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November 21, 2019

Instant Pot Cornbread

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Instant Pot Cornbread—need to free up some oven space? Make cornbread in your electric pressure cooker. This recipe makes the same amount of cornbread as a 9 x 9 inch pan in the oven.

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Instant Pot Cornbread--need to free up some oven space? Make cornbread in your electric pressure cooker. This recipe makes the same amount of cornbread as a 9 x 9 inch pan in the oven.

Instant Pot Cornbread

I’ve been making an awesome cornbread recipe for a couple of years now. It’s really so good. I will never use another cornbread recipe again. Greg is completely addicted to it. I usually make it in the oven but today I wanted to see what would happen if I made it in the Instant Pot.

The batter fit perfectly in my 6 cup bundt cake pan*. This pan will fit in your 6 quart or 8 quart pot. Unfortunately you won’t be able to make this cornbread in your 3 quart pot.

I made the cornbread batter as I normally do. I sprayed my bundt cake pan liberally with non-stick cooking spray so that the cornbread would pop out easily. I love using my OXO sling* to lower pans into my Instant Pot. It is absolutely perfect for pot-in-pot cooking.

With all “baking” in the Instant Pot or slow cooker there is condensation that will drip on top of the bread. If you want to prevent this then you can loosely cover the top of the pan with foil.

However, even with the pan being covered with foil the bread will not turn out how it does in the oven. When baking in the oven a dry heat is used to bake the bread. However when using the Instant Pot your bread will essentially be steamed. Moist heat surrounds the pan and cooks the bread. This results in a different texture. More moist and more dense. Some people love this result and others do not care for it. My chocolate bundt cake is a good example of this. I’ve had so many comments saying, “I love it!” and so many comments saying, “what did I do wrong, it’s not light and fluffy?”

There was a different texture to this cornbread than the oven version. It was a little more spongy. It still tasted good and got eaten up but just a little different. I suggest eating this cornbread warm! It is the best with a little butter and honey.

Try these other Instant Pot recipes…

Instant Pot Potato Salad

Instant Pot Ranch Mashed Potatoes

Instant Pot Garlic Butter Corn of the Cob

Instant Pot Apple Cake

What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?

To make Instant Pot Cornbread I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly.  It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.

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Instant Pot Cornbread--need to free up some oven space? Make cornbread in your electric pressure cooker. This recipe makes the same amount of cornbread as a 9 x 9 inch pan in the oven.
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Instant Pot Cornbread


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 9 servings 1x
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Need to free up some oven space? Make cornbread in your electric pressure cooker. This recipe makes the same amount of cornbread as a 9 x 9 inch pan in the oven. 


Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
  • 3 Tbsp butter, melted
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/4 cup milk

Instructions

  1. In a medium size mixing bowl whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the middle of the flour mixture. Add oil, butter, eggs and milk into the well. Stir until just mixed. 
  2. Spray a half size 6 cup bundt pan* with non-stick cooking spray. Pour the batter into the pan. Loosely cover the top of the pan with a dome of foil to prevent dripping on top of cornbread. 
  3. Pour 1 ½ cups of water into the bottom of the Instant Pot. Place the bundt pan on a trivet/sling* and lower it into the bottom of the Instant Pot. You may need to rearrange the foil a little to fit. 
  4. Cover the Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 25 minutes. When time is up let the pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move the valve to venting and remove the lid.
  5. Remove the pan out of the Instant Pot. Remove the foil. Place a plate on top of the pan. Then quickly invert the pan onto the top of the plate. 
  6. Cut the cornbread and serve warm with butter and honey. 

Notes

I adapted this recipe from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe. If you’re interested in making this in the oven please visit her site. 

  • Category: Side
  • Method: Instant Pot
  • Cuisine: American

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21 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Desserts, Instant Pot, Side Dish Tagged With: pot-in-pot

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  1. Melinda says

    September 10, 2020 at 12:03 pm

    Can i add some corn or green chilies to the batter?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      September 10, 2020 at 1:36 pm

      Of course! That sounds so tasty!

      Reply
  2. Elle says

    May 5, 2020 at 1:59 pm

    This is so easy to make. I will make it again… and again… and again.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Keitha L Andrews says

    March 10, 2020 at 5:00 pm

    Can I use a box mix such as Jiffy mix or Krusteaz?? Thanks. I use a lot of your recipes or my version of them.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 10, 2020 at 7:33 pm

      Yes you totally can do that.

      Reply
  4. Rachel says

    January 5, 2020 at 3:41 pm

    Instead of using the oil, i used applesauce to cut fat and cholesterol. Turned out really nice. Thanks for the recipe.

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    • Karen says

      January 6, 2020 at 7:21 pm

      Glad you liked it Rachel!

      Reply
  5. Dawn says

    November 30, 2019 at 6:42 am

    Hi Karen, I just started a new journey of gluten free. How can I alter this to b gluten free? Also, I wish u would offer gluten free recipes or conversions to the ones u already have.

    Thank you,
    Dawn

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    • Karen says

      December 3, 2019 at 7:38 am

      I am so sorry Dawn but I am super unfamiliar with gluten free baking and would not be able to give good advice. What I would do is find a gluten free cornbread recipe that you like and then make it according to directions here in this post. I would use the same cooking time. I would also make sure that the recipe you use is for an 8×8 pan instead of a 9×13 pan.

      Reply
  6. rick says

    November 25, 2019 at 10:13 am

    hi karen I made your instant pot cornbread I put it on 25 min and a 5-10min (nr) and when I got it out it was not done so what do I do and y did it not come out thanks

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    • Karen says

      November 25, 2019 at 2:09 pm

      Did you use a bundt cake pan?

      Reply
      • rick says

        November 26, 2019 at 7:26 am

        yes but the midle was not done do I need more time if so how much longer

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        • Karen says

          November 28, 2019 at 11:31 am

          That is so weird. What elevation are you at? I’m at 4000 feet and used 25 minute cooking time with the 10 minute NPR. I’d add 10 more minutes to your time and go from there.

          Reply
          • rick says

            December 14, 2019 at 12:38 pm

            I add 10 min and it work thank you it was good

          • Karen says

            December 14, 2019 at 4:31 pm

            Great!

  7. Susan says

    November 22, 2019 at 11:03 am

    Is this high pressure for the setting?

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    • Karen says

      November 22, 2019 at 4:23 pm

      yes

      Reply
  8. Katy L says

    November 21, 2019 at 9:31 pm

    Is this a sweet cornbread? Does it even need the sugar? I prefer non-sweet.

    ★★★★★

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    • Karen says

      November 22, 2019 at 10:58 am

      Yes it’s definitely a sweet cornbread. You may want to try a different recipe if you prefer non-sweet.

      Reply
  9. Bertie says

    November 21, 2019 at 12:54 pm

    Hi Karen ! Big fan here from Montreal !
    Quick question, I do not have a Bundt pan for my instant pot but I do have a spring form pan to make cheesecake and can I use this to make the cornbread recipe in?

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    • Karen says

      November 21, 2019 at 5:35 pm

      Yes you sure can try. I like the bundt cake pan because the air circulates through the middle of the pan too. You may need extra time for a springform pan.

      Reply

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