CHEESY CORNBREAD MUFFINS

Cheesy Cornbread Muffins are delicate, flavorful honey cornbread with a cheddar cheese addition! Fun, bite-sized mini cornbread muffins are perfect for accompanying lunch or dinner any time of the year!

This Mini Cheesy Cornbread Muffin recipe is sponsored by Krusteaz. All opinions are 100% mine.

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These delicious cornbread muffins are the perfect accompaniment for dinner. I love that they don’t take long to make and the moist and flavorful cornbread goes with just about any main dish. I use a Krusteaz Honey Cornbread mix because it makes dinner prep even faster and my whole family loves the taste of the cornbread. Pick up a box next time you’re in the store and all these mini muffins to your dinner plans!

How to make the best cornbread muffins:

I love a good cornbread, don’t you? Over years of baking I’ve collected some tips and tricks that help make my cornbread better than most. Here they are:

1. Do not overmix! I repeat, do not overmix your cornbread batter. You do not need to use any type of electric mixer for cornbread. A spoon or rubber scraper works just fine. You just need to softly overturn the batter until you no longer see dry mix.
2. Add some moisture. I love cornbread, but sometimes the dry, crumbly texture isn’t what I’m aiming for. My solution? I love adding corn kernels and grated cheese. These two ingredients add not only flavor, but they help the cornbread muffins have a lovely moist texture.
3. Bake cornbread muffins just until browned. Just as you want to aim to not over mix the muffins, over baking is also something you want to avoid.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 24 minutes
Yields: 32 mini muffins

Cheesy Cornbread Muffins

• 1 package Krusteaz Honey Cornbread & Muffin Mix
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
  1 egg
• 1 cup drained, canned corn
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 6 Cheddar or Colby Jack Cheese Sticks, cut into 5-6 pieces each

1. Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a mini muffin pan.
2. In large bowl, stir together all ingredients except cheese stick pieces until well blended.
3. Scoop batter into pan using a 1 1/2 tablespoon (#40) cookie scoop. Place a piece of cheese stick into the center of each muffin.
4. Bake 12-14 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool slightly before serving. Store leftovers in an airtight container.

Note: For standard muffins instead of mini muffins, scoop 2 1/2 tablespoons (#24 scoop) batter into each muffin cup and bake 17-20 minutes.

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Cheesy Cornbread Muffins

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

14 mins

Total Time

24 mins

 

Cheesy Cornbread Muffins are delicate, flavorful honey cornbread with a cheddar cheese addition! Fun, bite-sized mini cornbread muffins are perfect for accompanying lunch or dinner any time of the year!

Course: Muffins

Cuisine: American

Servings: 32

Ingredients

• 1 package Krusteaz Honey Cornbread & Muffin Mix
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup drained canned corn
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 6 Cheddar or Colby Jack Cheese Sticks cut into 5-6 pieces each

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a mini muffin pan.

2. Scoop batter into pan using a 1 1/2 tablespoon (#40) cookie scoop. Place a piece of cheese stick into the center of each muffin.

3. Place a piece of cheese stick into the center of each muffin.

4. Bake 12-14 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool slightly before serving. Store leftovers in an airtight container.

Recipe Notes

Note: If you'd rather bake regular sized muffins, instead of mini muffins, scoop 2.5 TBSP batter into each muffin and bake 17-20 minutes.