Corn Dill Mini Muffins Recipe

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Carrie Vasios Mullins
Carrie Vasios Mullins is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
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Updated March 24, 2025
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Carrie Vasios

These savory mini muffins use both corn meal and whole corn kernels, plus dill for an herbal kick.

Recipe Details

Corn Dill Mini Muffins Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Cook 15 mins
Active 10 mins
Total 20 mins
Serves 24 servings
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) all purpose flour

  • 1/2 cup medium ground corn meal

  • 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder

  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature

  • 1 egg

  • 1/2 cup sour cream

  • 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels, not thawed

  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped dill

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F and grease muffin cups with butter. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, corn meal, baking powder, salt, and pepper; set aside.

  2. In a large bowl, whisk together butter, egg, and sour cream until evenly combined. Stir in dill. Add dry ingredients and mix until batter comes together. Fold in corn kernels.

  3. Divide batter among muffin cups and bake until golden on top and a tester inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean, 10-12 minutes.

Special equipment

  • 24 cup mini muffin tin
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
53Calories
3gFat
6gCarbs
1gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 24
Amount per serving
Calories53
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3g4%
Saturated Fat 1g7%
Cholesterol 14mg5%
Sodium 97mg4%
Total Carbohydrate 6g2%
Dietary Fiber 0g1%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 0mg1%
Calcium 22mg2%
Iron 0mg2%
Potassium 28mg1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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