Cornbread Muffins with Cheddar, Jalapeño, and Bacon

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Welcome November! Here in NC we welcomed November with some mild temperatures and rain. The weather here has actually been so mild that my pepper plants in my garden are still producing like crazy. It’s a good thing that we like spicy food around here because i’ve been adding them to everything that I think they would be tasty in.  I have been thinking of some different ways to use them and remembered when I made Jalapeño Cheddar Beer Bread in the past and I thought to myself why not cornbread. All of the flavors go together really well so why not and to kick it up a notch I added bacon too. Cornbread with Kraft Natural Cheddar Cheese, jalapeño and bacon, what is there not to like? Sounds like the perfect comfort food mix to me!

I headed up the road to Walmart and picked up some yummy Kraft Natural Cheddar Cheese then hurried home to start creating.

I went to my garden and picked a couple peppers and got to work and created Cornbread Muffins with Cheddar, Jalapeño and Bacon. The recipe was pretty simple. It was a mix of different recipes I have used in the past. I used both cornmeal and corn in this cornbread and incorporated in the jalapeño, bacon and Kraft Natural Cheddar Cheese creating some delicious muffins.

To start I mixed my dry and wet ingredients together and then I incorporated in the corn, jalapeños,bacon, and Kraft Natural Cheddar Cheese.

Once well combined I filled a well greased muffin tin and filled the cups 2/3-3/4 full.

I then baked the muffins in a preheated 400F oven for 20 minutes.

They looked beautiful! I couldn’t wait to try them but I let them cool down a bit before we dug in.

The muffins were a huge hit with my family and I can’t wait to make them again for my parents and sister when they come down for one of our monthly family meals. I think they will love them as much as my husband and kids do. I am thinking that I just may have to add these cornbread muffins to my holiday dinner menus they were so good! The muffins are also the perfect side for all the super yummy soups and stews that are made in the cooler months. The combination of yummy cornbread mixed with bacon and cheesy Kraft Natural Cheddar Cheese and the heat of Jalapeño makes these muffins a yummy comfort food must have.

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Cornbread Muffins with Cheddar, Jalapeño and Bacon

 

Author:

Country Girl Gourmet

Serves: 12

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Ingredients

• ½ Cup Cornmeal
• ½ Cup All Purpose Flour
• ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
• ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
• ½ teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
• 1 Egg
• ¼ Cup Sour Cream
• ¼ Cup Milk
• 2 Tablespoons Butter or Margarine, melted
• 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese
• 1 Cup Corn (Fresh, Canned or Thawed Frozen)
• ½ Cup Bacon, Chopped into Pieces
• 1-2 Jalapeños, Seeded if desired and diced

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F
2. In a bowl combine dry ingredients- Cornmeal, Flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Salt, and Onion Powder
3. In a separate bowl combine wet ingredients- Egg, Sour Cream, Milk, and melted Butter.
4. Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix until combined. Next add in Cheddar Cheese, Corn, Bacon and Jalapeño and incorporate well.
5. Place cornbread batter in greased muffin pan, filling cups ⅔-3/4 full.
6. Bake at 400F for 20 minutes or until done.

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