Best Cornbread Muffins

These are the Best Cornbread Muffins—lightly sweetened, soft and tender, and so delicious.  Serve with everything from butter and honey to winter chilis and soups, or even your summer BBQ favorites.

My family loves spreading a little Honey Butter over these little corn muffins and eating them as a snack.  They taste amazing like this, especially fresh out of the oven. I also recommend pairing Cornbread Muffins as a side dish to recipes like this easy Chili, Turkey and Rice Soup, Easy Baked Ziti, or this Baked BBQ Chicken Breast.

Best Cornbread Muffins

This recipe for Cornbread Muffins makes it so easy to ditch the box mix forever.  Nothing beats homemade, and you won’t believe just how simple this Cornbread Muffin Recipe is to make!  The end result is so much more light and fluffy and delicious than anything you could ever get from a box.

There are no crazy ingredients in this recipe – just stone ground cornmeal, sour cream, melted butter, milk, and a few basic pantry items.  I like slightly sweet Cornbread Muffin, but if you prefer yours to be more savory you can reduce the sugar or try leaving it out completely.

And if you’re looking for more cornbread recipes, be sure and try our classic cornbread, perfect for slathering with homemade honey butter and cranberry butter, or our creamed corn casserole or ham and cheese cornbread muffins.

Cornbread Muffins Video Tutorial

Best Corn Muffins Ingredients

• Cornmeal – we prefer to use stone ground yellow cornmeal for this recipe.  It has a little texture, but still stays nice and soft.
• Flour – we use all-purpose flour for this recipe.
• Sugar – we usually use regular granulated sugar, but you could also substitute honey and/or maple syrup.
• Baking Powder and Baking Soda – you’ll need to use both of these ingredients in order to get the little rise in the oven.
• Salt – sea salt works best.
• Egg – any type of large egg will work.
• Butter – you can use salted butter, but you may want to reduce the added salt just slightly.  Otherwise, you can just use unsalted butter.
• Milk – we prefer to use whole or 2% milk for this recipe.
• Sour Cream – either full fat or lite will work.

How to Make the Best Cornbread Muffins

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Mix until combined.
3. In another bowl, whisk together the egg, melted butter, milk and sour cream until combined. 
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until combined.  Don’t overmix – the batter should be just a little lumpy.  Let the batter rest for about 5 minutes and then mix again lightly.
5. Pour batter into 12 greased muffin tins or paper liners.  They should be about 3/4 full.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown on edges and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.  Remove from the oven and serve warm with your favorite butter or spread.  Enjoy!

Frequently Asked Questions

Cornbread Muffins Recipe Variations

These muffins make a great base to add mix-ins to!  Try and of the following, or even combine a couple if you’d like:

• Drained and chopped canned green chilis 
• Cayenne powder (just a pinch or two)
• Shredded cheddar or pepper jack cheese
• Maple syrup and/or honey
• Fresh corn, creamed corn or (drained) canned corn
• Fresh chopped rosemary or thyme

Storing Cornbread Muffins

• Room Temperature: if wrapped well in foil or placed into an airtight container, these will stay fresh for up to 2 days at room temperature.
• Refrigerator: to store for a bit longer, wrap leftover muffins in foil or transfer to an airtight container and store for up to 1 week in the fridge.
• Freezer: cornbread muffins may be frozen for up to 2 months as long as they are wrapped well and transferred to freezer bags or another airtight container.

More Easy Muffin Recipes

• Einkorn Pumpkin Muffins
• Triple Berry Muffins
• Ham and Cheese Cornbread Muffins
• Greek Yogurt Banana Muffins
• Pumpkin Muffins with Cake Mix
• Double Chocolate Chip Muffins
• Gingerbread Muffins
• Applesauce Muffins
• Pumpkin Muffins
• Lemon Blueberry Muffins
• More Quick Bread Recipes
• More Simple Side Dishes

These moist Cornbread Muffins are light and tender, quick and easy and so delicious. Nothing beats homemade, and you won’t believe just how simple these are to make!