The Best Cornbread Mix (Review) in 2020

Krusteaz Southern Cornbread Muffin is for you if you are a lover of really honey-sweet cornbread. Krusteaz products have racked up positive reviews for a reason. And their Southern Cornbread Muffin is another highly rated one among cornbread baking mix. The Southern-style has not been left out in this baking mix that many users have described as deliciously “sweet and savory”. If you are concerned that the honey content might make too sweet, you have nothing to be worried about. It is not overly sweet. Plus, the recipe only requires added ingredients available in most homes – eggs, milk, and butter.

Famous Daves CornBread Mix makes an intro unto our list with another sweet-tasting cornbread mix. This recipe will give you an end product which is moist in the interior and crunchy at the exterior. That is not all. Famous Dave’s Cornbread mix contains four packs of the mix in a sixty-ounce package. That’s right. There is more than enough for the whole family. And if you are alone, well, there is more than enough for one month if you are a heavy eater. It is easy to prepare and simple to mix, from everyday pantry ingredients – water, egg, and milk. If you have ever visited any of the Famous Dave’s restaurants, this mix tastes just like they do over there.

Marrie Cllander’s Original Cornbread Mix makes an entry with a different packaging from the others. If you do not want to prepare the same number of cornbread or you do not want to have the same sizes, Marrie Callender’s Original Cornbread Mix is your choice. The recipe is restaurant-style and made with no trans fat. The mix comes in one huge pack and there are directions on it on how to prepare them to your own serving.

Although there are several recipes available on the Marrie Callender’s website, the packs come with easy recipes. Some consider it the simplest to make since it requires only water. However, it also very flexible with variations. Depending on your preference or taste, you can substitute the water with milk, melted butter, buttermilk, or any liquid of your choice.

Chi-Chi Sweet Corn Cake Mix has made this mix a twelve-package treat to enjoy. If you haven’t had the opportunity to visit the Chi-Chi restaurant yet, do not worry. The Chi-Chi Sweet Corn Cake Mix will bring their restaurant treat into your kitchen. This is a low-fat, low-cholesterol recipe and is very easy to make in no time at all. The recipe requires water, cream-style corn, and melted butter. These are ingredients easy to grab. You can enjoy this as as a dessert or add it to other recipes. It makes a delicious combination with spicy foods. On the recipe, it is suggested baking this mix in a loaf pan. However, if you want to give it a muffin look, you can still go ahead and bake in muffins tins or cake pans.

Gluten Pantry has made sure gluten-free cornbread is in the mix with the Glutino Gluten Pantry Cornbread. And as its name suggests, it is gluten-free. It is without wheat flour in its ingredients to hold the muffins together. This is another simple recipe to follow from the comfort of your home with very common pantry ingredients. For its preparation, it requires eggs, butter, buttermilk, and sugar. A serving should give you muffins to fill an eight-inch square pan. Glutino’s gluten-free pantry cornbread can be taken alone as a treat or can be added to other recipes. Either way, the mix will give you a classic golden or yellow-colored cornbread.

Betty Crocker Authentic Cornbread Muffin makes its way into our list as the best cornbread mix for filling up most people. The brand is popular among most cornbread consumers not only because it has been around for many years, but also because it is considered not too sweet and not too salty. Just perfectly right in the middle. It is very flexible with variations so you can change and add your own recipes. It can be taken alone as a treat or can be added to other recipes to make deliciously whole meals. Each pack contains nine packages weighing six and a half ounces. This makes it quite a sizable pack for a family. It is easy to prepare and requires ingredients that are easy to find – egg, milk, and butter. Betty Crocker Authentic Cornbread, however, bakes thinner cornbread using a square pan of eight inches. This gives it a shorter bake time compared to other cornbread mixes.

Jiffy Corn Muffin is another cornbread brand most consumers classify under not too sweet and not too savory. It also considered by many cornbread lovers as the best all-round cornbread brand. And there’s some good reason why. Aside from the fact that this brand box mix is classic, there are several recipes available with this mix. So one can make it taste sweeter or saltier if one wants, or make a corn pudding from it. Jiffy Corn Muffin’s recipe requires very simple ingredients – just milk and egg. But as mentioned earlier, one can adjust it to one’s taste. It also comes in a vegan version and is considered very affordable.

Pamela’s Gluten-Free Cornbread Muffin is another gluten-free cornbread and muffin mix to make it into our list. Pamela makes very good gluten-free products that easily rivals the non-gluten-free ones. Not only is this mix gluten-free, but it also free from wheat and dairy-free. This mix is also very easy to prepare and vegan-friendly. It contains no artificial additives. Neither does it contain any trans fat. It requires milk, melted butter, sugar, eggs, and water. However, it gives room for making it more or less sweet by increasing or reducing the sugar quantity to suit your preference. Vegans can also opt for water instead of milk. Weighing twelve ounces, each pack comes in a package of three.

Zatarains Cheddar Jalapeno Cornbread Mix is not your traditional, plain mix. At least not compared to the others on our list. This spicy cornbread mix has had several consumers nodding their approval not only because it offers a different feel for the taste buds, but also because it tastes really good. The fact that it has cheese gives it an extra touch of flavor that adds to its yum. So if you prefer some spicy flavor with some heat on your tongue, the Zalatain’s Cheddar Jalapeno Cornbread Mix is for you. This mix is also very easy to prepare. It requires ingredients that are easily available – egg, milk, and butter. Each pack weighs twelve and a half ounces (12.5 ounces) and each pack comes with a case of six.