Authentic Mexican Corn Bread

Description

Sweet and moist Mexican corn bread. This is how it’s made in Mexican homes and served as an appetizer or dessert.

Ingredients

  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (such as La Lechera®)
  • ½ cup white sugar (Optional)
  • 5 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 (15.25 ounce) cans whole kernel corn, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (15 ounce) can cream-style corn
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • 2 ½ cups cornmeal
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 2-quart baking dish.
  2. Whisk sweetened condensed milk and sugar together in a large bowl. Whisk in eggs
  3. and vanilla. Stir in whole kernel corn
  4. cream-style corn
  5. and butter.
  6. Whisk cornmeal
  7. flour
  8. baking soda
  9. and salt in a separate bowl; stir cornmeal mixture into the corn mixture.
  10. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
  11. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cornbread comes out clean
  12. about 45 minutes. Serve warm.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 12

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