Corn Muffin Recipe with Jalapeno and Cheese

corn muffin recipe

Corn muffins are delicious, but adding cheese and jalapeno makes them irresistible. CG cooks up a tasty corn muffin recipe with whole kernel corn to make them super moist and flavorful. If you’re not a fan of hot jalapenos, then try substituting milder pickled jalapenos which are often sold right alongside jars of hotter peppers at the grocery store. Topping the muffins with sliced jalapeno makes them look so good!

What you need for this Corn Muffin Recipe

¾ cup CORNMEAL …we use a medium grind in this recipe
1¼ cup ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
2½ tsp BAKING POWDER
½ tsp SMOKED PAPRIKA
½ tsp CHIPOTLE or regular chili powder
½ tsp SALT…unless the corn or butter already contains salt
1 cup MILK
2 Tbsp OIL or use melted butter instead
4 Tbsp HONEY
1 EGG
1 cup CANNED WHOLE KERNEL CORN drained
¼ cup PICKLED JALAPENOS, roughly chopped
¼ ONION, minced
1 cup freshly shredded CHEDDAR CHEESE plus ¼ cup for topping
fresh JALAPENO deseeded and sliced for topping…or you can use pickled slices for the topping

corn muffin recipe
Corn muffins are delicious, but adding cheese and jalapeno makes them irresistible.

How to make Corn Muffins

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  • Place rack in middle of the oven.
  • Heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Grease 12 muffin pan cups or line with parchment paper baking cups and set aside.
  • Combine dry ingredients in bowl.
  • Combine remaining ingredients in another bowl and mix, but reserve fresh jalapeno slices and a little cheese for topping.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until ingredients are moistened.
  • Fill prepared muffin cups evenly.
  • Top with fresh jalapeno slices and a very light sprinkling of cheese.
  • Bake 20-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean and muffins are golden brown.
  • Allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing from muffin tins.

And that’s it! Hope you like this cheesy jalapeno corn muffin recipe. You can serve them hot or cold for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and I especially love them in the morning with over easy eggs.

corn muffin recipe
broken eggs are less sad with corn muffins

Give this corn muffin recipe a try and let us know what you think, and for another bready treat, check out this perfect BUTTERMILK BISCUIT RECIPE. Both recipes go great with a big bowl of VEGETARIAN CHILI.

vegetarian chili
pot o’ meatless chili for good times

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