Southern-Style Honey Butter Cornbread Poppers
These bite-sized beauties are everything you love about Southern cornbread—sweet, buttery, and golden—with a tender pop of corn in every mouthful. Glazed with warm honey butter and baked to perfection, they’re the ultimate sidekick for BBQs, chili night, or snacking straight from the tray!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 24 1x
Ingredients
Cornbread Poppers
1 cup Yellow Cornmeal
1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour
1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Milk
1/4 cup Unsalted Butter, melted
2 tbsp Honey
1 Large Egg
1/2 cup Corn Kernels (fresh, frozen, or canned & drained)
Honey Butter Glaze
1/4 cup Unsalted Butter, melted
2 tbsp Honey
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and lightly grease a mini muffin tin.
Mix Dry Ingredients: In a bowl, whisk cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Mix Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, stir together milk, melted butter, honey, and egg until well combined.
Combine: Add wet to dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Gently fold in corn kernels.
Bake: Spoon batter into mini muffin cups, filling ¾ full. Bake for 12–15 minutes, or until golden and toothpick comes out clean.
Glaze: While warm, brush generously with honey butter glaze.
Serve: Enjoy warm with extra glaze on the side for dipping or drizzling.
Nutrition
- Calories: 110
- Fat: 6g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Protein: 2g