Instant Pot Creamed Corn with Bacon—a delicious side dish of corn with cream cheese and bacon. This will become a favorite at every family dinner and potluck! Make it in the Instant Pot or slow cooker.
SLOW COOKER creamed corn recipe instructions listed in the recipe card below.
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Today’s recipe is inspired by the Hoosier State, Indiana. When I think about Indiana I definitely think about one of the greatest sports movies of all time, Hoosiers! And another top sports movie, Rudy. Both were based in Indiana. Fun fact–my family and I have met the real Rudy!
Greg and I have also been to Indianapolis a few times to watch our beloved Buckeyes in the Big 10 Championship game. This Midwestern state also boasts the Indianapolis 500, Purdue University, IU, basketball stars (Larry Bird and others), the second largest automotive industry, and corn.
In a typical year, almost half of all cropland in Indiana is planted in corn. I felt it was appropriate to write a corn recipe for Indiana.
Instant Pot Creamed Corn with Bacon
This creamed corn recipe is decadent and quite addictive. It’s creamy and sweet and of course the bacon brings it up a notch or two. You can easily make this corn recipe in your Instant Pot or your slow cooker. It’s a perfect addition to a family dinner and even the packed Thanksgiving table would benefit from this dish.
Can I use fresh corn? Sure! you’ll have to cut the corn off the cob and you’ll need about 10 cups of fresh corn.
Can I use canned corn? Yes. I really like the fresher taste of frozen corn though. If you do use canned you’ll need about 6 or 7 cans of drained corn.
Can I use something besides evaporated milk? Yes. You can use half and half or heavy cream or whole milk instead.
What is a zero minute pressure cooking time? When you set your pressure cooker for zero minutes the Instant Pot will get up to pressure, then immediately switch off (it will switch to the keep warm function). Just because it says zero minutes on your display doesn’t mean the food is not going to get cooked. The food starts cooking while the pot is building pressure (and while it releases pressure). Certain types of foods will be fully cooked just as the pot reaches pressure. Read more about it and when to use zero minutes.
My Instant Pot doesn’t have the option of a zero minute pressure cooking time. What do I do? Just use a 1 minute cooking time and then when it reaches pressure turn off the pot and perform a quick release.
Instant Pot Creamed Corn with Bacon
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 minute
- Total Time: 11 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 3 pounds frozen corn
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
- 1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 6 strips of crispy bacon
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions
Instructions
Instant Pot Fast Method:
- Pour 1 cup of water in bottom of Instant Pot. Add steamer basket into Instant Pot. Pour corn into steamer basket. Plop the cream cheese on top of the corn.
- Cover the Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 0 minutes on high pressure. When the time is up perform a quick release by moving the valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Carefully remove the steamer basket. Dump out water from bottom of Instant Pot. Pour the corn and cream cheese into the Instant Pot and turn on the saute setting. Pour in evaporated milk, butter, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir until all combined well and butter and cream cheese are melted.
- Cut bacon into pieces and stir in along with the green onions. Serve and enjoy!
Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Slow Method:
- Add all ingredients except bacon and green onions into slow cooker or Instant Pot.
- Cover and cook on high for 3 hours (on Instant Pot use the slow cooker setting on “more” and stir every 30 minutes). Stir.
- Serve and enjoy!
- Category: Side
- Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker
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This is not related to the recipe, but I would like to know if I can freeze the corn dog bites for later use. I would like to make them ahead of time for my great nephews and niece. They would have the batch scarfed up before I could make another!!
Yes!
Happy Thanksgiving Karen 365!! You have made my year much easier this year. With my instant Pot and your recipes, as an older single male living alone, cooking for one has become much easier for me. I personally am thankful on this day of Thankgiving for you and all that you do for us.
ahhh, thank you! I am thankful for you!!
I just boughtone of your cookbooks The” 550 easy recipes for beginners.”….Many recipes don’t add water! I have an 8 qt and I don’t understand how to do this witout the 2 cups of liquid required. Some recipes only call for 1/4 1/2 or 3/4 cup water. and they do not include enough liquid in the recipe to get to 2 cups. The recipes don’t say to use pot n pot or pyrex, etc. As a beginner, I am really consfused trying to undersstand the recipes after watching your videos….be sure to have 2 cups liquid…..
The creamed corn sounds good but what stops the corn from falling through the steamer basket?
thanks,
Hi Sue, that’s not my cookbook. I’m sorry you are confused. It looks like it’s by a man named Dave Pine. Some of the recipes might include moisture releasing ingredients like mushrooms and chicken. That may be the difference. The corn is bigger than the holes in the steamer basket.
The recipe says to set the manual/pressure button to 0. Can you tell me if this is right?
Yes that’s right! Here’s more info: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/zero-minute-pressure-cooking-time/
Am enjoying watching for recipes from each state. This recipe sounds delicious.
I checked and learned that Indiana is 5th in terms of the amount of corn grown. I grew up in Indiana but in an industrial area, not in area where farming is done. And as a grad of both universities, I must add that Indiana boasts Indiana University as well as Purdue! :-).
Oh yes IU and Purdue!!! Love them both!
Yes a steamer basket does have holes. ????? This has to be an error in type of pan.
Nope that’s right! You can see in this video starting at minute 3:35 https://youtu.be/2xLZSqinSPU?t=215
For cooking time, this recipe says “Set the manual/pressure cook button to 0 minutes on high pressure.” Is this a misprint?? Even bringing up to pressure with quick release doesn’t seem like much cooking time for 3 lb of corn. Thanks!
When you set your pressure cooker for zero minutes the Instant Pot will get up to pressure, then immediately switch off (it will switch to the keep warm function). Just because it says zero minutes on your display doesn’t mean the food is not going to get cooked. The food starts cooking while the pot is building pressure (and while it releases pressure). Certain types of foods will be fully cooked just as the pot reaches pressure. Read more about it and when to use zero minutes.
As a lifelong Hoosier, I can agree that a corn recipe is a must. I have tried this dish and it is really good, especially with fresh corn. But I don’t have the patience to strip that many ears of corn, lol.
My favorite corn dish is a corn chowder with fresh corn. I boiled the cobs in the broth, and that made the chowder really taste like Indiana corn on the cob
★★★★★
What a great suggestion to boil the cobs in the broth! Glad I read your comment. Thanks
YUUUUMMMM!!!!
Karen
In your Indiana recipe for creamed corn, step one says to add corn and cream cheese to the IP and cook. Then in step three you say to pour out the water. Didn’t you just pour out the melted cream cheese also?
Your suppose to use a steamer basket for the corn and cream cheese.
I too am confused.
A steamer basket has holes! ??
See this video as corn is in a steamer basket
https://youtu.be/2xLZSqinSPU?t=215
you’re only bringing the IP to pressure, so corn will get hot and cream cheese will be soft!.
Yep, exactly 🙂
Pour water into Instant Pot liner
Corn and cream cheese are in steamer basket
0 minute pressure cook time
Take out steamer basket set it aside
Dump out water that is in the IP liner
Add contents from steamer basket into IP liner
Then turn to saute mode and add in the rest of the ingredients.
Does that help? I know it’s confusing and I forgot to take step by step photos.
Could this be halved?
Yes!