Creamy Honey Butter Skillet Corn
This honey butter skillet corn with cream cheese is a quick, delicious way to jazz up your canned corn! All you need is a few ingredients and 15 minutes and you’ve got the most indulgent corn side dish you’ve ever tasted.
I’m a big fan of giving hohum canned veggies a makeover.
Turning them from ordinary to extraordinary.
And this creamy honey butter skillet corn with cream cheese is the perfect example of how to make a few cans of corn into something extra special.
This easy corn recipe makes the perfect corn side dish for a barbecue or even a holiday meal.
And it only needs 5 ingredients and 15 minutes before it is on your table!
Ingredients
To make this you’ll need:
- Canned corn– 3 15 ounce cans of whole kernel corn, drained. Make sure you aren’t using creamed corn.
- Honey
- Butter– Either salted or unsalted
- Cream cheese– Full fat, softened.
- Salt and pepper– To taste
How to Make
This honey butter skillet corn is so easy to make!
Just melt the butter and honey together in a large skillet over medium high heat.
Once the butter has melted and the honey has thinned a bit, stir in the corn until it is evenly combined.
Cover the skillet and let the corn cook for 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Then stir in the cream cheese, salt, and pepper.
Let the mixture keep cooking for another 3-5 minutes or just until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
Stir it occasionally,
Serve warm and enjoy!
Storing Leftovers
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Reheat the leftovers on the stove top or in the microwave until warmed through.
Tips and Tricks
- Make sure you drain the corn well.
- You could use thawed frozen corn for this in place of the canned corn if you prefer or even fresh kernels cut right off the cob. If you are using fresh kernels, the cook time may be a little longer.
- This is delicious as is but you can also add a little heat to it with a diced jalapeno so you get the sweet and spicy action going on.
Other Easy Corn Side Dishes
This honey butter skillet corn is such a yummy way to jazz up canned corn.
Make it and enjoy!
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Creamy Honey Butter Corn
Ingredients
- 3 15 oz cans corn drained
- 3 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp butter
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add the butter and honey to a large skillet set over medium high heat.3 tbsp butter, 3 tbsp honey
- Once the butter's melted add the corn to the skillet, stirring everything together until evenly combined. Cover and cook for 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.3 15 oz cans corn
- Add the cream cheese, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-5 minutes- just until smooth and creamy.4 oz cream cheese, salt & pepper
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
- Make sure you drain the corn well.
- You could use thawed frozen corn for this in place of the canned corn if you prefer or even fresh kernels cut right off the cob. If you are using fresh kernels, the cook time may be a little longer.
- This is delicious as is but you can also add a little heat to it with a diced jalapeno so you get the sweet and spicy action going on.
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