Homemade Creamed Corn

This Homemade Creamed Corn is the perfect comfort food side dish for BBQs, holidays or weeknight dinners.  The sweet corn is cooked in a smooth and silky cream sauce and garnished with butter, fresh parsley and any other toppings your family loves.

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• Best Homemade Creamed Corn from Scratch
• What to Serve with Homemade Creamed Corn
• Homemade Creamed Corn from the Cob
• Ingredients in Homemade Creamed Corn
• How to Make Creamed Corn
• Can I Make Creamed Corn in the Slow Cooker?
• Variations of Homemade Creamed Corn to Try
• How to Store Creamed Corn
• Homemade Creamed Corn Recipe

Best Homemade Creamed Corn from Scratch

This super easy creamed corn recipe can be made using frozen, canned, or fresh corn kernels.  It uses only a few ingredients, lasts about 15 minutes, and tastes great all year.  We make our cream sauce using heavy cream, sugar, salt, pepper and a cornstarch slurry to thicken it.  If you like your creamed corn extra creamy, puree about 1 cup until smooth, and then add and stir into the pot.

Homemade Creamed Corn can be seasoned and topped to your liking.  A few of our favorite additions are cayenne powder, bacon bits, and cream cheese.  So yummy!  How do you like your creamed corn?

If you love corn recipes, be sure to try our Mexican Street Corn, Corn Salsa, and Fiesta Corn Dip.

What to Serve with Homemade Creamed Corn

Like many great side dishes, creamed corn fits right in at various meals.  

• Summer BBQs: serve alongside Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks, Wedge Salad Kabobs and Baking Powder Biscuits.  
• Thanksgiving Dinner: creamed corn goes great with Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast, Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes and Homemade Crescent Rolls.
• All Year Long: serve with Slow Cooker Pot Roast and Air Fryer Red Potatoes for a simple weeknight meal. 

Homemade Creamed Corn from the Cob

If you decide to make this side dish during the late summer when fresh corn is at its very best, by all means, you can use fresh corn from the cob.  Just remove the husk and any silk, then use a sharp knife to cut the corn kernels off of the cob and into a large bowl.

You can make the rest of the recipe as directed, although it may take a bit less time to warm than if you were using frozen corn.

Ingredients in Homemade Creamed Corn

• Corn - you can use frozen sweet corn, drained canned sweet corn or even fresh sweet corn that has been removed from the cob.
• Heavy Cream - you can substitute half and half if you would like.
• Sugar - use regular white granulated sugar.
• Salt and Pepper
• Cornstarch - this is to thicken the creamed corn.
• Water - you want to use cold water to whisk into the cornstarch to make a slurry.
• Butter - this is an optional garnish.  
• Parsley - fresh chopped parsley is an optional garnish.

How to Make Creamed Corn

1. Add corn, heavy cream, sugar, salt, and pepper in a saucepan or skillet over medium heat. 
2. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and stir until all ingredients are heated or about 3-5 minutes.
3. Whisk together the cornstarch and cold water in a small bowl, then slowly add to the corn mixture while stirring.  Continue to heat and stir as the creamed corn thickens - about 3 more minutes.
4. Remove from the heat and transfer to a serving bowl.   Garnish with butter and freshly chopped parsley.  Enjoy!

Can I Make Creamed Corn in the Slow Cooker?

1. It’s simple to make Homemade Creamed Corn in the slow cooker.  Add the corn, heavy cream, sugar, salt, and pepper, cover, and cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 5-6 hours.  
2. About halfway through the cooking time, remove the lid and stir in the cornstarch and water slurry.  Put the lid back on and cook for the remaining time.
3. Once the creamed corn has thickened and is warmed through, you can set it to warming or turn off the slow cooker and serve.

Variations of Homemade Creamed Corn to Try

• Add in cayenne powder (or diced jalapeno peppers), bacon bits, and cream cheese. 
• Mix in Parmesan and cheddar cheese, transfer to a baking dish, and bake at 350 degrees until golden brown.
• Puree about 1 cup and add to the pot to make it extra creamy.

How to Store Creamed Corn

• Fridge- Store cooled Homemade Creamed Corn in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.  You can reheat in the microwave over the stovetop in a pot over medium heat.
• Freeze- You can also freeze your creamed corn if you would like.  Just make as directed, cool completely, and transfer to freezer bags.  Store froze for up to 3 months, then thaw in the fridge overnight before reheating in a pot or the microwave.

Here are some more of our favorite corn recipes!

• Best Cornbread Muffins
• Fiesta Corn Dip
• Easy Homemade Cornbread
• Cornflake Chicken
• Ham and Cheese Cornbread Muffins
• More Side Dish Recipes

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This super sweet Homemade Creamed Corn is cooked in a smooth and silky cream sauce and garnished with butter, fresh parsley and any other toppings your family loves.  It's a simple side dish that tastes great any time of the year.

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