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    Home » Side Dishes » Southern Sweet Creamed Corn in a Skillet

    Published: Jul 21, 2020 · Modified: May 22, 2023 by Nancy · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Southern Sweet Creamed Corn in a Skillet

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    This Southern sweet creamed corn is buttery, creamy, sweet, and crunchy. It's an irresistible fast and easy side dish that everybody loves!

    This southern sweet creamed corn recipe features both yellow and white corn for color variation in the dish.

    I love corn. Most people do -- it's sweet, crunchy, and packed with flavor -- it's the candy of vegetables! And this Southern sweet creamed corn will have you scraping your plate clean.

    This recipe is nothing like canned creamed corn

    Growing up I never cared for creamed corn because I only had it from a can. After Kevin and I got married, we attended a family gathering where one of his aunts made creamed corn from scratch. All I can say is WOW! Tasting the from-scratch recipe completely changed my mind about creamed corn. His family would bag and freeze fresh corn for the winter months when you couldn't buy it at the farm stand, and then make it throughout the winter.

    What kind of corn to use?

    I wish I could say I do the work to remove the corn from the stalk, but I don't because I honesty can't tell the difference between fresh and frozen corn in this dish. I have tried it with canned corn and it turns out okay, but I don't think it's quite as tasty, nor is the texture quite as crisp. Therefore, I highly recommend using frozen corn. You can use any kind, but I use a mixture of yellow and white corn because I like the color variation in the dish.

    This side dish is a good-old fashioned mid-century gem. It comes together fast. In only 15 minutes, it's ready to serve!

    Helpful Hints for Preparing Southern Sweet Creamed Corn

    • For the freshest taste, use frozen corn rather than canned corn.
    • For the creamiest consistency, use whole milk, heavy cream and real butter.
    • To avoid lumps, make sure to whisk the flour into the milk thoroughly, making sure it's completely smooth before adding it to the corn.

    If you like corn related recipes, also try our Southern Style Cornbread, Kentucky Cornbread Stuffing, and homemade corn tortilla chips.

     

    This southern sweet creamed corn features both yellow and white corn kernels for variation in the dish.

    Southern Sweet Creamed Corn

    Nancy Blackstone
    This Southern sweet creamed corn is buttery, creamy, sweet, and crunchy. It's an irresistible fast and easy side dish that everybody loves!
    4.34 from 6 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 15 minutes mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 355 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 16 oz frozen yellow corn
    • 16 oz frozen white corn
    • 1 ½ cups heavy cream
    • 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper
    • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
    • 3 tablespoons butter
    • ¾ cup whole milk
    • 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
    • ⅓ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

    Instructions
     

    • Combine the corn, cream, salt, pepper, sugar and butter in a skillet over medium heat.  Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly.
    • Whisk the flour and milk together until free from lumps, then add to the skillet with the corn mixture. Cook, stirring until it is thickened and the corn is cooked through (about 4 minutes.)
    • Remove from heat and stir in the Parmesan cheese until melted. It's ready to serve!

    Notes

    This dish makes great leftovers, so we usually eat it two days in a row. Just add a little milk to it for  reheating it because it thickens up in the refrigerator.
    This corn freezes well to save for meals on busy nights. If this is too much corn for your family, simply cut the recipe in half. One serving is 4 oz., so cutting it in half will give you 4 servings. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 7gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 493mgPotassium: 322mgFiber: 3gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 1159IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 107mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword corn, creamed corn, holiday side dish, Kentucky corn, Side Dish, Southern corn, sweet corn
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