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Easy creamed corn recipe

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Easy stovetop recipe for homemade creamed corn that will your best side dish for any occasion, from holidays to weeknight dinner. Made from frozen or fresh corn, with lots of cheese and cream in the skillet or pot!

a bowl of creamed corn

Creamed corn is a classic Thanksgiving or Christmas side dish that is also widely used as a side dish at your weekday dinner table. Can be made in slow cooker, in pressure cooker (Instant pot for example) or at the stovetop, like in this recipe.

Everybody make their creamed corn differently, some use sugar, some not. Some cooks use fresh or canned corn and i prefer frozen. I really enjoy the dish and the recipe is very to follow.

What is creamed corn made of?

Creamed corn origin as a Native American cuisine but nowadays you can find lots of different variations of the recipe. My recipe includes:

  1. Heavy cream or half and half
  2. Sugar, salt and pepper
  3. Butter
  4. Milk
  5. Flour
  6. Frozen corn

What can i use if i dont have heavy cream?

This recipe calls for 1 cup of heavy cream. You can substitute it to the equal amount of half and half or you can use 1/2 cup of milk mixed with 2 tablespoon of butter. That should work!

Also you can make a lighter version of creamed corn switching the whole amount of cream to just milk. Not sure that consistency will be the same but at least it will be lighter in calories.

More delicious side dishes

Side dishes are not only salads or grilled veggies! Try to make mashed veggies in your instant pot or use that air fryer for a healthy crunchy vitamin packed side.

  1. Air fryer corn on the cob
  2. Instant pot mashed butternut squash
  3. Instant Pot collard greens with bacon
  4. Air fryer roasted asparagus
  5. Garlic sauteed green beans

This creamed corn will be perfect with Smoked turkey breast and Instant Pot turkey legs…or Crock pot brown sugar pineapple ham!

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4.69 from 16 votes

Easy creamed corn

Easy stovetop recipe for homemade creamed corn that will your best side dish for any occasion, from holidays to weeknight dinner. Made from frozen or fresh corn, with lots of cheese and cream in the skillet or pot!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy creamed corn, thanksgiving side dish
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 188kcal
Author: Tatiana

Ingredients

  • 4 cups frozen corn
  • 1 cup heavy cream *see post for substitutes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons flour
  • 1/4 cup parmesan optional

Instructions

  • Stir milk with flour over medium heat in a medium size pan. Add salt, sugar, pepper, cream and butter. Add frozen corn and stir.
  • Cook until corn is cooked through and plump, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Add Parmesan if using and stir.

Nutrition

Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 511mg | Potassium: 377mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 215IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators.

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creamed corn in the spoon

 

Recipe Rating




Andrea

Thursday 8th of August 2019

I love the addition of Parmesan in this creamed corn. What a comforting dish!

Andrea Metlika

Thursday 8th of August 2019

Now this is the best looking creamed corn I have seen. I also love the idea of trying Parmesan in it. Yummy!

Jas @ All that's Jas

Thursday 8th of August 2019

Such a satisfying side dish, one of my favorites! I like the addition of parmesan in your recipe. Yum!