Easy southern hot water cornbread made with a few ingredients on the stove top!
Hot water cornbread has got to be one of my most requested recipes. Although I uploaded a recipe for it many years ago on my YouTube channel, a lot of people missed the video. Also, I have since then revised my recipe for hot water cornbread since then so it’s time that I uploaded another.
What is hot water cornbread? Well It’s cornbread! LOL! However, it calls for a less ingredients than baked cornbread.
Hot water cornbread is fried cornbread ( although, I’ve heard that some people actually bake it… that’s a no! JUST NO!). It pairs well with southern beans, greens, and cabbage( Feel free to serve some sweet tea to go with your meal!).
Now I know you’ve come here for my delicious hot water cornbread recipe, but don’t forget to check out these amazing recipe as well!
Watch me make hot water cornbread in the tutorial below, and don’t forget to follow me on Pinterest!
Hot Water Cornbread
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 cup self rising flour
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cup boiling hot water
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
Instructions
- Pour the vegetable oil into a medium sized skillet (I use my cast iron).
- Heat the oil over medium heat.
- Combine the cornmeal, self rising flour, and sugar in a medium sized bowl.
- Sift or whisk until everything is well combined.
- Next, pour in the hot water, and mix.
- Form the mixture into patties.
- Fry the patties for about 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
- Remove from the oil, and and place on paper towel lined plate.
- Let cool.
- Serve & enjoy!
Video
Hi Rosie! I make my Hot water cornbread the same way. It was my grandmother’s way to make them. They are very good with greens, beans and soups. Making hot water cornbread Sunday for dinner. We are having Collards, turnip greens and kale muxed and cooked in cajun smoked turkey . Beef Neckbones, mashed fresh garlic taters, fried okra and kiwi pound cake with creamy butter cream frosting. Love your reciped. By the way do you have a recipe for kiwi pound cake? If so share with us.
Oh my stars!!! That sounds amazing! I don’t think I’ve ever even had kiwi pound cake, but I will ask my aunts to see if they have a recipe for it.
Tried it, LUV IT ,but got fancy and added finely diced onions and BOOM!!! AWESOMENESS!! Keep your awesome recipes coming, we love them!!!!!
Thanks for trying! 🙂
Oh my goodness!! Bless you for sharing this recipe that I could never get right!!! thank you!
I hope you give it a try 🙂
I Love this recipie my Mother makes cornbread like this when she cooks greens and beans and dip and you got a good meal.Thank you for your post it was nice to see the old time way to make it.
Glad that you liked the post! 🙂
How man patties did you get in total from this recipe ?
I made about 6. It just depends on how big you want the patties to be.
I’m from Tennessee and make this a lot. We use plain or self-rising cornmeal which has the flour already in it. Love your recipes
Hi Etta! Yes, self cornmeal works. However it isn’t sold everywhere 🙁
Yes, thank you for posting. I tried to make HWC years ago and it didn’t turn out too good. 🙁 But this recipe seems simple, and the HWC looks good. So I will give it another try. Hopefully, it taste as good as it look in the picture/video.
Yes, definitely give this recipe a try ! XOXO
I hope I get this right. My mother, bless her soul, made this a lot but I just couldn’t do it.
Practice makes perfect 🙂
Thanks r his recipe. My mother made HWC. She passed away and I never got the recipe.
Thanks for coming by!
Hi Rosie, hope you are doing well. For the Hot water Cornbread, how do you keep it soft if you have left overs or do you just make it fresh each time? Please advise. Thanks Much
Hi Bridget! I serve it fresh each time 🙂
Hello,
Thanks for the tastey HWC recipe. I tried a different recipe 2yrs ago. Outcome wasnt good. Found ur recipe & it came out perfect. Thanks again!!!
Thanks so much for trying my recipe Terri!
HI, Rosie
How many servings does this recipe make?
Hi Tashia! It depends on how big you make the patties 🙂
Ms. Rosie, thank you for the recipe. I tried this cornbread at my boyfriends house for the 1st time today and I want to learn to cook all his favorite things. Can’t wait to try it.
OMG I trying to learn how to cook hot water cornbread for years now and I almost gave up until i came across your recipe. Not only is it easy it’s the BEST. Because of you I’ve crowned myself hot water cornbread queen lol. I don’t know when was the last time I even made skillet cornbread b\c of your hot water cornbread recipe. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PASSION WITH US AND GOD BLESS YOU!!!
Thanks so much for trying my recipe Lonya!
My family is originally from the south. My auntie passed away years ago, and we haven’t had her hot water cornbread since then. So glad I stumbled onto this site. Brought tears to my eyes to see this recipe. I am going to make this soon for my family.
This recipe was spot on. I’ve been trying unsuccessfully to make good hot water cornbread. Love love love all you recipes Rosie. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much Chandra!
Rosie; I finally had the chance to make these today; we will be having them with Ribs on the grill. When my wife tasted them; with honey; “OMG These are my new most favorite food”. Thanks so much for your wonderful recipes. I will be trying others as well; Mama was from the South and I have always enjoyed Southern cooking.
Easy and quick reminder of an old time favorite. Im very thankful this site and the recipes. Very satisfied with the results. Although I used self rising cornmeal and spelt flower a little less fluffy but still crispy and delicious.