The Best Moist Cornbread Recipe

This is the best cornbread recipe that is moist, tender, and flavorful. This homemade cornbread recipe is both sweet and savory and perfect for pairing with honey butter.

Recipe by Modern Honey® - www.modernhoney.com on November 19, 2024

Prep time: PT5M

Cook time: PT25M

Rating

4.99 stars (89 reviews)

Keywords

cornbread, cornbread recipe, cornbread with honey butter

Ingredients

3/4 cup Yellow Cornmeal ((ground))
1 cup Flour
1/2 cup Sugar
2 Tablespoons Honey
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
4 Tablespoons Butter ((1/4 cup, melted))
1/4 cup Oil ((canola, vegetable, olive))
1 cup Milk ((whole, 2%, or buttermilk))
1 large Egg
1 large Egg Yolk
1/2 cup Butter ((1 stick, softened))
1/4 cup Honey

Cuisine

American

Steps

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 8x8-inch or 9x9-inch square baking dish or a 9-inch round cake pan with parchment paper or grease or spray with non-stick cooking spray. Even if I am using parchment paper, I lightly spray with non-stick cooking spray. For this recipe, I use a 8x8-inch baking pan.
In a large bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add melted butter, oil, milk, honey, egg, and egg yolk and mix until smooth. Stir gently until just combined. Be careful not to overmix—this ensures a tender crumb.
Let the batter sit for 5–10 minutes to allow the cornmeal to soften and incorporate with the wet ingredients.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 24–30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Watch carefully because you don't want to overbake cornbread.
Allow the cornbread to cool for about 10 minutes before slicing. Serve warm with butter or honey or homemade honey butter. An optional step is to melt 2-3 Tablespoons of butter and brush on the top of the cornbread when you remove it from the oven. This adds moisture and buttery flavor.
Honey Butter:
- Allow the butter to come to room temperature or place it in the microwave for about 10 seconds. You don't want it to be melted but just slightly softened. Add in honey and stir with a spoon or use a hand mixer to make it creamier.
- Cut the cornbread into squares. Serve with a dollop of honey butter on top of each piece. I use a cookie scoop to scoop the honey butter into balls and place on top.

Reviews

Christy Santore on 2025-11-13 (5 stars):
Excellent, so moist & tasty with or without honey butter. My hubby really enjoyed it, never cared much for it & now he asks for it! 😊
Kim Browne on 2025-11-13 (5 stars):
1st time making cornbread and it was delicious! This will be my go to recipe. Thank you
Andrea Hoolan on 2025-11-12 (5 stars):
Brought it to a Friendsgiving and everyone commented on how deliciously flavorful and moist the cornbread was! This will be my go to recipe, always! Thank you!
Adam on 2025-11-11 (5 stars):
Excellent recipe the family loved it. Thanks
Dennis Bench on 2025-11-10 (5 stars):
First recipe i have ever used for homemade cornbread, and it will be my last,it was absolutely wonderful, it came out perfect, way more better than package cornbread, thanks
Madeline Taylor on 2025-11-09 (5 stars):
This is, by far, the BEST cornbread I have ever made and tasted! My family loved it. We didn't make the honey butter, but we did top it with honey and butter, and it was heavenly!
Nate on 2025-11-09 (5 stars):
Oh my gosh it’s perfect!! Super moist and tender it was so good with white chicken chili!
M.J on 2025-11-09 (5 stars):
Seriously good!!
Allie on 2025-11-07 (5 stars):
This is the best cornbread ever!! So moist and so yummy
robin starke on 2025-11-03 (5 stars):
We LOVE this recipe over and over again!!!!
Debra Barton on 2025-11-03 (5 stars):
That is some good cornbread! Baked it in a cast iron skillet, heated with a little butter and it came out perfect. I don’t care what the thermometer says, it’s soup season and I needed some good cornbread to go with white chili. Thanks!