Savory Stovetop Cornbread: Comfort Food Made Simple!

Get ready to elevate your comfort food game with this Savory Stovetop Cornbread! Can be a full loaf or just individual cookies!

Perfectly golden, fluffy, and bursting with flavor and the right amount of sweetness, this quick and easy recipe will have everyone asking for seconds. No oven required—just a stovetop and a craving for deliciousness! Let’s dive in and whip up a batch that pairs perfectly with the Simmer & Serve Classical Mac & Cheese recipe!

Recipe Overview – Savory Stovetop Cornbread

Short Recipe Video – Savory Stovetop Cornbread

The Menu for Savory Stovetop Cornbread

Are you looking for some non-alcoholic WFPB Beverages for holiday cheer?
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Or maybe mains and side dishes to celebrate the holidays? Try it with Classical Mac & Cheese, Southwest Mac & Cheese, Not-Hamburger Helper Mac, Stovetop Green Bean Casserole, Creamed Cabbage and Meatloaf, Candied Brussels & Balsamic Beets Salad, Not-Chicken Parmesan, Cranberry Dream Sandwich (including Cranberry Jam, Mashed Potatoes, Mushroom Gravy, Stuffing, and Deli Turkey), Easy Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni, Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Soup, Quick & Simple Cabbage Rolls, Grandma’s Hearty Borscht, Cheesy Pumpkin & Sage Ravioli, Bolognese in a Hurry, Plant Based Pierogies, Mushroom Cacciatore, or go all out and even make as well!

or for more desserts try Cinnamon Apple-Raisin Rolls, Stovetop Cheesecake, Pumpkin Spiced Blondie, Caramel Apple Crumble, Stovetop Banana Cream Hand Pies, Ginger Bread Cookies, Raisin Butter Tart, Fast-Freeze-No-Churn-No-Machine Ice Cream, or maybe even just some Oil-Free Popcorn?

Directions at a Glance for the Savory Stovetop Cornbread

Note: If you’re not using a spice grinder then use oat flour and ground flax seeds.

1. Grind all the dry ingredients then mix everything together.
2. Pour and shape the batter on a seasoned pan and cook for 7-10 minutes on medium heat. (Shape into either a long rectangle, or do drops for individual cornbread cookies.)
3. When the top is no longer “wet looking” give it a flip and cook for 1-2 minutes on a very low heat. Cookies are done at this point and can be removed to rest or cool slightly.
4. The top should be firm but springy, if so then remove from heat and let stand for 3-5 minutes to firm up further.

Why This Recipe for Savory Stovetop Cornbread?

Classical Mac & Cheese isn’t holiday mac & cheese without the cornbread. This quick stovetop method means I can have a loaf or a half dozen cookies in under 25 minutes—the only thing faster is the mac!

Cornbread is great this time of year, but it’s usually made with refined sugar, flour, and other less-than healthy ingredients. This recipe uses whole oats, flaxseeds, and apple sauce to naturally sweeten this amazing load that wips up on the stove with next to no effort.

I always love cornbread with it’s crispy sweet crust and soft and moist interior and I’m glad I can have it in under 30 minutes with only needing to wash a bowl and a spoon when I’m done.

Have ideas for recipes or feedback? Let me know in the comments or connect with me on substack or Instagram!

Blending Without a Spice/Coffee Grinder

If you have oat flour then you don’t need a blender or a grinder.

Otherwise, you can use any type of blender, just blend everything and then follow the directions for pouring the batter.

If you want you can try to use your stick blender to blend the ingredients, like in the video below, but I recommend just blending with liquid.

⭐The Full Savory Stovetop Cornbread Recipe⭐

Savory Stovetop Cornbread

Chef Rob

Quick and easy to whip-up on the stovetop without almost any effort.

