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Hot Water Cornbread

7/26/17

Easy southern hot water cornbread made with a few ingredients on the stove top!

stove top cornbread made with just a few ingredients - an easy recipe!

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.

Hot water cornbread is a stovetop fried cornbread with only a few simple ingredients

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!).

Soft, fluffy stovetop hot water cornbread is sweet and easy to make

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!

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Watch me make hot water cornbread in the tutorial below, and don’t forget to follow me on Pinterest!

Hot Water Cornbread
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Hot Water Cornbread

This Hot Water Cornbread calls for minimal ingredients and comes together in just a few minutes! Quick, easy and tasty, it's the perfect accompaniment to any southern-style meal!
Course Side
Cuisine Southern/ Soul Food
Keyword Hot Water Cornbread
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Author I Heart Recipes

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!

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Filed Under: All Posts, Breads, Sides Tagged With: cornbread, sides, soul food, southern

Comments

  1. Lorraine Banath-Yasharahla says

    July 26, 2017 at 3:32 pm

    5 stars
    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.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      July 26, 2017 at 3:34 pm

      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.

      Reply
    • Gary says

      July 26, 2017 at 5:03 pm

      5 stars
      Tried it, LUV IT ,but got fancy and added finely diced onions and BOOM!!! AWESOMENESS!! Keep your awesome recipes coming, we love them!!!!!

      Reply
      • Rosie says

        July 27, 2017 at 12:46 pm

        Thanks for trying! 🙂

        Reply
  2. Twana says

    July 26, 2017 at 3:53 pm

    5 stars
    Oh my goodness!! Bless you for sharing this recipe that I could never get right!!! thank you!

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      July 26, 2017 at 4:05 pm

      I hope you give it a try 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jean says

    July 26, 2017 at 4:46 pm

    5 stars
    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.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      July 27, 2017 at 12:46 pm

      Glad that you liked the post! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Quita says

    July 26, 2017 at 6:21 pm

    How man patties did you get in total from this recipe ?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      July 27, 2017 at 12:47 pm

      I made about 6. It just depends on how big you want the patties to be.

      Reply
  5. Etta Tucker says

    July 26, 2017 at 9:34 pm

    5 stars
    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

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      July 27, 2017 at 12:48 pm

      Hi Etta! Yes, self cornmeal works. However it isn’t sold everywhere 🙁

      Reply
  6. Cookie says

    July 27, 2017 at 8:19 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      July 27, 2017 at 12:49 pm

      Yes, definitely give this recipe a try ! XOXO

      Reply
  7. Barbara says

    July 27, 2017 at 6:41 pm

    5 stars
    I hope I get this right. My mother, bless her soul, made this a lot but I just couldn’t do it.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      July 27, 2017 at 6:48 pm

      Practice makes perfect 🙂

      Reply
  8. Billie says

    July 29, 2017 at 4:16 pm

    5 stars
    Thanks r his recipe. My mother made HWC. She passed away and I never got the recipe.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      July 30, 2017 at 12:19 pm

      Thanks for coming by!

      Reply
  9. Bridget Foye says

    January 4, 2018 at 10:53 am

    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

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      January 4, 2018 at 10:57 am

      Hi Bridget! I serve it fresh each time 🙂

      Reply
  10. Terri says

    January 27, 2018 at 12:48 pm

    5 stars
    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!!!

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      January 27, 2018 at 7:12 pm

      Thanks so much for trying my recipe Terri!

      Reply
  11. Tashia says

    January 29, 2018 at 4:09 pm

    HI, Rosie
    How many servings does this recipe make?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      January 30, 2018 at 11:32 am

      Hi Tashia! It depends on how big you make the patties 🙂

      Reply
  12. Paloma says

    June 30, 2018 at 5:59 pm

    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.

    Reply
  13. Lonya Campbell says

    September 11, 2018 at 9:18 am

    5 stars
    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!!!

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      September 11, 2018 at 10:25 am

      Thanks so much for trying my recipe Lonya!

      Reply
  14. Anita D. says

    January 20, 2019 at 12:57 pm

    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.

    Reply

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