Is it too hot to cook, or maybe you just don’t have enough oven space? This slow cooker cornbread recipe without buttermilk bakes up perfectly in a 3-quart slow cooker and is ready in just over an hour. Moist and delicious with a hint of sweetness, it is perfect with small batch spicy chili or my slow cooker cabbage for one.
Would you like a faster recipe or prefer your cornbread with crispy edges? Try my small batch cast iron skillet cornbread recipe.
Note: Cornbread made in a slow cooker won’t have the same crust crispness of one baked in a cast iron skillet.
main Ingredient notes and substitutions
Full ingredient list and quantities in the recipe card.
- Cornmeal – Yellow Cornmeal is sweeter and has a stronger flavor than white cornmeal.
- Flour – the 1:1 ratio of cornmeal to flour bakes up just perfect, it’s not too dense and not too cake-like.
- Sugar – Use a standard granulated sugar. I like a slightly sweet cornbread so if you prefer less sweet you can reduce the sugar to your personal taste.
- Egg – The egg makes the cornbread light and fluffy. beat the egg lightly before adding to the batter.
- Butter – I use whatever I have on hand, if using an unsalted butter I add a dash of kosher salt to the recipe.
- Milk – I use whole milk or sometime a buttermilk., but 2% is also okay to use.
Recipe Directions
In a large bowl whisk together the yellow cornmeal, flour, sugar and baking soda.
Next add in a the melted butter, milk, and lightly beaten egg.
Mix the wet and dry ingredients together until well combine but still just a bit lumpy. You don’t want a perfectly smooth batter, so don’t over mix.
Pour the cornbread batter into a 3 quart slow cooker.
Cover and cook on high between 1 or 1.5 hour. After 1 hour, use a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the middle of the cornbread, if it comes out clean the cornbread is done.
Check out the web story for my slow cooker small-batch cornbread recipe.
Equipment
I used a 3-quart slow cooker and a Danish Dough whisk to mix up the ingredients with ease.
Yes, this recipe will fit in a 6-inch cake pan. There are no changes to the ingredients. Bake for 20 minutes. I love cooking this cornbread both ways, but using the slow cooker is a great option in the warmer months.
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Slow Cooker Cornbread
Ingredients
Recipe Directions
- Preheat a 2 quart slow cooker and lightly spray the inside with vegetable oil.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, and baking powder.
- Make a well in the center of your dry ingredients and add your butter, milk, and egg. Stir just until the ingredients are combined with only a few lumps remaining.
- Pour the batter into the prepared 3 quart slow cooker, cover, and cook on high for 1 ½ hours.
- Different slow cookers may run hotter than others, after 1 hour, check to see if the cornbread is fully cooked by inserting a toothpick or cake tester into the center, the cornbread is ready when it comes out clean.
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