Bacon-Pimiento Cheese Corn Muffins

Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Makes

10 muffins

Updated: Oct. 19, 2022
Cornbread is essential at family dinners, and with the addition of bacon and pimiento cheese, you'll have requests for more long after the get-together! —Holly Jones, Kennesaw, Georgia
Bacon-Pimiento Cheese Corn Muffins Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 1 jar (5 ounces) pimiento spread
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 package (8-1/2 ounces) cornbread/muffin mix
  • 4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°. Whisk together cheese spread, butter, sour cream and egg until blended. Add muffin mix; stir just until moistened. Fold in bacon.
  2. Fill 10 greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 10-12 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

1 muffin: 212 calories, 13g fat (7g saturated fat), 47mg cholesterol, 376mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.