Southern-Style Honey Butter Cornbread Poppers
These Southern-style Honey Butter Cornbread Poppers are tender, lightly sweet cornbread bites made with cornmeal, buttermilk, honey, and melted butter. They bake into golden, bite-sized snacks perfect for serving warm.
Equipment
- Muffin pan
- mixing bowl
- Second mixing bowl
- whisk
- Toothpick
Ingredients
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) and grease a muffin pan.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, melted butter, honey, and eggs until smooth.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir gently until just combined.
- Divide the batter into each muffin cup, filling each about 3/4 full.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes or until golden brown; check doneness with a toothpick.
- Cool slightly before serving warm.
Notes
Serve warm after cooling slightly. The provided recipe indicates a muffin-style pan but does not specify the exact pan size. The baking powder quantity is also incomplete in the source, so it is preserved as provided rather than inferred.