Honey Butter Skillet Corn combines basic kitchen ingredients for a sweet and creamy corn side dish. In just minutes you will have this delicious side dish on the table tonight.

Skillet Corn

Butter and honey form a sweet buttery sauce and cream cheese adds a bit of creaminess to this Skillet Corn recipe.

Honey butter corn will complement any dinner and will quickly become a family favorite recipe.

It takes just a few minutes on your stovetop for this easy side dish to come together.

Best of all, you can always have these basic kitchen ingredients on hand and whip up this easy recipe in a flash.

When it's the time of year for corn to be in season, you can easily cut the fresh corn kernels off of ears of fresh corn and make this recipe a fresh corn side dish.

And if you don’t want a creamy sauce, you can leave out the cream cheese and still have a really delicious vegetable side dish.

Oh and you can cook this buttery corn in a cast iron skillet or a nonstick skillet whatever works best for you.

This take on southern creamed corn is a great side dish for any night of the week with the perfect combination of creamy honey butter sauce and sweet corn.

Trust me when I tell you that this Honey Butter Skillet Corn recipe is a keeper!

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How to make honey butter corn

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In a large skillet, cook the butter and honey over medium-high heat until melted and blended.
Stir in corn and cook until hot, 5-6 minutes.
Stir in cream cheese, kosher salt and pepper and cook until the cream cheese is melted and a creamy sauce forms.

Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

Add a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes for a hint of heat
Give the corn a mexican twist and add minced fresh jalapeno
Love a really sweet corn? Add one more tablespoon of honey to this recipe
Stir in chopped parsley
Add chopped cilantro
Add a squeeze of lime juice for a zesty note
Top with sliced green onions

Substitutions

Substitute fresh corn cut off the cob for the frozen corn
Canned corn, drained, will also be a great substitute for the frozen corn
You can use agave in place of the honey
Feel free to use unsalted butter instead of salted butter and just taste before serving and adjust the salt if needed

creamy corn with parsley with wooden spoon

Storage

Storage any leftover corn in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Corn will stay fresh for 2-3 days.
As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines

Easy corn recipes

Ingredients for honey skillet corn

ingredients for honey butter corn recipe

frozen corn kernels
salted butter
honey
cream cheese
kosher salt
black pepper
parsley, optional

5 from 1 vote

Honey Butter Skillet Corn

In just minutes you will have a delicious side dish on the table tonight. Honey Butter Skillet Corn combines simple ingredients for a sweet and creamy corn side dish.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword easy side dish, honey butter corn, honey butter skillet corn, skillet corn

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 277kcal

Author Gwynn Galvin

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Equipment

Ingredients

24 ounces frozen corn kernels , thawed
4 Tablespoons salted butter
3 Tablespoons honey
4 ounces cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 Tablespoon chopped parsley , optional

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Instructions

In a large cast iron skillet, heat the butter and honey over medium-high heat until melted and blended, stirring occasionally.
Stir in the corn and cook until hot, about 5 minutes.
Stir in cream cheese, kosher salt and pepper and cook until the cream cheese is melted and a sauce forms.

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