As I promised yesterday, we have the perfect accompaniment to the pumpkin chili recipe, Cheesy Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins. I won’t take up too much time of your day with this one because the title sort of says it all, and they’re clearly delicious, unless of course you don’t like cornbread in which case, you’re just flat out crazy.
Cornbread is one of those things I never had as a kid. My mom didn’t make it, nobody in my family really made it. To be frank, we weren’t really corn people. I remember discovering cornbread as an adult and feeling surprised at how delicious it was and a little robbed that I had never had it when I was younger. And then I remember feeling even more robbed when I discovered how easy it is to make.
The first time I made cornbread was for my friend Travis’ birthday party. We were all going down to this lake house at the furthest tip of southern Indiana, which by the way is totally gorgeous and worth the drive. Now, my friend is very into typical manly things like meat and grilling so I anticipated Andrew and I might be short on veggie meals for the weekend and I went OVERBOARD, I brought so much food and made so many recipes and one of them was basically this recipe but as a bread.
As a side note, in case you were wondering, all the meat and potatoes eaters we were with loved my veggie meals, they even devoured the vegan cheese cake. So not to preach but it just proves you can eat less meat and still have delicious satisfying meals. I digress though, I won’t get on that soap box today, you’re here for cornbread.
Now, I have modified this cornbread from it’s original recipe into a small one designed to make muffins. I find these are easier to serve to a crowd, they don’t crumble and make a big mess like cut cornbread, and they also travel really well as a snack. They go really fast in our house so if you’re serving them at a party you may want to double up this recipe.
Alright that’s all for today, if you live in the Midwest like me we’re in a for a cold weekend so stay warm friends. And if you’re feeling like an easy and comforting meal, look no further than the pumpkin chili and this cornbread.
Lots of Love,
Jackie
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Cheesy Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 12 muffins 1x
- Category: Snacks, Sides, Appetizers
- Cuisine: Southwest, Vegetarian, Vegan
Description
The perfect side dish to any meal, especially our pumpkin chili recipe. This cornbread is spicy, cheesy and tons of flavor packed into small, easy to eat muffins.
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup finely ground cornmeal
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 eggs (see notes for vegan)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (see notes for vegan)
- 2 jalapenos, cut in half and then into thin slices
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and grease a muffin tin with spray, oil or butter.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the almond milk and apple cider vinegar. Set it aside for 10 minutes until the milk curdles and starts to thicken.
- In a large bowl, whisk the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper and sea salt.
- After the milk thickens, add the eggs to the milk mixture and whisk until combined. Then pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and fold with a large spatula.
- Fold in the jalapenos and cheese until mixed in.
- Pour the batter into the greased muffin tins filling each tin up about 3/4 of the way. Bake for 12-15 minutes. It took the whole 15 in my oven but in better ovens it may take less time. Check to see if they’re done with a toothpick after 12 and if they need more time put them back in. You’ll know they’re done if the toothpick comes out clean. Remove them from the muffin pan and place onto a wire rack to cool.
Notes
To make this vegan, substitute the cheese for vegan cheese and just leave out the eggs. The eggs really add a fluffier texture to the muffins, but it’s not a significant change to leave them out.
