Cajun Cornbread

Nothing will ever compare to a good Cajun cornbread recipe cooked in a skillet. It's one you can pull out at any time, throw the ingredients into the cast iron pan and that's it. Now you have one super delicious and moist crumb cornbread that can accompany just about any dish you can think of.

This Creole cornbread goes really well with a lot of my dinner recipes. Especially my Venison Chili, it also pairs well with this amazing Crock Pot Pinto Beans Recipe.

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• ❤️ Why you'll love it
• 🧅 Ingredients
• 🥣 Instructions
• 🔄 Substitutions and Variations
• 🔌 Equipment
• 🧊 Storage
• 💡 Tips
• 📘 More Thanksgiving Recipes
• 👩‍🍳 FAQs
• Cajun Cornbread
• 💬 Comments

The first time I made a cornbread I was really nervous. I don't know why, little did I know it's so easy! This is a Cajun cornbread recipe that has been handed down the generations, specifically how many I can't say, but I know mothers and mother's mothers are involved.

Hint: Adding the hot sauce gives the flavor a Cajun twist that is unexpectedly delicious.

❤️ Why you'll love it

What I love most about this recipe is that it is really simple to make. Seriously easy. If you don't have to worry about the 'bread' side of the meal and have this super delicious offering for the Cajun dinner table.

🧅 Ingredients

• Bacon Grease
• Honey
• Buttermilk
• Hot Sauce
• Large eggs
• Yellow cornmeal, fine or medium-coarse grind
• Whole wheat flour
• All-purpose flour
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Baking soda
• Sugar (optional)

See recipe card for quantities at the bottom of this post.

🥣 Instructions

One of the things that makes this a really easy cornbread recipe is you combine all the wet ingredients, then all the dry ingredients, then fold them all in together and pour the cornbread mixture into the hot greased skillet.

That's it. The best skillet cornbread recipe you ever tried in four easy steps!

After the ingredients have been mixed together, they should be added to the hot skillet greased with the bacon grease. This should have been warming up with the oven at 375°F.

• Step 1: Add the bacon grease to the skillet and add a medium heat.
• Step 2: Mix all the dry ingredients together with a wire whisk in a medium bowl.
• Step 3: Mix all the wet ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Step 4: Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stir until just combined then pour batter into the hot pan. Transfer to the preheated oven and cook for 20 minutes.

Hint: make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature for the best results (buttermilk and eggs).

🔄 Substitutions and Variations

• Spicy - if you like an even spicier cornbread, slice some jalapenos and add jalapeno pepper to the cornbread batter before cooking or simply add some red pepper (cayenne pepper) or more hot sauce.
• Butter - if you'd rather skip the bacon grease you can use melted butter in it's place. Or vegetable oil.
• Apple Sauce - use apple sauce in place of the egg if you need to. A ¼ cup can be substituted for 1 egg.
• Green Onion - Some people like to add some green onions to their cornbread. I get it, it sounds delicious.
• Ground Beef - Add some ground beef and make this Cajun Cornbread recipe a lot heartier.
• Creole Seasoning - instead of salt add Creole Seasoning, see my homemade recipe here. Or Cajun seasoning.
• Red Bell Pepper - you could add some chopped red bell pepper for a touch of sweetness or green bell pepper.
• Andouille Sausage - I've heard of people crumbling this into their cornbread.
• Sharp Cheddar Cheese - you could add some shredded cheese to the batter too.

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🔌 Equipment

For this Cajun cornbread recipe you are going to need a cast iron skillet. I use a nice large 12" size. See the recipe card below for a link if needed.

🧊 Storage

Cornbread can be stored at room temperature for up to 4 days, in an airtight container.

Cornbread freezes really well for up to 3 months in a freezer safe container.

💡 Tips

Expert Tip: Add paper towel to your container when storing cornbread, as it can get quite moist in there and it affects the texture of the cornbread.

📘 More Thanksgiving Recipes

• Cajun Green Beans
• Roasted Potatoes and Broccoli
• Cracker Barrel Sweet Potato Casserole
• Baked Oyster Dressing
• Cajun Rice Dressing
• Cajun Turkey Breast
• Cracker Barrel Mac and Cheese
• Italian Monkey Bread
• Cajun Muffuletta Sandwich
• Garlic Butter Rolls

If you love cooking in your cast iron skillet, head on over to this list of Southern Cast Iron Recipes. Classic recipes cooked the old fashioned way.

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