Cornmeal Recipes

Slow cooker pork and apples in a creamy sage and white wine sauce, served with homemade cornmeal biscuits. Comfort food that practically cooks itself.

Blueberry crunch cake bakes a buttermilk cornmeal cake under a crown of fresh blueberries with a cinnamon-sugar crackle on top. Lighter than coffee cake, sweeter than cornbread. The Southern morning cake that disappears fast.

Homemade English muffins cooked on a griddle, not baked. Yeast dough rolled, cut, dusted with cornmeal, and griddled into the classic nooks-and-crannies muffins. Freezer friendly.

Blue corn muffins studded with cranberries and sweetened with honey. Finely ground blue cornmeal gives these a striking purple-gray color and earthy, nutty flavor.

Blue cornmeal breakfast cake topped with fresh blueberries and baked golden at high heat. Light and fluffy with whipped egg whites folded into the batter.

Having a few guests over for dinner? Serve these delicious tart that will have people sending compliments to the chef!

Upside-down cornmeal cake with maple-glazed apple slices on the bottom, topped with tender buttermilk johnnycake batter and baked until golden.

Baked hush puppies made in mini muffin pans with cornmeal, chopped onion, and black pepper. All the crispy, cornbready flavor of the Southern classic without deep frying.

Easy homemade pie crust with a vinegar-and-egg dough that stays flaky and tender. Uses both margarine and shortening for a workable pastry that rolls out without cracking.

Southern-style beer batter with cornmeal and flour that doubles as a marinade for shrimp or fish. Soak it, fry it, and get a crunchy golden crust every single time.

Texas-style pecan pie with a secret cornmeal addition for texture, both light and dark corn syrup for depth, and vanilla butternut extract. Gooey, crunchy, and piled with whipped cream.

Blueberry corn bread with fresh or frozen berries baked into a golden cornmeal batter. Lightly sweet, tender, and ready in 45 minutes from an 8x8 pan.

Cornmeal-crusted Cajun catfish served over a sweet-and-spicy strawberry sauce made with preserves, horseradish, hot sauce, and red wine vinegar. A bold Southern fish dish that surprises.

Cheddar cornmeal muffins with buttermilk, melted butter, and a hint of cayenne. Golden-topped, tender, and loaded with sharp cheese. A savory muffin for brunch or alongside chili.

Layers of homemade cornmeal tortillas, seasoned ground beef, and melted cheddar bake into a hearty Mexican casserole that feeds a crowd on busy weeknights.

Hearty chicken pot pie with mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, and celery in a creamy thyme gravy, crowned with a golden cornmeal muffin crust. A Southern twist on a comfort classic.