Sweet Bacon Corn Bread

Everything is better with bacon, and this corn bread is no exception! Step your recipe up a notch with this new twist on a classic Southern snack.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 221 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 2 large eggs eggs
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 Reynolds® Bakeware Pan
• 1 Reynolds® Bakeware Bacon Pan
• 5 tablespoons maple syrup, divided, plus additional for serving (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Arrange bacon in a Reynolds® Bakeware Bacon Pan.

Step 2

Bake for 8 minutes, until almost crisp. Drizzle the bacon with 1 tablespoon maple syrup and bake 4 to 6 minutes more or until glazed. Cook longer for crispier bacon. Cool and chop.

Step 3

Stir together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, butter and remaining 4 tablespoons maple syrup. Add the milk mixture all at once to the cornmeal mixture. Add the chopped bacon. Stir just until moistened. Pour the batter into an 8x8-inch Reynolds® Bakeware Pan.

Step 4

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Let cool slightly before serving.

Step 5

Drizzle with additional maple syrup, if desired.