Description
Delightful southern honey butter cornbread poppers showcase classic Southern comfort with a crispy exterior and sweet interior. Small bite-sized morsels offer you a perfect balance of savory and sweet flavors that complement any meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup (57 g) unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ cup honey
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsps (28 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tbsps honey
Instructions
- Preheat Preparation: Warm the oven to 375°F (190°C) and generously grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray or butter to ensure easy release.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Blend cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl, creating a uniform dry ingredient base with evenly distributed leavening components.
- Liquid Component Integration: Whisk melted butter, honey, buttermilk, egg, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl until the mixture achieves a smooth, cohesive consistency.
- Batter Formation: Delicately incorporate wet ingredients into dry components, using minimal stirring to preserve the batter’s airy texture and prevent potential toughness.
- Muffin Tin Filling: Carefully portion the batter into prepared muffin cavities, filling each about three-quarters full to accommodate rising during the baking process.
- Baking and Monitoring: Slide the muffin tin into the preheated oven and bake for 11-13 minutes, watching for a golden-brown exterior and confirming doneness with a clean toothpick test.
- Cooling and Serving: Briefly rest the cornbread poppers in the tin before transferring to a wire rack, allowing them to maintain their delicate, tender structure and optimal flavor.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Mix ingredients just until combined to keep the cornbread poppers light and fluffy, avoiding tough, dense textures that can occur from excessive stirring.
- Precise Measurement Matters: Use exact measuring cups for dry and wet ingredients to ensure the perfect balance of moisture and consistency in your cornbread poppers.
- Temperature Control: Let ingredients like buttermilk and egg come to room temperature before mixing to help them blend more smoothly and create a more uniform batter.
- Serving Flexibility: These poppers work great as a make-ahead snack – store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days or freeze for longer preservation, reheating briefly before serving to restore their original softness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Appetizer, Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 172
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 136 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg