Easy Honey Graham Cornbread Recipe (2024)

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I love cornbread. Skillet cornbread, johnnycake, sweet cornbread, savory cornbread. Cornbread muffins and cornbread stuffing. Yet not everyone in my family feels the same way. That's why I was thrilled to find a honey graham cornbread recipe that all the kids liked.

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A few years ago, our family participated in a 60-day freezer and pantry challenge. For about two months, we're not buying groceries.

Except for dairy and eggs. Instead, we dug deep into our freezer and scoured our kitchen cupboards and pantry shelves. The idea was to use up the food we had before it expired or got freezer burned.

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And as luck would have it, I had just enough cornmeal and graham crumbs to make two pans of this buttermilk graham cornbread recipe.

Like most food I bake, I started with a basic recipe.

Okay, sometimes I'll add a dab of homemade raspberry jam. And one of my sons likes it with vanilla ice cream for dessert.

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This one came from an old cookbook. So old the cover fell off years ago. However, I made so many changes and substitutions it doesn't resemble the original recipe at all.

Like many honey cornbread recipes, this makes a moist cake. Some of the kids like it drizzled with homemade pancake syrup for breakfast. I like it plain with my coffee.

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It's simple, good, and made with honey - NOT refined white sugar. And you know, the honey versus sugar cornbread controversy!

Also, if you're looking for a cornbread recipe without milk, this one works. I have made it with powdered milk two percent milk, but also with almond milk and oat milk.

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Buttermilk Graham Cornbread Recipe

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Honey Buttermilk Cornbread Recipe

Yield: 12 servings

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

This easy honey graham buttermik cornbread recipe uses vinegar and powdered milk instead of buttermilk for a lighter-than-usual old-fashioned family favorite!

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 3 tablespoon skim milk powder
  • ¾ cups of warm water (I usually remove a tablespoon of water from it)
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • ¼ cup melted butter
  • ¼ cup liquid honey
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ tbsps vinegar (Yes, I really do use a second amount of vinegar, skim milk and water!!)
  • 4 tablespoon skim milk powder
  • ¾ cups of water

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  1. Butter a 9 x 9 pan.
  2. Mix vinegar, three tablespoons of skim milk powder, and water in a 1 cup liquid measuring cup. Combine with cornmeal in a small bowl and set aside.
  3. In another small bowl, mix the second amount of vinegar, skim milk powder, and ¾ cup of water. Set aside.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, honey, and egg. Mix well.
  5. Add graham crumbs, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt on top. Stir in the bowl of soured skim milk mixture gradually.
  6. Pour in the cornmeal/soured milk mixture from Step #3.
  7. Pour into the greased pan. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 minutes. Cool in a pan on a baking rack.
  8. Then TAKE A PICTURE BEFORE YOUR KIDS AND HUSBAND EAT IT ALL!!!
Nutrition Information

Yield 12 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 151Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 26mgSodium 311mgCarbohydrates 24gFiber 1gSugar 8gProtein 3g

Warm Up Your Cornbread in a Cast Iron Skillet

Another reason we like cornbread is that it tastes GREAT when we heat it up on our woodstove. We simply cut a piece, put it in the cast iron skillet, and stick it on top of the stove for ten minutes. Delicious.

Hope you enjoy this easy buttermilk graham cornbread recipe as much as we do. Give it a try and let us know how it turned out!

Related: Dairy-Free Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake

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  1. Sarita Harbour

    Hi Nancy,
    Yes! Lemon juice and buttermilk would work just fine and probably give it a nice flavor too. Let me know how it turns out!

  2. Nancy

    Hi-Sounds like a fun recipe to try. I do have a question--my family is not big on vienegar--have you tried lemon juice instead of vinegar in your recipe? Or can I make your recipe using buttermilk instead of the water/vinegar/powdered milk combos? Thank you.

  3. Sarita Harbour

    Hi Melissa - it's a family favorite and it's great for the holiday season because it can be a breakfast, Thanksgiving side dish or even dessert!

  4. Melissa

    Thank you for sharing at Farm Fresh Tuesdays Blog Hop! This sounds so unique!

    Melissa | Little Frugal Homestead

  5. Shanna

    Can't wait to try it out on my hubby. He doesn't particularly care for cornbread, but this is sweet enough with the honey I think he may just like it. Thank you for the recipe. I am also going to send it to my niece in Illinois for her to try.

    Warm regards,
    Shanna

  6. Linda Carlson

    Looks yummy 🙂

  7. Dawn

    This looks so good! My family loves cornbread, although I've never made it with graham cracker crumbs before. I pinned it to try another time. I'm sure everyone will like it! Thanks for sharing.

  8. Nikki

    Oh I am excited to give this a try, which I find weird to say since I don't like graham crackers! But I do like honey grahams pretty good and I am starting to love cornbread... something I never cared for in my younger years. So anyway.... I want to give this a shot.
    🙂 gwingal

  9. Sarita Harbour

    Hi Chris - 1 cup of yellow cornmeal! I updated the recipe plug-in just now.:)

  10. Chris

    How much cornmeal?

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