Chef John's Blueberry Cornbread

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Chef John's homemade blueberry cornbread recipe transforms fresh blueberries into a sweet, super easy dessert or snack.

Ingredients

2 large eggs
1 cup white sugar
1 cup milk
1 cup buttermilk
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups cornmeal
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons fine salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 cups fresh blueberries

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Generously butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2 Whisk eggs and white sugar together in a bowl vigorously for 1 minute; add milk, buttermilk, and melted butter and mix together.
3 Mix flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in another bowl.
4 Stir into the wet ingredients. Fold in blueberries.
5 Transfer batter to the prepared baking dish.
6 Bake in the center of the preheated oven until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool before cutting and serving.
7 Serve and enjoy!