Description
These Southern-Style Honey Butter Cornbread Poppers are a delightful twist on classic cornbread, fried to golden perfection and served with a luscious honey butter. Perfect as appetizers or a side dish, these poppers are sweet, savory, and utterly delicious.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (softened, for honey butter)
- 2 tablespoons honey (for honey butter)
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Prepare the Batter: Whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, combine buttermilk, eggs, melted butter, and honey.
- Combine and Fry: Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, stir until just combined, then fry spoonfuls of batter in hot oil until golden brown.
- Make Honey Butter: Beat softened butter with honey until smooth. Serve with warm cornbread poppers.
Notes
- For a spicy kick, add 1–2 finely chopped jalapeños to the batter.
- These poppers are best enjoyed fresh but can be reheated in the oven at 350°F for 5–7 minutes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Side Dish
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 popper
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 4.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
