Honey-Butter Skillet Corn

This lightly sweetened, creamy corn side dish is one you’ll want to bring to any potluck.

Corn is a versatile vegetable.

It can be left on the cob andoven-roastedfor a scrumptious barbecue side.

Southern Living Honey Butter Skillet Corn in the pan ready to serve

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It can be mixed up into a creamycorn pudding.

Don’t skip the sprinkle ofgreen onions or chives.

The honey adds sweetness that enhances the natural sweetness of the corn; the sweet-and-salty result is utterly addictive.

Southern Living Honey Butter Skillet Corn ingredients

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The cream cheese binds the honey and butter together during cooking in the large nonstick cast iron skillet.

What Can You Do With a Can of Corn?

So many simple, affordable, and crowd-pleasingrecipes start with a can of corn.

Southern Living Honey Butter Skillet Corn

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Or spice it up with chipotle chili or jalapeno pepper.

Southern Living Honey Butter Skillet Corn adding the cream cheese to the corn

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2Tbsp.salted butter

2(10-oz.)

pkg.frozen corn, thawed or 4 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels (from 5 ears)

2oz.

(about 1/4 cup) cream cheese, cut into pieces (from 1 [8-oz.]

Southern Living Honey Butter Skillet Corn adding the chives

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Add corn, and cook, stirring occasionally, until bright and tender, 6 to 8 minutes.

Add cream cheese, honey, salt, and pepper.

Transfer to a serving bowl, and garnish with additional chives.