This corn casserole comes together in minutes with simple, cozy ingredients you probably already have on hand. It’s a holiday staple that makes a great side dish for holiday dinners or Sunday meals with the family.
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Holly’s Recipe Highlights
- Flavor: Sweet, buttery, and perfectly creamy with a golden, crisp top.
- Swaps: Use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream, or add jalapeños for a little kick!
- Freezing: Freeze baked casserole up to 3 months; thaw and reheat until warmed through.
Easy Essentials and Add-Ins
- Cornbread Mix: I use a box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix as the base. If you don’t have Jiffy Mix, you can make your own.
- Corn: Use canned, fresh, or frozen corn kernels. Whole kernels add texture, while creamed corn adds moisture and sweetness.
- Butter: I use salted butter; if using unsalted, add a bit of extra salt to the recipe.
- Sour Cream: If you’re out of sour cream, plain Greek yogurt works just as well!
Variations
- Bacon: You can replace some butter with melted bacon grease or add cooked and crumbled bacon or real bacon bits.
- Onion: Add sliced green onion, ½ teaspoon of onion powder, or cook ½ of a small white onion in melted butter.
- Cheese: Cheddar cheese or pepper jack cheese are great additions.
- Jalapeno: Finely diced jalapenos or mild green chilies add spicy flavor.
How to Make Corn Casserole
- In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients (full recipe below).
- Spread mixture into a greased baking dish.
- Bake as directed in a preheated oven.
Keys to Corn Casserole
- Bring eggs and sour cream to room temperature and drain corn.
- Grease the dish and stir just until combined.
- Bake until a toothpick comes out mostly clean, and let it rest before serving.
- Store leftovers in the fridge up to 4 days or freeze up to 3 months; reheat until warm.
Absolutely! Prepare up to 2 days in advance. Cool completely and refrigerate. To reheat, take out of the fridge 1 hour in advance and bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes or until heated through.
Yes, it freezes well.
Yes. Prepare the ingredients for Crock Pot corn casserole recipe and cook on high for 2 to 3 hours or on low for 4 to 5 hours or until set.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons salted butter melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 (8.5 ounce) box Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
- 2 cups corn kernels canned or frozen, drained and/or thawed
- 1 (15 ounce) can creamed corn
- 1 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 2-quart baking dish and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine melted butter, eggs, corn muffin mix, corn kernels, creamed corn, and sour cream. Stir to combine.
- Spread the batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake 45-55 minutes or until golden brown on top.
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Notes
- 2 tablespoons minced onion, green onion, or diced jalapeno peppers.
- crumbled bacon or bacon bits
- 1 cup sharp cheddar, parmesan, or pepper Jack cheese
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Casserole, Side Dish
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I made the corn casserole. Everybody said it was the best. I’m 77 years old and male. I have never made corn casserole before and I was surprised and happy that it turned out really good. Will be trying more of your receipts in the future.
I made this Easy Corn Casserole for our Thanksgiving dinner and also entered a photo in this month’s cooking challenge. It was a hit, everyone loved it. I was make it again and often. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Ingredients says sour cream. Instructions not a word about sour cream!!
Sour cream is in step 2. Enjoy!
2. In a medium bowl, combine melted butter, eggs, corn muffin mix, corn kernels, creamed corn, and sour cream. Stir to combine.
Love this recipe. It is now a regular addition to Thanksgiving. Thank you for sharing this.
I will be making this for 31 people. I had planned on 4x the recipe. Your thoughts in that please. What size pan and how long for cooking time do you recommend?
If making 4x the recipe, I would recommend two 9×13 pans. You’ll want to increase the baking time by about about 20 minutes or so until the casserole is cooked through.
I just made this for my family and it was amazing!
Hi Holly I’m having 14 people over for Thanksgiving how do I modify the recipe to serve that many
I would suggest doubling the recipe (you can use the 2X in the recipe card) and bake it in a 9×13 pan. You will need ot increase the baking time to 55 to 65 minutes.
I would like to make this for Thanksgiving. I need to serve 12-14 people, how do I modify the recipe to serve that many.
Thank you
I would suggest doubling the recipe (you can use the 2X in the recipe card) and bake it in a 9×13 pan. You will need to increase the baking time to 55 to 65 minutes.
I made this exactly as written and my husband said it was the best he’s ever had. Yummy!!!!
Thanks! I just made this recipe because I have to make corn casserole for Christmas and I’ve never made one before but this will be the one I’ll use. I followed recipe and it turned out great!
Absolutely delish! We make corn casserole every year, but this year we tried yours. We modified the recipe and it still turned out sooooo yummy! We used Fleischmann’s corn muffin mix instead of Jiffy (since Jiffy has lard), omitted the eggs, added 1/4 cup extra frozen corn, and added a 4oz can of diced green Chiles. We brought it to Friendsgiving and several people asked for the recipe. Thanks for the great recipe!
Jiffy has been making a vegetarian mix for several years and it’s displayed next to theur regular mix. I find it in my supermarkets in NJ.
I make this every year, but I add a can of either green chiles or diced tomatoes with chiles. I’ve never added eggs to the recipe, but I’m sure it’s great with eggs. I also sprinkle the top with whatever cheese I have on hand (usually cheddar).
Your version sounds delicious Stephanie!
hi Holly, I love reading and trying some of your recipes. I have a question about your corn casserole recipe. If I want to add some onion or and jalapeño peppers, do I need to saute them first? Also can a small can of diced green chiles be added? Thanks
If adding a tablespoon or so of minced onion, you don’t need to cook it first. If adding more onion, I like to cook it in a bit of butter to soften. Green chiles is great in this recipe.
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I am so glad you have been enjoying these recipes Janet!
Not to be critical, however it would be nice if one would state the size of dish this recipe was designed for.
Step one of the recipe calls for a 2 qt dish.
Could I prepare this the night before and bake it in the morning? Do you think baking it right away is best?
Hi Eleanor, I haven’t tried it but preparing it the night before should work just fine. It may take longer to bake. If you try it I would love to hear how it turns out!
The inside seemed to never firm up. I ended up cooking it way over an hour and it was still mushy inside but with a browned top. I don’t get it. Is it supposed to be cut into pieces like bread or scooped out and mushy with corn kernels?
Hi Jenny, the texture of this corn casserole is somewhere between a cornbread and a corn pudding. To serve we do scoop it out. If you prefer a firmer texture, I recommend our cornbread casserole. I hope this helps!
If you use a deep 2qt dish like an 8×8 then this will happen. You need to use a longer baking dish.
Delicious!
Made the corn casserole. I first made it a month ago to try it. It was very good! Am glad to see the recipe again because I was going to look it up for Easter dinner. Thank you for sharing.
Its really a nice recipe and mouth watering.
Thanks, Chris!