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Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Cook Time 18 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Bread, Comfort Food, Dessert, Lunch, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine African American, American, Native

Servings 8 people

Calories 171.3 kcal

Equipment

• 1 Seasoned Steel or Cast Iron Pan (How-to Season Steel Cookware)
• 1 Spice / Coffee Grinder (optional if using oat flour and milled flax seeds)*

Ingredients

  

Savory Stovetop Cornbread

• 1 cup oat flour
• ½ cup cornmeal
• ½ cup apple sauce
• 2 tbsp flaxseeds
• 1 tbsp sunflower butter or 2 tbsp sunflower seeds, ground into a powder
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• ½ cup water carbonated

Instructions

 

• Grind your oats and flaxseed and mix all ingredients in a bowl until a gloopy batter forms (like thick pancake batter).
  
• Pour your batter into your seasoned pan, either in a large rectangle or as individual cookie drops. Cook on medium heat.

  After about 8-10 minutes, when the top side is no-longer wet looking, turn down the heat to very low and flip the loaf (cookies don't need flipping and are done) and cook the load for 1-2 minutes to help set the inside.
  
• Flip the loaf back and remove it from the pan and let it rest for 5-10 minutes to help it firm up further while still staying fluffy and moist inside. Slice into squares or any shape you like.
  

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🧂If you absolutely must add salt or sugar then try to add them to taste, to the top of the food, so you use less, and add in small amounts and only after tasting before adding any more. The same goes for other “less healthy” additions, but the idea should be to try to limit and eventually remove adding them, over time, when you are ready. (Use a finer ground salt as it will taste saltier.)

After a few weeks of not eating a SAD diet your tastebuds reset and you’ll notice and be surprised by the natural sugars and sodium in foods, check out the great article, and subscribe to, Michael Corthell on Substack.

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Alternatives To Sun Butter

• If you don’t want to use sun (sunflower seed) butter then pumpkin seed butter (although will have some festive green) or tahini, or any other seed or nut butter should work. Play around, try peanut/almond/sun butter and cocoa powder, or maybe orange, raspberries, or cherries in place of the apples and or raisins for something truly your own.

Substitutes

Substitutes For Apple Sauce

• Instead of apple sauce, you can use ripe mashed bananas, or raisin syrup paste date syrup or paste is another option. You can also blend the oats directly with raisins like I do in the Caramel Apple Crumble in the spice grinder.

Flaxseeds

• I use brown flax but golden flax should work too. I use raw untoasted flax since I can toast it myself and I won’t be doing it with industrial equipment at high temperatures for short times.
• The measurements are for pre-ground / milled flaxseeds.

Make Fresh Apple Sauce

• Apple sauce is pretty affordable and usually just has one ingredient: apples (maybe citric acid / lemon juice). If you can’t find it without sugar or additives, or if you have a lot of extra apples, then it’s very easy to make at home. Simply boil diced apples (about 1 cup of water for every 4 apples) until the apples are mostly mush. Mash them with a fork or blend them with any type of blending gadget. I add 1 tbsp of lemon juice to keep them from browning.

Make It Sweeter

• If it’s not sweet enough then feel free to add raisins, raisin syrup paste or dates, more apple sauce, mashed banana, or other wfpb sweeteners you like (fresh or dried fruit is best). Try to keep the consistency the same by adding more oat flour and flaxseeds as needed.

Use It For More

• I use it to make little tomato or veggie and hummus sandwiches.
• It will work well as a WFPB bread for holiday stuffing.

Wet Spatula For Easy Flipping

• I’ve mentioned this before, but if your spatula is a bit damp (not soaking wet) when you go to lift your food from a pan then the heat creates a layer of steam that keeps the food from sticking to the spatula.

Blenders, Food Processors, and Immersion Blenders

If you don’t have a spice or coffee grinder or oat/flax flour then check out the alternative blending section for how to create this recipe with almost any blending device.

No Equipment At All

• If you have oat flour and milled flaxseeds then all you need is a seasoned pan and a spatula.

Nutrition Facts Table – Savory Stovetop Cornbread

The Science – Sources

Please tell me how it turned out! Did you: try it, like it, hate it, change it, or do something else unexpected???

If I’ve made any mistakes, or something doesn’t make sense, or if you want more/less details, please let me know in the comments.

Stay healthy and nourished! Happy cooking!

Chef Robert Leigh.

Savory Stovetop Cornbread: Comfort Food Made Simple!