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Easy Cornbread Mix: Perfect for Soups & Stews

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From My Kitchen to Yours: Homemade Cornbread Mix

After recently re-posting my Taco Soup recipe on social media, it stirred up some requests for another long-time family favorite — and one of the best-selling mixes from my original business years ago.

This one makes a lightly sweet and fluffy pan of cornbread that pairs perfectly with a bowl of chili, a highly seasoned soup, or a pot of rich stew. Around here, the leftovers never go to waste — they’re breakfast the next morning, warmed and drizzled with a little honey butter!

Because this recipe makes such a frequent appearance when soup and chili season rolls around, I like to keep a stash of pre-made dry ingredient mixes ready to go. Then all I have to do is add milk, butter, and eggs — and cornbread is in the oven before the soup finishes simmering.

Tonight, cornbread was on the menu, so while I had the ingredients out, I decided to multitask and restock the pantry at the same time. It’s such a small thing, but it saves me time (and dishes) later.

Let me show you!

I’m making individual mixes here, but another option is to make a bulk blend to place in a gallon canister.

Pantry Prep Tip

A few tips for filling your pantry with premade mixes or a bulk blend:

  • Keep it simple: Spoon the dry mix into quart-size zip-top freezer bags, then store them in a container or stack them neatly in the pantry.
  • Label clearly: Write Cornbread Mix on the bag — or, if you prefer, jot the instructions for wet ingredients and baking time right on it.
  • Stay organized: If you store several bags together in a container, label the container and tuck a printed copy of the recipe inside for quick reference.
  • Bulk option: Prefer to make a big batch? Store it in an airtight container with the printed recipe taped to the lid.

Gifting Ideas

This mix makes a thoughtful and cozy addition to a homemade meal basket, especially when paired with one of my soup or chili blends (you can find them [here]).

Need a last-minute gift? Shop your pantry! Having a variety of soup, bread, and dessert mixes on hand makes it easy to pull together a meal basket in minutes.

Want to dress it up a bit?

  • Fill small, medium, or large canning jars with the mix.
  • Add a ribbon and a tag with baking directions.
  • Or “level it up” by including the canned ingredients needed for the soup to make it a complete meal-in-a-basket.

If you’re ready to give it a try, here’s the recipe for my Homemade Cornbread Mix — the same one that’s been a cozy favorite in our home for years. Whether you make a single batch for tonight’s dinner or prep a few mixes for the pantry, I hope it brings that same “welcome home” feeling to your table.

Sweet Cornbread

A fluffy and lightly sweet cornbread. A perfect balance to any flavorful soup, stew or chili dish.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 9 slices

Equipment

  • 1 8-9 inch baking dish
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 spoon, spatula or whisk
  • 1 measuring spoons and cup
  • quart sized sealable freezer bags if making individual dry mixes
  • gallon sized sealable container if making the bulk dry mix blend.

Ingredients
  

SINGLE RECIPE DRY INGREDIENTS (to make cornbread recipe or to bag as a premade mix)

  • 6 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 cup biscuit mix
  • ¼ cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons flour

BULK BLEND DRY INGREDIENTS (to make a bulk blend of the dry mix equal to 8 individual mixes)

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 8 cups biscuit mix
  • 2 cups yellow cornmeal
  • 3 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup flour

TO MAKE THE CORNBREAD (to be added to the dry ingredients, a premade mix, or 2 scant cups of the bulk blend)

  • ½ stick butter melted
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup milk

Instructions
 

MAKE A MIX

  • If making individual premade mixes – just add the single portion dry ingredients to a sealable bag or other airtight container.
    If making the bulk version, place all of the ingredients in a very large mixing bowl. Using a whisk blend the powder mixture thoroughly, scraping sides and pulling up from the bottom. When you think you have blended it completely, keep blending for a few more minutes just to be sure! The finished bulk blend will fill a gallon sized container.

MAKE THE CORNBREAD

  • Preheat oven to 350 and prepare an 8 or 9 inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
  • Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir to blend (do not over stir)
  • Pour into prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes, depending on the size of the pan you are using (8” bakes longer, 9” bakes shorter)

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