Bright sunny corn full of juicy sweet kernels, this vegetable is meant to be enjoyed, especially in the late summer and early fall. While a buttered ear of corn is a tried and true way, here are some ways to eat corn beyond the cob.
Oven-Roasted Corn on the Cob
While grill-kissed corn on the cob is the ultimate way to cook up your corn, the grill may be a hassle or otherwise jam-packed with other foods. That’s when Oven-Roasted Corn on the Cob comes to the rescue. Foil wrap your corn before sealing the corn cobs shut, and brush on butter, salt, and pepper. Baked on a tray in the oven until the kernels are a bright yellow and cooked through on both sides, you have all of the developed flavors you’d get with a grilled version, just minus the outdoor hassle! To get the recipe, click the link here.
Creamed Corn Snacking Cake
Creamed Corn Snacking Cake gives you the bountiful flavor of summer corn but without the seasonal limitations. A flour and cornmeal-based cake is mixed with creamed corn and corn kernels, making a cake that’s sweet, soft, and tender. A honey-infused cream cheese frosting tops the cake off, giving you the ultimate corn-filled dessert. If you want ingredients and instructions, click the link here.
Homemade Creamed Corn
While creamed corn is a canned good staple, this Homemade Creamed Corn is what you serve to impress. A cream cheese, butter, and garlic trinity is the foundation of this side, which is laced with tons of corn and a pinch of spicy cayenne. Baked until bubbling on the sides and golden on the top, Homemade Creamed Corn, is beyond the average can of corn you’d find on your supermarket shelf. Curious about the recipe? Click here!
Honey Cornbread Cookies
Corn enters the cookie realm with this recipe for Honey Cornbread Cookies. The flour and cornmeal combination gives the corn flavor, but with a soft and chewy texture that we want to find in a cookie. After the cookies are baked, a scoop of honey-vanilla buttercream gets spread on top for an out-of-this-world delicious sweet-savory combination. Click the link here to get the recipe details!
Mexican Street Corn Soup
Mexican Street Corn Soup takes a street food classic and brings it home to the kitchen in the form of a thick and creamy soup. Corn is cooked with a variety of wonderful aromatics and then puréed to create a luscious smooth texture. Topped with any seasoning of your choosing and this soup is good to go! Get the recipe by clicking the link here.
Cornflake Cake
That classic corn-based breakfast cereal makes an appearance in a dessert form with this recipe for Cornflake Cake. A simple and easy-to-whip-up batter is speckled with corn flavor in the form of cornmeal and moist thanks to the use of yogurt. A sprinkling of cornflakes and sugar gets put on top of the cake for a textural contrast that’s a delight to enjoy again and again. If you want to make this cake, click the link here!
Amish Caramel Corn
Amish Caramel Corn puts your county fair caramel kettle corn to shame. Popcorn and salted peanuts are spread onto baking sheets and coated with a piping hot homemade caramel sauce, and then baked until the caramel envelops the popcorn and peanuts with a wonderful glossy coat. Get the recipe and the step-by-step instructions by clicking the link.
Swiss Corn Casserole
This Swiss Corn Casserole has everything — it’s sweet, salty, creamy, cheesy, and crunchy all in one single baking dish. Corn is mixed with onions, seasonings, evaporated milk, eggs, and Swiss cheese. The casserole then gets a hefty coating of bread crumbs before being baked in the oven until golden and bubbling hot. It’s a casserole you can whip up in no time for any occasion. The recipe details can be found here.
Cornflake Marshmallow Bars
Cornflake Crunch Bars take cornflakes and turn up the flavor. A sweet and salty mixture is tossed with the cornflakes to make a delightful crumble that gets mixed into a cookie batter filled with marshmallows and chocolate. The end result is a cookie bar that’s brimming with a variety of textures and flavors that pair perfectly together. Get the recipe’s ingredient list and set of instructions over here.