Best 10 Sunny Cornmeal Muffins Recipes

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**Indulge in a Symphony of Sweet Cornmeal Muffins: A Culinary Journey of Flavor and Texture**

Embark on a delightful culinary adventure with our collection of tantalizing cornmeal muffin recipes. These delectable treats are a harmonious blend of sweet and savory flavors, crafted with the finest cornmeal and an array of enticing ingredients. From the classic Southern-style cornbread muffin to the indulgent Blueberry Cornmeal Muffins bursting with juicy blueberries, each recipe promises a unique taste sensation.

For a classic cornbread muffin experience, try our traditional recipe. It delivers a moist and crumbly texture with a hint of sweetness that pairs perfectly with savory dishes like chili or fried chicken. Our Honey Cornmeal Muffins add a touch of golden sweetness to your morning breakfast, while the savory Jalapeno Cheddar Cornmeal Muffins pack a flavorful punch with their spicy kick.

For those with a sweet tooth, our Blueberry Cornmeal Muffins are a delightful treat. Fresh blueberries burst with juicy sweetness in every bite, while the cornmeal batter provides a tender and slightly crunchy texture. If you prefer a nutty twist, our Banana Walnut Cornmeal Muffins combine the flavors of ripe bananas and crunchy walnuts for a satisfying snack.

All our cornmeal muffin recipes are easy to follow and require minimal prep time, making them ideal for busy weeknights or weekend baking sessions. Whether you're craving a classic comfort food or a sweet treat to satisfy your cravings, our curated selection of cornmeal muffin recipes has something for everyone. So, preheat your oven and let's embark on a journey of flavor and texture with these delectable cornmeal muffins.

Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!

CORN MUFFINS



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Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     side-dish

Time 55m

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup medium cornmeal
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1/2 pound unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 extra-large eggs

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix the flour, sugar, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, combine the milk, melted butter, and eggs. With the mixer on the lowest speed, pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones and stir until they are just blended. Spoon the batter into the paper liners, filling each one to the top. Bake for 30 minutes, until the tops are crisp and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool slightly and remove from the pan.

HONEY CORNBREAD MUFFINS



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Bake a batch of the Neelys' Honey Cornbread Muffins recipe from Down Home with the Neelys on Food Network to go with a backyard barbecue or family chili night.

Provided by Patrick and Gina Neely : Food Network

Time 25m

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole milk
2 large eggs
1/2 stick butter, melted
1/4 cup honey

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Into a large bowl, mix the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the whole milk, eggs, butter, and honey. Add the wet to the dry ingredients and stir until just mixed.
  • Place muffin paper liners in a 12-cup muffin tin. Evenly divide the cornbread mixture into the papers. Bake for 15 minutes, until golden.

EASY HONEY CORNBREAD MUFFINS



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Quick and easy! Most ingredients are already in the pantry!

Provided by Monica Inthathirath

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes     Corn Muffin Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup milk
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
⅓ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup white sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons honey
1 large egg
3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons honey

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray or lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
  • Mix milk and cornmeal in a bowl and let sit for 10 minutes, stirring halfway through. Mix in flour, oil, white sugar, brown sugar, honey, egg, baking powder, and salt until well combined. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Mix butter, cinnamon, and honey together in a bowl. Serve honey butter with muffins.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 283.4 calories, Carbohydrate 35.7 g, Cholesterol 37.5 mg, Fat 14.9 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 354 mg, Sugar 17 g

SWEET CORNMEAL MUFFINS



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My husband, Axtell, was a fan of the cornmeal muffins from a restaurant we visited. I found a similar recipe and cut it down to serve two. These muffins are his favorite.-Marie Kramer, Kirkwood, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 25m

Yield 4 muffins.

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons canola oil
1 egg, beaten or 1/4 cup egg substitute
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch salt

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine the sugar, oil, egg, and milk. In another bowl, combine dry ingredients; stir in sugar mixture just until moistened. , Coat four muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners. Divide batter among muffin cups. Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 153 calories, Fat 6g fat, Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 87mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate, Fiber 4g protein.

BASIC CORN MUFFINS



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A simple but delicious muffin recipe that can easily be dressed up by adding jalapenos, honey or anything else.

Provided by Doug Matthews

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Muffin Recipes     Corn Muffin Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
⅓ cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
¼ cup canola oil
1 cup milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease muffin pan or line with paper muffin liners.
  • In a large bowl, mix together corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add egg, oil and milk; stir gently to combine. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
  • Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 154 calories, Carbohydrate 22.5 g, Cholesterol 17.1 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 196.1 mg, Sugar 6.6 g

CORNBREAD MUFFINS



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Cornbread is the epitome of Southern food! Turn a skillet of hot cornbread into perfectly portioned muffins, and it's the perfect grab-and-go side at the BBQ. Make a batch of these to take to parties, potlucks, or as a side dish for a weeknight meal. It's the perfect accompaniment to a bowl of soup, stew, or chili.

