Christina Tosi’s Corn Bake

By Christina Tosi

Updated Nov. 26, 2024

Christina Tosi’s Corn Bake
David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.
Total Time
55 minutes
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
50 minutes
Rating
5(958)
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A one-bowl wonder (my family’s specialty is no muss, no fuss), corn bake is a celebration of an Ohio farm family’s love of corn, butter and deliciously simple food. Part cornbread, part corn pudding, it is so legendary in my mom’s family that if you shout “Corn bake!” the crowd of matriarchs will echo back in unison “1 box Jiffy! One half tub sour cream! 1 stick butter!…” and so on — knowing the recipe by heart is a rite of passage. There is never a potluck, family get-together and certainly never a Thanksgiving without it. The recipe easily doubles or triples depending on the size of your crowd.

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Ingredients

Yield:6 to 8 servings
  • ½cup/113 grams unsalted butter, softened, plus more for baking dish
  • 1(14-ounce/418-gram) can creamed corn
  • 1(15-ounce/432-gram) can whole kernel corn, drained
  • 2eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1(8-ounce/240-gram) box corn muffin mix
  • 8ounces/227 grams sour cream
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Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)

342 calories; 22 grams fat; 11 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 7 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 32 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams dietary fiber; 4 grams sugars; 6 grams protein; 496 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-by-8-inch (or 2½-quart) baking dish.

  2. Step 2

    In a large bowl, combine butter, creamed corn, whole kernel corn, eggs, corn muffin mix and sour cream.

  3. Step 3

    Transfer batter to prepared baking dish and smooth top. Bake until lightly browned, about 40 minutes. To serve, scoop out servings with a large spoon.

Tip
  • To make ahead, bake and let cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week. Reheat at 325 degrees for about 15 minutes.

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SKY

2/3 cup flour 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal 3 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt Whisk everything together. Should make equiv. to 1 box of Jiffy found online here: https://www.savoryexperiments.com/copycat-jiffy-cornbread-muffin-mix/ I hope this works & can't wait to try this!

Jill Turner

Needs a bunch of green chilies to make it perfect.

Todd

Bob’s Red Mill has a GF cornbread mix I use.

Cyn

Used TJ's cornbread mix (It's 15 oz and I used only 8 oz). Used half sour cream, half plain nonfat Greek yogurt. Used 2 sticks melted butter and omitted the eggs (per a comment). Used canned creamed corn and frozen corn. The salt and sweetness were balanced but I like less sweet so next time I'll reduce the sugar. I think the texture was correct--more like a casserole than cornbread--because it looked like the picture. It was a good side dish for Thanksgiving.

K

Brought this to a large gathering, including some family members but also a number of people whom I had not previously met. Imagine my delight when these relative "strangers" came over to me after the meal to say quietly that this dish was the best one of the entire Thanksgiving meal. I added green chilis and some shredded cheese, nothing more. It was perfect!

Rosa

Yuuuuummmm! Old fashioned. Unsophisticated. Delectable. Followed instructions carefully except to add finely chopped pickled jalapeños at one end. It all worked…

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