Description
Moist and golden maple honey sweet potato cornbread featuring roasted sweet potatoes, real maple syrup, and honey. This Southern-style cornbread creates the perfect balance of sweet and savory, ideal for holidays or everyday comfort food.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes (about 2 medium, roasted)
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup melted butter
- 1 cup buttermilk
- For Maple Honey Butter:
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ½ cup softened butter
Instructions
- Roast sweet potatoes at 400°F until tender and caramelized (about 30 minutes). Let cool and mash until smooth.
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Heat a 10-inch cast iron skillet with 1 tablespoon butter until sizzling.
- In a large bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk mashed sweet potatoes until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, then melted butter, buttermilk, honey, and maple syrup.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Fold gently with wooden spoon until just combined – don’t overmix.
- Pour batter into hot skillet (it should sizzle). Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown and toothpick comes out with few moist crumbs.
- While baking, make maple honey butter: Whip softened butter until fluffy, gradually add honey and maple syrup.
- Let cornbread cool in pan for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve warm with maple honey butter.
Notes
- Roast sweet potatoes instead of boiling for deeper, caramelized flavor
- Don’t overmix batter – lumps are okay and ensure tender crumb
- Using a preheated cast iron skillet creates the signature crispy crust
- Room temperature ingredients blend better and create better rise
- Can be made 2 days ahead and reheated
- For gluten-free version, use 1:1 gluten-free flour blend
- Drain excess liquid from mashed sweet potatoes to prevent soggy cornbread
- Tastes even better the next day as flavors meld
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of recipe)
- Calories: 195
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg