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!
Lorraine Banath-Yasharahla says
July 26, 2017 at 3:32 pmHi 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.
Rosie says
July 26, 2017 at 3:34 pmOh 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.
Gary says
July 26, 2017 at 5:03 pmTried it, LUV IT ,but got fancy and added finely diced onions and BOOM!!! AWESOMENESS!! Keep your awesome recipes coming, we love them!!!!!
Rosie says
July 27, 2017 at 12:46 pmThanks for trying! 🙂
Twana says
July 26, 2017 at 3:53 pmOh my goodness!! Bless you for sharing this recipe that I could never get right!!! thank you!
Rosie says
July 26, 2017 at 4:05 pmI hope you give it a try 🙂
Jean says
July 26, 2017 at 4:46 pmI 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.
Rosie says
July 27, 2017 at 12:46 pmGlad that you liked the post! 🙂
Quita says
July 26, 2017 at 6:21 pmHow man patties did you get in total from this recipe ?
Rosie says
July 27, 2017 at 12:47 pmI made about 6. It just depends on how big you want the patties to be.
Etta Tucker says
July 26, 2017 at 9:34 pmI’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
Rosie says
July 27, 2017 at 12:48 pmHi Etta! Yes, self cornmeal works. However it isn’t sold everywhere 🙁
Cookie says
July 27, 2017 at 8:19 amYes, 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.
Rosie says
July 27, 2017 at 12:49 pmYes, definitely give this recipe a try ! XOXO
Barbara says
July 27, 2017 at 6:41 pmI hope I get this right. My mother, bless her soul, made this a lot but I just couldn’t do it.
Rosie says
July 27, 2017 at 6:48 pmPractice makes perfect 🙂
Billie says
July 29, 2017 at 4:16 pmThanks r his recipe. My mother made HWC. She passed away and I never got the recipe.
Rosie says
July 30, 2017 at 12:19 pmThanks for coming by!
Bridget Foye says
January 4, 2018 at 10:53 amHi 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
Rosie says
January 4, 2018 at 10:57 amHi Bridget! I serve it fresh each time 🙂
Terri says
January 27, 2018 at 12:48 pmHello,
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!!!
Rosie says
January 27, 2018 at 7:12 pmThanks so much for trying my recipe Terri!
Tashia says
January 29, 2018 at 4:09 pmHI, Rosie
How many servings does this recipe make?
Rosie says
January 30, 2018 at 11:32 amHi Tashia! It depends on how big you make the patties 🙂
Paloma says
June 30, 2018 at 5:59 pmMs. 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.
Lonya Campbell says
September 11, 2018 at 9:18 amOMG 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!!!
Rosie says
September 11, 2018 at 10:25 amThanks so much for trying my recipe Lonya!
Anita D. says
January 20, 2019 at 12:57 pmMy 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.