This Sweet Potato Cornbread recipe is a moist, delicious mix between golden buttery cornbread and creamy sweet potato pie.
Ingredients
1cupButtermilk
¼cupSour cream
½cupButter, , melted
2tbspsVegetable oil
½cupBrown sugar
¼cupSugar
2tspVanilla extract
2Eggs
1/2cupSweet potato puree
1½cupFlour
1cupCornmeal
2tspCinnamon
½tspNutmeg
2tspBaking powder
½tspBaking soda
½tspKosher salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl, whisk together buttermilk, sour cream, melted butter, vegetable oil, brown sugar, and sugar. Whisk everything together and then add vanilla extract and eggs and whisk in sweet potato puree.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Fold into the wet ingredients.
Spray a 10-inch cast iron skillet or a 10 inch round baking pan with nonstick baking spray and add batter. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow cornbread to cool for 10 minutes. Brush the top of the cornbread with additional butter and allow it to melt into the bread. Enjoy!