It’s perfect next to a Sunday ham dinner or served with turkey dinner.
A Cozy Creamy Side Dish
Homemade corn pudding is a favorite side dish with a creamy custard-like texture and lots of sweet corn flavor. It’s different than our corn casserole, which has a texture that is more bread-like.
Ingredients for Corn Pudding
This version of corn pudding is made from scratch, without corn muffin mix or Jiffy mix.
Eggs & Milk give this corn pudding a custard-like texture, which makes it differ from cornbread casserole. Brown Sugar adds a little bit of sweetness to corn dishes. Creamed Corn gives this recipe just the right consistency. The canned version in this recipe cannot be replaced with homemade creamed corn. Corn Kernels – Use canned or frozen corn (or fresh corn on the cob if you have it). Cornstarch – Cornstarch helps the pudding set as it bakes.
How to Make Corn Pudding
Variations
Add finely diced jalapenos or mild green chilis. Swap out the chives for minced white onion. Add 1 cup of shredded cheddar or pepper jack cheese. Sprinkle the top with 1/4 cup of crumbled bacon before baking.
Recipe Tips
Corn pudding can be made ahead of time and reheated. You can use cream in place of milk in this recipe. Use salted or unsalted butter, and adjust the salt in the recipe as needed. This side dish is a pudding and has a moist custard-like texture, it is not expected to have a crumb similar to cornbread casserole.
To Make Corn Pudding Ahead of Time
Corn pudding is a great dish to bring to potluck dinners. To prep ahead for Thanksgiving dinner:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate for up to 48 hours. Before baking stir well and pour into the prepared baking dish. Bake as directed below. If the ingredients are really cold from being refrigerated, you may need to add about 10 minutes of cooking time.
Leftovers will keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days or in the freezer for up to two months. Did you enjoy this Homemade Corn Pudding? Be sure to leave a comment and a rating below! © SpendWithPennies.com. Content and photographs are copyright protected. Sharing of this recipe is both encouraged and appreciated. Copying and/or pasting full recipes to any social media is strictly prohibited. Please view my photo use policy here.
