever to go with holiday dinners or with chili. This cornbread is different because I added honey to the batter to give it extra flavor!
If you are looking for more easy recipes, try Oreo brownie cookies, white chocolate cinnamon blondies, and churro chocolate stuffed cookies.
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Why You Will Love This
- One bowl recipe. This recipe is made in one bowl. Although, the honey butter gets made in a separate bowl.
- Easy to make. The cornbread is made using simple ingredients.
- Honey butter. To really up this cornbread, it has a homemade honey butter.
Ingredient Notes
- Yellow cornmeal- I used Quaker's version.
- Butter- The butter needs to be cooled slightly before using. Otherwise, it will cook the eggs.
- Honey- Using real honey is key!
- Oil- You can use canola or vegetable oil.
- Milk- I used 2% milk. You can use any milk.
Step By Step Instructions
Here is how to make and bake this cornbread.
STEP 1: Mix wet ingredients. Mix butter, honey, oil, milk, and eggs.
STEP 2: Add in dry ingredients. Next, mix in flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Mix until just combined. There will be slight lumps, but mostly it will be a smooth batter.
STEP 3: Pour batter. Pour the batter into a 9X13 pan.
STEP 4: Bake the cornbread. Bake the cornbread for 30-40 minutes. It will be lightly golden brown on top.
STEP 5: Cool the bread. Cool the cornbread for 15 minutes before cutting into it. When cutting it warm, it will be slightly messy.
STEP 6: Make the honey butter. Beat the butter, honey, and salt on high for 3 minutes.
Baking tips
The cornbread is best when you pull out the milk and eggs 2 hours before baking. Room temperature ingredients gives the cornbread a better rise.
In order to make soft honey butter, it is crucial to have room temperature butter. Pull this out 2 hours before baking too.
FAQ
Yes you can. You can put the honey butter on top of the cornbread and heat it up in the microwave. However, the honey butter is best at room temperature.
Yes you can! Just half the recipe.
Yes you can. Place foil over the pan and bake for 5 minutes until warm.
Storing and Freezing
Store these honey butter cornbread at room temperature in an airtight container. Store up to 5 days. Then, store the honey butter up to 2 days at room temperature and then store in the fridge.
Freezing
Store this cornbread in an airtight container and freeze up to 30 days. Let it thaw for 1 hour before eating. It is best a little warm.
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📖 Recipe
Honey Butter Cornbread
Ingredients
Cornbread
- 2 ½ cups All-purpose flour
- 1 cup Yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup White granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 2 tablespoon Honey
- ½ cup Oil canola or vegetable
- 1 ¼ cup Milk room temperature
- 3 Large eggs room temperature
Honey Butter
- ½ cup Unsalted butter room temperature
- 3 tablespoon Honey
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
Instructions
Cornbread
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9X13 pan with baking non stick spray. Line the bottom and 2 sides with parchment paper and spray again. Melt the butter in the microwave and let it cool for 5 minutes.½ cup Unsalted butter
- In a large mixing bowl, mix the butter, honey, oil, milk, and eggs. Add in flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Mix until just combined.2 ½ cups All-purpose flour, 1 cup Yellow cornmeal, 1 cup White granulated sugar, 1 ½ tablespoon Baking powder, 1 teaspoon Salt, ½ cup Unsalted butter, 2 tablespoon Honey, ½ cup Oil, 1 ¼ cup Milk, 3 Large eggs
- Pour batter into pan. Bake for 30-40 minutes. It will be lightly golden brown on top.
- Let the cornbread cool in the pan for 15 minutes before cutting into it.
Honey Butter
- Using a mixer with a whisk attachment, beat butter, honey, and salt. The butter HAS to be room temperature in order to mix well.½ cup Unsalted butter, 3 tablespoon Honey, ⅛ teaspoon Salt
- Beat for 3 minutes. It will be light and fluffy. Spread on top of cornbread.
Christina says
This was so easy to make and it turned out so delicious!! This will definitely become a staple for family dinners in my household.
Note: I just left a whole stick of butter out to come to room temp. I didn’t bother melting and waiting for it to cool down for the cornbread mix. Besides that, I followed the recipe as instructed and everything came out great!
Heather says
I made this tonight to go with a chowder and it was so easy and delicious. It has just the right amount of honey so it’s not too sweet. But then I topped it with extra honey, and my husband and son forgot to eat their chowder, or use the fork I gave them to eat it with. The chowder was really hot, so they decided to dip their cornbread in the chowder. The consistency of this cornbread made it easy to pick up and dip into a thick chowder and not crumble. You should definitely add this to your favorites so you can make it over and over. And over.
Britt says
Made this for Thanksgiving and it was a huge hit! Easy recipe and delicious!!!
Stephanie Smitley says
The cornbread was SO good! It was light and fluffy. My kids loved it! It was easy to make and the directions were easy to follow. I did not have time to make the honey butter, but I plan to next time!