Sweet Corn Muffins

Total Time

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min.

Makes

1 dozen

Updated: Jun. 08, 2023
I love to make cornbread and corn muffins, but often the results are not moist or sweet enough for my taste. I experimented until I came up with these light, pleasantly sweet muffins. They ended up winning a blue ribbon at our county fair. —Patty Bourne, Owings, Maryland
Sweet Corn Muffins Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup cornmeal
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup 2% milk, divided

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add eggs, shortening and 1/2 cup milk; beat for 1 minute. Add remaining milk; beat just until blended. Fill 12 paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean, 25-30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

1 muffin: 254 calories, 10g fat (3g saturated fat), 33mg cholesterol, 241mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.