Hot out of the oven or made earlier in the day, these moist and tender honey-sweetened buttermilk cornbread muffins with chile and cheese will be delicious with your favorite hearty soup or chili.
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Better than any boxed jiffy muffin, these green chile cornbread muffins get their savory pungent flavor from canned green chiles and diced red onions. Moistened also with buttermilk and cheese, they’re about to become your favorite accompaniment to soup or chili!
While the muffins bake, make black bean chili in your pressure cooker, or put together this 30-Minute Confetti Chili. Ta-da–an easy tummy-satisfying meal in 45 minutes!
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Green chile cornbread muffins recipe notes:
- I keep dry buttermilk powder (affiliate link) in the pantry, so I always have buttermilk on hand. To use the powder instead of fresh buttermilk, add 3 tablespoons dry buttermilk powder to the dry ingredients and 1 cup water to the liquids.
- The green chiles are also known as Anaheim chiles. They are very mild, not spicy like jalapeño or serrano chiles.
- For a little more spice, replace the cheddar cheese with jalapeño-spiked cheddar or pepper Jack cheese.
- For green chile and cheese cornbread, bake the batter in an 8 x 8-inch baking pan. Same oven temperature, but figure on 30-35 minutes to bake.
- *** This recipe is adapted from the Green Chili and Cheese Cornbread in Chocolate Snowball cookbook. (Affiliate link)
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Buttermilk Cornbread Muffins with Chile and Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour (4 ounces)
- â…” cup yellow cornmeal
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 egg , lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 4 ounces (1 small can) diced roasted green chiles, drained
- ½ cup (about 2 ounces) grated cheddar cheese
- â…“ cup diced red onion
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375° F. Line 10 muffin cups with paper cupcake liners or spray generously with cooking spray. To make sure muffins release with ease, coat the top of the pan as well as the inside of the cups when you grease the tins.
- Whisk the flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl until you are sure all is evenly disbursed.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg, oil, honey and buttermilk. (Measure the oil first and then the honey in the same cup; the oil coating will allow the honey to release without sticking.)
- Stir the wet ingredients into the flour mixture, just enough to combine; avoid overmixing.
- Fold in the green chilies, cheese and onions. Divide into prepared muffin cups. Bake about 20 minutes, until the tops of the muffins spring back when touched with a finger. Cool about 10 minutes, then remove from the pan.
Notes
- I keep dry buttermilk powder in the pantry, so I always have buttermilk on hand. To use the powder instead of fresh buttermilk, add 3 tablespoons dry buttermilk powder to the dry ingredients and 1 cup water to the liquids.
- If you live at altitudes 4500 feet or more above sea level, reduce the baking powder to 1 ½ teaspoons.
Great context and backstory Letty. You know, growing up in CO, we were always taught how to accommodate a recipe for altitude but I’ve sort of forgotten that and don’t hear anyone mention it – until now. · 11 January, 2014
Thanks Tammy. Reducing the leavening does help at these mountain heights. · 11 January, 2014
Glad the blowing snow stopped today for the moguls. Heard the aerials were thrilling. Love your take on the News from Park City.
The muffins look so good. I’ve never seen them with red onion added. I think it must add to the fullness of the flavor. Trying them soon! · 11 January, 2014
I love the reason for cooking these!
Syd. · 12 January, 2014
These corn muffins are right up my alley. I love the addition of green chiles, red onion, and cheese. I’ll have to buy some buttermilk powder. Don’t know why I never thought of it before because I always keep powdered milk in the pantry since I don’t drink milk by the glass full anymore. Pinning this because it’s a keeper. · 12 January, 2014
Sounds like I should be in Park City right now. I pinned these muffins to try later. · 14 January, 2014
Can I leave out the honey and if I do should I add more liquid? · 19 December, 2023
Hi Beverly,
Thanks for writing. Yes, you can leave out the honey. I would add another tablespoon of oil and another tablespoon of buttermilk. · 22 December, 2023