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Easy Jalapeno Cornbread

Name: Easy Jalapeño Cornbread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 cup yellow cornmeal; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup milk; 2 large eggs; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, (melted); 1/2 cup cream style sweet corn; 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese; 2 large jalapeno peppers, (finely diced plus more for topping)

By: IsabelPosted: 7/2/18

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This Easy Jalapeno Cornbread is sweet, savory and perfectly moist. Ready in 25 minutes, enjoy it with a pat of butter, some honey or your favorite soup! (vegetarian, freezer friendly)

Jalapeno Cornbread muffins topped with sliced jalapenos in a muffin tin.

Cornbread is one of my favorite types of bread because it’s extremely easy to make and it pairs well with so many foods. Baked beans, grilled or slow cooked meats and even just by themselves as a snack.

They’re not like regular breads that require you to knead it and let it rise; they’re more of like a muffin or cake that just requires you to mix it together and bake. Easy. Peazy. Just how I like it.

A large muffin tin filled with jalapeno cornbread batter.

How to make jalapeno cornbread

Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray a regular muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. You can also use a 9×9 inch baking pan if you prefer to cut the cornbread into squares.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together cornmeal, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
In a separate bowl, mix together milk, eggs and melted butter. Fold in cream style corn, shredded cheese and diced jalapenos.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
Pour the mixture evenly into the muffin cups or baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Tips & Tricks

If you’re making the jalapeno cornbread into muffins like I did, I highly recommend using parchment paper muffin cup liners. They’re completely nonstick and I use them for pretty much every single type of muffin or cupcake I make! You can find them here on Amazon or in stores at Target.

I used Bob’s Red Mill Organic Medium Grind Cornmeal to make these muffins and completely fell IN LOVE! The cornmeal gives the jalapeno cornbread the most incredible texture and has a rich corn-y flavor that is to die for.

Jalapeno cornbread topped with jalapeno slices with crumbs around it.

I like to slice my cornbread muffin in half and spread a little butter on it. Or jelly. Or jam. Or honey. Pretty much most delicious sauces and condiments.

Is jalapeno cornbread spicy?

It depends on how you prepare the jalapenos. To make it less spicy, simply remove and discard all the seeds and veins from the jalapenos before dicing them. To make it more spicy, leave them in. (Learn more about Jalapeno Peppers.)

If you don’t want any spice at all, you can omit the jalapenos all together and just have a regular cornbread. The recipe will still work wonderfully without them!