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Who doesn’t love a good old slice of homemade cornbread with a bowl of your favourite beef stew or a delicious chili?
Cornbread is a staple in our house when stew, chili or soup is on the menu and this Instant Pot Cornbread is a stellar recipe that you’ve GOT to try! It’s fluffy and tender, just a little bit sweet, with the perfect classic cornbread texture. Trust me, you’re going to love it as much as we do!
Ingredients for Instant Pot Cornbread
- vegetable oil
- applesauce
- eggs
- buttermilk
- cornmeal
- all purpose flour
- salt
- baking powder
- baking soda
- shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
How to Make Instant Pot Cornbread
Making cornbread in the Instant Pot is so easy! Follow these tips for best results!- Use a cake pan. I can’t stress this enough – don’t try making cornbread directly on the bottom of the Instant Pot (without a cake pan). You’ll get that dreaded burn notice and the cornbread will burn to the bottom of the pot.
- Mix wet and dry ingredients separately. Mixing the wet ingredients together and the dry ingredients together and then combining them will give your cornbread the perfect texture since all the ingredients will be evenly distributed throughout the batter.
- Grease your pan well, and line it with parchment paper. Grease your pan generously for easy removal. A circle of parchment paper on the bottom of the pan will make removing the cornbread SO easy!
- Bake or Pressure Cook immediately after mixing. The leavening agents are activated as soon as the wet and dry ingredients are mixed together so for a fluffy and tender cornbread, bake it as soon as you can!
- Cover the pan well. Use two layers of aluminum foil and create a firm seal around the edges of the pan with the foil. This will keep the cornbread moist, but prevent excess moisture from entering the pan and making the cornbread very dense, wet and soggy.
- Keep the pan off the bottom of the Instant Pot. If you don’t have a trivet, make a sling out of aluminum foil and place it under the pan for easy removal. When you add the pan to the pot, place a heat-safe bowl upside down on the bottom of the pot and place the pan with the sling on top of the bowl to elevate it off the bottom of the pot. OR you can use a metal trivet, or this OXO Pressure Cooker Sling (affiliate link) – an inexpensive little kitchen gadget that works perfectly for recipes like this. If your Instant Pot didn’t come with a metal trivet I’d HIGHLY recommend it!
- Add water to the bottom of the Instant Pot. This will prevent that dreaded burn notice and keep the cornbread nice and moist as it bakes.
- Remove the foil immediately after baking. Removing the foil immediately will prevent any liquid from dripping off the foil and onto the cornbread as it cools, ensuring the top of the cornbread is the perfect texture.
- Let it cool before slicing or serving. Cornbread continues to bake on the inside after you remove it from the oven or Instant Pot, so be sure to let the cornbread cool in its pan for about 15 minutes before removing it from the pan to cool completely before slicing or serving.
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Serve this Instant Pot Cornbread with our family’s favourite Instant Pot Beef and Bean Chili or this White Chicken Chili!
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I hope you love this recipe as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite recipe to make in the Instant Pot? I’d love to know!
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Looking for even more Instant Pot Recipes? You’ll LOVE these!
- Instant Pot Beef and Bean Chili
- Instant Pot Sausage Pasta
- Instant Pot Fettuccine Alfredo
- Instant Pot Chocolate Cake
- Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken
- Instant Pot Apple Crisp with Berries
- Instant Pot Fried Rice with Chicken
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Instant Pot Cornbread
This Instant Pot Cornbread is perfectly light and fluffy, sweet and delicious! Classic cornbread, easy to make in the Instant Pot!
Recipe: Equipment
- 6-quart or 8-quart Instant Pot
Recipe: Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup cornmeal finely ground
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Recipe: Instructions
- Prepare an 8-inch springform pan by greasing it and lining the bottom with parchment paper. Add one cup of water to the bottom of the Instant Pot and set aside.
- Add the vegetable oil, applesauce, eggs, and buttermilk to a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
- Into a separate bowl, add the cornmeal, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cheese, stirring well to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir well until everything is combined and no streaks of flour remain.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and cover with two layers of aluminum foil, covering the pan very tightly.
- Lower the pan into the Instant Pot using a trivet to keep the bottom of the pan from touching the bottom of the Instant Pot directly.
- Add the lid, set the valve to sealing, and set the Instant Pot to pressure cook for 50 minutes on high pressure.
- After the pressure cooking time is up, let the Instant Pot release pressure naturally for 10 minutes. Then release the rest of the pressure manually and remove the pan from the Instant Pot.
- Immediately remove the aluminum foil from the top of the pan and let the cornbread cool completely before slicing and serving.
Recipe: Notes
Store this cornbread in an airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature, or freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
Recipe: Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Instant Pot Cornbread
Amount Per Serving (1 slice)
Calories 184
Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 52mg17%
Sodium 326mg14%
Potassium 200mg6%
Carbohydrates 20g7%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 173IU3%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 132mg13%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
Thanks for sharing the recipe. Which salt shall I use? As for my daily cooking I use rock salt.
You can use any salt useful for baking 🙂