Sweet Jalapeño Cornbread

This jalapeño cornbread is tender and moist with spicy jalapeños in every bite. Sure to be a hit if you like sweet cornbread and love spicy peppers!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 294 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• ⅔ cup white sugar
• 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
• 4 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 3 large eggs
• 1 ⅔ cups milk
• 2 cups cornmeal
• ⅔ cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup chopped fresh jalapeno peppers, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Beat margarine and sugar together in a large bowl until smooth.

Step 3

Combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl. Gently stir eggs and milk together in a third bowl. Pour 1/3 of the milk mixture and 1/3 of the flour mixture alternately into margarine mixture; whisk until just mixed. Repeat with remaining flour and milk mixtures; stir in jalapeño peppers. Spread mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 22 to 26 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before slicing.