Description
A delicious twist on classic cornbread, featuring sweet potatoes and topped with honey butter.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 1/4 cup honey
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease a baking dish.
- In a bowl, mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, combine mashed sweet potatoes, eggs, melted butter, honey, and buttermilk.
- Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- While the cornbread bakes, mix softened butter and honey to make the honey butter.
- Let the cornbread cool slightly before serving with honey butter.
Notes
- Use freshly mashed sweet potatoes for best results.
- Adjust honey to taste if you prefer sweeter cornbread.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
Keywords: cornbread, sweet potato, honey butter, homemade bread