This old-fashioned Sweet Corn Pudding is a great holiday side dish, or pair it with pork or chicken any time of year!
It’s time for Mystery Dish again, and today I’m bringing you Sweet Corn Pudding! If you are new here, I’ve been doing a series with a group of other bloggers where someone picks a list of ingredients, and we have to come up with a recipe using some number of things from the list. My first two months weren’t too challenging, and I made Cilantro Lime Hummus and Lemon Zucchini Muffins.
This month’s list was a different story. I looked at it several times before coming up with this sweet corn pudding recipe idea. We were required to use three ingredients from the following: Peaches, cheddar cheese, green beans, corn, chicken, nectarines, butter, pecans, heavy cream, pesto, and coconut milk/cream.
For some reason this list really stumped me. Everything I thought of only used two ingredients or was too close to something I had made before. In fact, this sweet corn pudding is kinda close to my Cornbread Casserole with Chicken recipe, but that one uses boxed cornbread mix. I felt like making this one from scratch was enough of a change to be worthy of a new recipe. Plus, I just really like cornbread casserole. (I hope you do too!)
This corntastic recipe features polenta, creamed corn, and whole kernel corn. Despite the name, it’s a bit firm in texture. If you want a softer pudding, you could increase the sour cream and milk. My husband doesn’t like mushy foods, so I made this the way he likes.
You could enjoy this sweet corn pudding with Thanksgiving dinner, alongside carnitas, with pork chops, or in so many ways. It goes with just about everything if you ask me. Be sure to leave me a comment letting me know how you like it at your house!
Old-Fashioned Sweet Corn Pudding
This delicious, easy, comforting side dish is perfect for any holiday or Southern meal.
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour I substituted gluten-free flour
- 2/3 cup polenta or cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 15 ounces can creamed corn
- 15 ounces can whole kernel corn drained
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese 2% milk cheese OK
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray an 8″ square baking dish with cooking spray.
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Place butter in a microwave-safe bowl, and heat for 30 seconds or just until melted. Set aside.
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Whisk together egg, milk, sour cream, and sugar. Slowly pour in melted butter, whisking constantly.
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Add flour, polenta, baking powder, and salt, and stir until combined. Stir in both cans of corn and cheddar cheese.
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Pour corn mixture into prepared pan, and bake in preheated oven for 35-45 minutes, or until set in the middle.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 40
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: Southern
Diane says
I had never heard of corn pudding. I just made your exact recipe, and we absolutely loved it. Thanks for posting it.
Joanne says
This pudding sounds really yummy! We love corn, cornbread and pudding so this should be just the thing for us. I’m going to change it a bit as I don’t eat sour cream but I think that it will turn out great. Thanks for all the ideas!
Cheryl Gafner says
YAY Andi, YAY!! This is the Chevy’s dish!! LOVE it!!!
Andi Gleeson says
YES! Do you remember the Chevy’s radio commercial where the guy called it “that little corn thing”? I probably sound crazy, but maybe you know what I’m talking about. I love it!
Rust says
I’ve had something very similar at a Mexican restaurant and have searched for a recipe since, with no luck. I think this it it! It was delicious ………Thank you!!
Andi Gleeson says
Hi, Rust. I’ve had something like this at a tex-mex place called Chevy’s, and I always loved it there! I’m glad you liked my recipe and that it satisfied your craving :) Have a good weekend!
Norma| allspice and nutmeg says
I first had a corn pudding at a work things. It was so good I never forgot it. This sounds just like it. Pinned!
Andi says
Thanks so much, Norma! I hope this version will live up to your memory :) Hope you are doing well!
Kathleen R. says
I love corn casserole- this one sounds amazing!!
Andi says
Thank you, Kathleen!
IveA says
This corn pudding. Perfect, simple & tasty. I prefer firmness to the soft version!
★★★★★
Andi says
Thank you so much! I’m happy that you like it :)
Jen @ Yummy Healthy Easy says
I love corn pudding! In fact, I love just about every corn dish, so I’m going to have to try your cornbread casserole too! This looks so good, Andi!
Andi says
Thank you, Jen! I have another corn recipe headed your way tomorrow :)
Zainab @ Blahik Baker says
I’ve had corn pudding few times but have never made it!! This looks amazing!! Great use of the ingredients.
Andi says
Thank you, Zainab! I felt like it wasn’t creative enough, but like I said, this list challenged me! Using butter as one of the ingredients seemed too easy ;) I have been so busy this week that I’m behind on everything, but I can’t wait to make my way through everyone else’s recipes soon! Hope you are doing well.
CAROL AT WILD GOOSE TEA says
I LOVE THIS DISH AND I FORGET ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER. I AM GOING TO PIN IT, SO ITS RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF MY FACE FOR INSPIRATION.
Andi says
Thank you! I’m happy for my recipes to be in front of your face as much as possible :)
Felicia says
Oh my goodness this sounds so good. My grandmother used to make something similar to this. I am going to have to add this to an upcoming menu plan and do some baked chicken thighs with it.
Thanks for the great reminder of a wonderful recipe idea!
★★★★
Andi says
Thank you, Felicia! Do you have a good chicken recipe? I’ll go poke around your site to see. I have a Buttermilk Baked Chicken recipe that I used on drumsticks but would also be great on thighs. I use chicken breasts a lot but need different kinds of recipes for dark meat.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sherri@The Well Floured Kitchen says
I don’t think I’ve ever made corn pudding, it looks delicious!
Andi says
Thank you, Sherri!
sarah k @ the pajama chef says
this sounds awesome, andi! love that you made something savory. :)
Andi says
Thanks, Sarah! I think I usually lean towards savory dishes in most cases. Thank you for stopping by!