Caramelized onions bring tons of flavor and amp up traditional cornbread in my Sweet Onion Cornbread recipe. This is not your typical dry cornbread recipe.
Pair this with a juicy steak, chili, or good ole country vegetables and your taste buds will be forever grateful.
Sauteed onions and cheddar cheese are the perfect additions that take this basic cornbread recipe to a whole new level. There is no doubt this recipe will be making a regular appearance at our dinner table.
SWEET ONION CORNBREAD
Well, I hate to admit when I make a mistake. This post was supposed to be about Broccoli Cornbread. But, I accidentally picked up frozen spinach instead of broccoli at the grocery. So, I had to get creative. This recipe is what I came up with! Sometimes, kitchen accidents turn out to be, well, not so bad!!
Caramelized onions add a nice depth of flavor and sweetness to traditional Southern cornbread. I like to serve it hot with butter. In fact, I can make of meal on this simple recipe.
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Sweet Onion Cornbread
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Save To Your Recipe BoxIngredients
- ½ cup butter
- 2 cups Vidalia onions diced
- 1 package Jiffy cornbread mix
- ⅓ cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup cheddar cheese grated
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Saute' 1/2 cup butter with 2 diced Vidalia onions until carmelized.
- Mix until blended the Jeffy cornbread mix, milk, egg, sour cream, cheddar cheese, salt, and caramelized onions.
- Fill muffin tins or 2 small cast iron skillets 3/4 full with mixture.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2 to 3 minutes in the pan before inverting on a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or room temperature.
Nutrition
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Donna says
We love a good cornbread, and this version with the addition of the sweet onions was over the top delicious! The sweetness really shown through, and goes so well with the corn bread mix.
Allyssa says
Thanks a lot for this amazing and super easy to make sweet onion cornbread recipe! It’s really tasty and very flavorful! Will surely have this again! Highly recommended!
Shoeby says
The caramelized onions plus sour crème makes this recipe almost indulgent! A great one for Sunday night dinner before
Gina Abernathy says
Being from the south we have cornbread with many meals. Great recipe plus–it’s Vidalia onion season!
Robin says
This cornbread recipe is so good! The onions make all the difference!
Anita says
For many, many years I have put sauteed green peppers and onion in my jiffy cornbread mix and then I serve it with homemade chili over it covered with cheddar cheese. Very tasty I must say and nice to see you adding onions,too, Paula.
kentuckylady717 says
Yum, some good new cornbread recipes…anxious to try the sweet potato one, of course with less sugar,and less butter 🙂 gotta watch the fat intake….you really don’t need all that in it PM;)
Pamela says
Oh, this looks like a better recipe than I have–hehe, just the jiffy mix alone. I never thought to add cheese or sour cream to it. I'm honored that you linked to Sharing the Shelter. Hope you come link up again.