Instant Pot Cornbread Recipe
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This Instant Pot cornbread is amazing! Golden, tender and fluffy – this is the only cornbread recipe you’ll ever need!
After I tackled making banana bread in the Instant Pot, the next thing on my Instant Pot baking list of things to try was cornbread. I got super lucky to hit a jackpot on my first try!
I already have a proven tried-and-true cornbread recipe that I bake in the oven, so I just whipped up the batter, poured it into round Pyrex dish and pressure cooked it in the Instant Pot. It turned out amazing!
This easy Instant Pot cornbread recipe uses very simple ingredients: yellow corn meal, flour, egg, sugar, milk, salt and baking powder. You might already have everything you need in your pantry to make it today. If you are missing something, let me guess – it’s probably cornmeal :) If that’s the case, just get the cornmeal during your next grocery run and put that Instant Pot cornbread on the menu!
To make cornbread or any type of baked goods in the Instant Pot, you need a baking dish that fits inside the Instant Pot. You can use any metal, ceramic or glass dish, I love using a simple 7-inch round Pyrex bowl.
Mix the cornbread batter in a mixing bowl as usual, then pour into your baking dish. Cover the baking dish with a paper towel (it is used for absorbing extra moisture), then cover tightly with aluminum foil (on top of paper towel). Pour 1 cup of water in the Instant Pot, add the trivet (the rack that comes with the Instant Pot) with the handles facing up, add the baking dish with the cornbread mixture and pressure cook on High for 55 minutes, then quick release (QR) the steam. Invert the cornbread onto a plate and you are done!
This Instant Pot cornbread has the perfect taste and texture. Soft and delicious, with the corn flavored crumbs that just melt in your mouth. That’s exactly what people want in a cornbread, so this is the only cornbread recipe you’ll ever need! You may want to make an extra loaf to use for homemade cornbread stuffing :)
If you like this Instant Pot cornbread, you will also love these other easy Instant Pot recipes:
- Instant Pot Banana Bread – got a brown banana? Make banana bread in your Instant Pot! This loaf is so moist, tender and full of banana flavor!
- Instant Pot Corn – how about fresh steaming corn on the cob? Once you cook corn in the Instant Pot, you’ll never make it any other way!
- Instant Pot Pumpkin – don’t throw out that Halloween pumpkin, turn it into delicious homemade pumpkin puree!
- Instant Pot BBQ Chicken – if you love easy chicken recipes, it doesn’t get easier than that! Perfect family favorite for busy weeknights!
Or visit my Instant Pot recipes page to view all the recipes I’ve got! New ones are constantly added too!
For more info on which baking dish I used to make this banana bread, see my article on Instant Pot Pyrex dish.
Instant Pot Cornbread
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 4 tsp baking powder preferably aluminum-free
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
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Instructions
- Put the egg in a large bowl and whisk with a fork. Add milk and oil and mix until combined.
- Add flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and baking powder. Mix until combined.
- Spray a baking dish that fits inside the Instant Pot with a non-stick cooking spray. Pour the cornbread batter into that baking dish. Cover with a sheet of paper towel (to absorb extra moisture) and wrap with aluminum foil.
- Pour 1 cup of water into Instant Pot and put in a trivet (the rack that came with the Instant Pot) with the handles facing up. Put the foil-covered baking dish inside the Instant Pot on a trivet.
- Close the Instant Pot lid and turn the valve to a Sealing position. Press the "Pressure Cook" or "Manual" button and set the time to 55 minutes on High pressure.
- When Instant Pot is done cooking, quick release (QR) the steam.
- Using oven mittens, carefully remove the cornbread from the Instant Pot by lifting the handles of the trivet.
- Remove the foil and paper towel covers, and invert the cornbread onto a plate.
- Let the cornbread cool down for 10 minutes, then slice and serve.
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We had this for christmas and it turned out amazing! My new fav recipe cornbread, thanks for sharing!!
Best darn cornbread I ever had. Not even a huge fan of cornbread but never had any this good before! Thank you. Thank you!
Just made the recipe in my instant pot mini. A perfect fit. By mistake I added 2/3 of a cup of oil (grape seed ) instead of 1/3. Was looking at the sugar portion.
The result worked out very well. The cornbread turned out nice a moist without being oily.
Thanks for this recipe. Goes well with coffee.
Also I used rice flour.
I adapted my Jalapeno Corn Bread Recipe and cooked it in the Instant Pot. I used my 1 1/2 qt Corningware dish. Turned out fantastic, this appliance continues to amaze
Greetings from PEI, Canada
Melanie, it looks perfect and tasty! Can’t wait to have this anytime of the day, love it!
Do you grease the Pyrex?
Yes, either grease it or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
Thanks Melanie for this great way to cook my corn bread.
Super easy to make and it came out so good!! Wouldn’t change a thing.
I used a 7.5” springform pan. Other than adding a few tablespoons of chopped jalapeños, followed this exactly and couldn’t be happier with the results. It was perfect!
I’m going to make your cornbread recipe soon. I only have self rising cornmeal. Can I use that and eliminate the 4 tsp of baking powder.?
With self rising cornmeal, add 2 tsp of baking powder instead of 4.
I will continue to use this recipe. My husband said it was the best he ever had!!
What type of milk do you use?
Regular whole milk or 2% milk.
Great results with unsweetened almond milk. Best recipe Melanie!
Wow! This is the BEST cornbread I have ever made or tasted. I was going to try a different instant pot cornbread recipe from Pinterest but the reviews were poor. I am SOOO glad I decided to try this one. ? at how amazing this is.
Thank you for sharing this!!
I should add I used an 8” (21cm) springform pan because that’s all I had that would fit in my Ninja Foodi.
I just tried this recipe tonight. My husband usually doesn’t like cornbread (“too dry”), but he loves this one. I agree. Moist and sweet, nice texture.
I used self-rising flour and decreased the baking powder to 2 tsp. It was perfect!
I made this last night and it was soooooooooo amazing! I used unsweetened almond milk instead of milk and avacado oil for the oil and love this recipe. Coconut oil for the grease on the glass bowl. Thank you for doing the hard part. Made mine easy! Lol. Thank you!!!
Made this corn bread today. As usual, I didn’t read the instructions and just threw all the ingredients in a bowl and mixed. Turned out perfectly! Thank you so much.
Made this corn bread today. As usual, I didn’t read the instructions and just threw all the ingredients in a bowl and mixed. Turned out perfectly! Thank you so much. Used olive oil in the recipe and coconut oil to grease the bowl
This tasted great and I made it exactly to Melanie’s specifications (right down to the 7″ Pyrex bowl), but the center was gooey when I took the lid off after the baking time and a quick release. I had to put it in my toaster oven to finish it off. Do I need to cook it longer or let the pressure go down naturally? I’m in Cincinnati, OH so I don’t think there’s an altitude issue.
If you let the pressure go down naturally, it should help it finish cooking in the middle