Healthy Corn Bread

Name: Healthy Corn Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Bursting with corn flavor, this healthy cornbread is lightly sweetened with honey, made with olive oil, and is finished with a sprinkle of sea salt.; 1½ cups whole wheat pastry flour (5.75 oz.;160 g); 1 cup yellow cornmeal (4.75 oz.; 136 g); 1 tablespoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ¾ teaspoon salt; 1 cup buttermilk; ¾ cup frozen corn kernels, thawed; 2 eggs; ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons honey, divided; ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided; Flaky sea salt

9 steps

Prep:10minCook:25min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:43:56 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories288.5 kcal (14%)

Total Fat10.1 g (14%)

Carbs43.7 g (17%)

Sugars11.3 g (13%)

Protein6.6 g (13%)

Sodium620.3 mg (31%)

Fiber3.3 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

cornbread

Bursting with corn flavor, healthy, is lightly sweetened with honey, made with olive oil, and is finished with a sprinkle of sea salt

160gwhole wheat pastry flour

1 cupyellow cornmeal

1 tablespoonbaking powder

½ teaspoonbaking soda

¾ teaspoonsalt

1 cupbuttermilk

¾ cupfrozen corn kernels

¼ cuphoney

¼ cupolive oil

Instructions

Step 1

Set a 9-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven on the middle rack; heat oven to 400°F.

Step 2

Whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Step 3

In a food processor or blender, pulse together buttermilk, corn, eggs, ¼ cup honey, and ¼ cup oil until combined, 15–20 pulses (corn lumps will remain).

Step 4

Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in wet ingredients into well. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold mixture just to combine (small pockets of flour are OK.)

Step 5

Carefully remove cast-iron skillet from oven; pour remaining tablespoon oil into skillet, swirling to coat bottom of skillet.

Step 6

Pour batter into skillet and smooth top with spatula.

Step 7

Carefully return skillet to oven and bake cornbread until golden on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 24–25 minutes.

Step 8

Microwave remaining 2 tablespoons honey, in a microwave-safe bowl, for 30 seconds on medium power.

Step 9

Brush warm honey over surface of warm corn bread; sprinkle with sea salt. Let cool 15 minutes.