Cornbread Tamale Bites with Jalapeno, Cheese and Bacon

ByDiane
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Cornbread gets all kicked up with some creamy cheesy deliciousness and topped with bacon,
it’s wrapped in a corn husk resembling a tamale. A new twist on a tamale!

CORNBREAD TAMALE BITES createdbydaine

Aren’t these adorable! This is a fun way to line a muffin pan, and it helps keep the cornbread moist. 

Like a stuffed jalapeno, it’s loaded with cream cheese, jalapenos, cheese, and bacon!

OMG, so yummy!

Bite sized comfort food!

It’s actually cooled off a few nights here and feels like Fall. Well at night it does, in the daytime it’s still in the 80’s.

I love Fall, but I still have trouble with the whole daylight saving concept.

It’s getting dark early, they adjusted it so we turn the clocks back later. I’m still confused.

I just want it to get dark at 8 pm and sunrise at 6 am. Am I being difficult? I don’t think so.

If you have insight as to why it’s still so confusing to ME, fill me in. I confuse easily!

Once, I forgot to change the clocks back and showed up an hour early for a job, and the surprise was on everyone’s face.

It was many years ago, there may or may not have been tequila involved, there may or may not have been… no sleep that night, yes, those types of funny memories.

Funny how I can’t recall what I had for dinner two nights ago, but I can recall that time so vividly.

I was going to do a friend’s hair for her wedding. I showed up at 7 am, not 8 am like we planned. Everyone was buzzing around the house getting ready, and they all had the biggest laugh.

I was glad I knew them well. I enjoyed a plate of food for breakfast, then got to work!

Onto the comfort food…

Cornbread is one of my favorite comfort foods. I knew I was going to Fill it like a Stuffed Jalapeno and bake it.

Wrapping them in corn husks sure did pretty them up. 

options for the muffin pan…

I can see other great items baked in them too. It’s like some type of bite-size tamale. It’s comfort food at its best!

Prepare corn husks by soaking them in warm water so they are pliable.

Cut corn husks into 4-inch squares, then place them into a cupcake pan. Lightly oil them for easy removal, and spray oil works well.

Mix cornbread mix with egg and milk, and add 2 tablespoons into each compartment.

Mix cream cheese with diced jalapenos, scallions, and cheese.

Place 2 tablespoons of cream cheese mixture on top of cornbread mixture,

then top with bacon. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

These would be great for a party or anytime really. Why wait for a party! I like that they are snack size and so did everyone else.

I like that the few we had leftover reheated well, I may have even hidden one so no one else could find it, I do that sometimes, do you?

cornbread with cream cheese jalapeno filled and bacon on top createdbydiane

Other options to corn husks in the muffin pan: 

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5 from 2 votes

Cornbread Tamale Bites

Cornbread baked with a delicious Jalapeno, Cheese, and Bacon filling all wrapped in a corn husk, just like tamales! This bite size stuffed cornbread recipe is a crowd pleaser.
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Keyword: corn, jalapeno, muffin
Author: Diane Schmidt - createdbydiane.com

Ingredients

  • 12 dried corn husks
  • 1 8 oz cream cheese
  • 4 jalapenos, diced, and sauteed in a pan if you want this recipe mild, remove the seeds if desired, or leave the jalapenos raw for more spice.
  • 3 green onions diced
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/3 cup cooked crumbled/chopped bacon

Cornbread Mixture

  • 1 8.5 box, Jiffy cornbread mix
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 cup milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Prep the corn husks by soaking them in warm water so they are pliable.
  • Cut the corn husks into 4" squares, then place them into a cupcake/muffin pan (12 portions)
  • In a medium bowl, combine the cornbread mix with the egg and milk.
  • Mix cream cheese with diced jalapenos, green onions, and cheese (if you want it spicy, don't cook the jalapenos first, leave them raw, dice them, then add them to the cream cheese)
  • Place 2 tablespoons of cream cheese mixture on top of the cornbread mixture, then add some bacon.
  • Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes test with a toothpick until the cornbread does not stick to the toothpick.

Notes

* NOTE: spraying the corn husks with an oil spray will help the cornbread not to stick to the husks. If you bake them in cupcake liners, foil liners won't stick as much as paper liners.

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74 Comments

  1. I didn’t have corn husks, so I just used cupcake liners…the foil ones worked the best, the paper ones stuck 🙁
    Now that I know it’s a hit at home, I will definitely make these again and cute them up with the corn husks! Thanks for a fabulous recipe! Had these with white chicken chili tonight.

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    1. I live in souther California, with Mexican food at abundance here they sell them almost everywhere. If you have an ethnic aisle in your local store try there 🙂

  7. The husks is a nice touch. Love spicy corn bread and don’t forget to fall backwards and change the clock, but not yet.

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    1. has me thinking hmmm…what else can I use the corn husks for, but not tamales too time consuming for me 🙂

    1. I don’t know why I don’t make cornbread every week, I just bought a cast iron skillet and have visions of warm cornbread with more dinners 🙂 ah….breakfast too

    1. I just love the corn husks and hope to find other uses for them, have a bunch left, but don’t want to make traditional tamales (too time consuming) I get great tamales locally 🙂

  16. This is an awesome recipe. I’ve pinned it to remember it. I will be making these at the next (wife’s) family get together. I always try to share something with a southern theme for all these Wisconsinites!

    I love the husk idea, and btw, Jiffy mix is the best! Seems sweeter than the rest.

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    1. Jiffy mix is the best! I recently tried a few others and was disappointed. Now I’m thinking of other ways of using the husks, I have more 🙂

    3. If you have a cornbread recipe you like using cornmeal, that is what I would suggest using

  19. I’m trying not to be so dramatic but OH MY GOD! These look so good and I don’t even eat bacon! What do you think I can sub for the bacon? I have to make these…!!!

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    2. Maybe some ham, pepperoni, mushrooms, turkey, chicken or whatever you can think of. 😊

    1. I feel the same way about tamales, they are so time consuming. This was the quick easy version 🙂

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