Provided by Anna Kate

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/4 cup Vegetable oil or shortening
1 large Egg
1 1/2 cups Buttermilk (or 1 1/3 cups milk)
2 cups Martha White® Self-Rising Enriched Yellow Corn Meal Mix
1 teaspoon of salt
Cooking or baking spray

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450ºF degrees. Grease a 12-muffin muffin tin and set aside.
  • Add all dry ingredients to a bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
  • Then, whisk an egg in a medium bowl, and add the remaining wet ingredients: vegetable oil, buttermilk, and cornmeal mix.
  • Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir to combine.
  • Evenly fill muffin tins ¾ of the way full with the cornbread batter.*
  • Place in the preheated oven and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 grams, Calories 142 kcal, Carbohydrate 17 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 17 mg, Sodium 247 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g, UnsaturatedFat 5 g

RICH AND BUTTERY CORN MUFFINS



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Made with plenty of melted butter and sour cream, these golden, lightly sweet corn muffins are moist, rich and delicately crumbly. If you can find coarsely ground cornmeal (as opposed the fine stuff that's on most supermarket shelves), you'll also get deep corn flavor and a pleasantly grainy texture. Serve these warm from the oven, slathered with even more butter, or halved and toasted under the broiler to crisp the surface. They'll even keep for a few days if you store them in the fridge, and freeze perfectly for up to a month.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     breakfast, breads, side dish

Time 40m

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup/255 grams unsalted butter (2 sticks), melted and cooled, plus more for greasing the pan
2 cups/240 grams coarse or stone-ground cornmeal
1 1/2 cups/190 grams all-purpose flour
2/3 cup/165 grams granulated sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup/240 milliliters sour cream or whole-milk Greek yogurt
1/2 cup/120 milliliters whole milk
2 large eggs, at room temperature
Demerara sugar, as needed
Softened butter, for serving

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 400 degrees, and generously butter the cups and tops of a muffin tin. (The muffins will overflow, and those crisp edges are delicious.)
  • In a large bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together melted butter, sour cream, milk and eggs. Fold butter mixture into dry ingredients, then scoop batter into muffin tin (it will be very full). Sprinkle each muffin top with Demerara sugar.
  • Bake until golden on the edges, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove from muffin tin and cool to room temperature. Serve with even more butter.

CORNIEST CORN MUFFINS



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These muffins are flat, firm-topped and cheerfully yellow; with an old-fashioned texture - grainy with small holes running through the crumb - and a wholesome, straight-from the farm flavor - they're tangy from the buttermilk and sweet from both the cornmeal (try to find stone-ground) and the corn kernels.

Provided by Emily Weinstein

Categories     breakfast

Time 40m

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal, preferably stone-ground
6 tablespoons sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg (optional)
1 cup buttermilk
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
3 tablespoons corn oil
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 cup corn kernels (add up to 1/3 cup more if you'd like) - fresh, frozen or canned (in which case, they should be drained and patted dry)

Steps:

  • Getting ready: Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter or spray the 12 molds in a regular-size muffin tin or fit the molds with paper muffin cups. Alternatively, use a silicone muffin pan, which needs neither greasing nor paper cups. Place the muffin pan on a baking sheet.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg, if you're using it. In a large glass measuring cup or another bowl, whisk the buttermilk, melted butter, oil, egg and yolk together until well blended. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients and, with the whisk or a rubber spatula, gently but quickly stir to blend. Don't worry about being thorough - the batter will be lumpy and that's just the way it should be. Stir in the corn kernels. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups.
  • Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the tops are golden and a thin knife inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean. Transfer the pan to a rack and cool 5 minutes before carefully removing each muffin from its mold.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 201, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 176 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams, TransFat 0 grams

UNBELIEVABLY MOIST CORNMEAL MUFFINS



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From a Gay Lea recipe flyer. Definitely not a low fat recipe. Tried numerous recipes previously with mixed results (too dry, too crumbly), but these are always mmmm....perfect! Enjoy with soup, salad, chili. Add grated cheese if you wish. Can be frozen.

Provided by fluffystew

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 35m

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/4 cups cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups gay lea sour cream (light)
3/4 cup butter, melted and cooled

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Grease or put muffin cups into a 12-muffin pan. (or use a 9-inch square baking pan).
  • Combine dry ingredients in a bowl: cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt.
  • In another bowl, combine wet ingredients: eggs, sour cream and melted butter.
  • Add wet ingredients into the dry and mix well.
  • Put into muffin cups or baking pan.
  • Bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 275.1, Fat 18.5, SaturatedFat 10.9, Cholesterol 76.5, Sodium 377, Carbohydrate 24.4, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 6.7, Protein 3.9

SUNNY CORNBREAD MUFFINS



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Make and share this Sunny Cornbread Muffins recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Courtly

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 30m

Yield 8 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 9

3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
2/3 cup buttermilk
3 tablespoons canola oil
1 cup whole kernel corn

Steps:

  • In large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the egg, buttermilk and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in corn.
  • Fill greased muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400 for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 176.9, Fat 6.8, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 27.2, Sodium 436.7, Carbohydrate 25.9, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 4.8, Protein 4.1

Tips:

  • Use fresh cornmeal: Fresh cornmeal will give your muffins a more flavorful and moist texture. If you can't find fresh cornmeal, you can use store-bought cornmeal, but be sure to check the expiration date.
  • Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing the batter will make your muffins tough. Mix the batter just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Use buttermilk or yogurt: Buttermilk or yogurt will help to make your muffins light and fluffy. If you don't have buttermilk or yogurt, you can make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup of milk and letting it sit for 5 minutes.
  • Add some sweetness: If you like your muffins on the sweeter side, you can add some sugar, honey, or maple syrup to the batter. You can also add some chopped dried fruit, such as raisins, cranberries, or blueberries.
  • Bake the muffins at a high temperature: Baking the muffins at a high temperature will help them to rise quickly and give them a crispy crust. Be sure to watch the muffins closely so that they don't overcook.

Conclusion:

Cornmeal muffins are a delicious and versatile breakfast or snack. They are easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With a few simple tips, you can make perfect cornmeal muffins every time.

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