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Honey Butter Skillet Corn is an easy 15 minute side dish recipe with frozen corn, honey, butter, and cream cheese! So creamy, sweet, and delicious.
HONEY BUTTER SKILLET CORN
One of the only vegetables my family all agrees on is corn! My kids love corn on the cob, corn casserole, slow cooker creamed corn and just plain old canned corn or frozen corn. This honey butter skillet corn is so creamy, sweet, delicious, and something everyone loves.
It cooks in one skillet pan and it uses frozen corn! Simple to make with only 4 ingredients + salt & pepper.
INGREDIENTS YOU NEED FOR SKILLET CORN
Butter – I always use salted butter. If you use unsalted butter than you may need to add additional salt. Just taste and add more to preference.
Honey
Frozen Corn – I prefer the gold n’ white corn for this recipe but any frozen corn will work. Like sweet yellow corn, white corn, or yellow corn.
Cream Cheese – You only need 2 ounces of cream cheese for this honey butter skillet corn recipe. One block is 8 ounces so you will have some leftover. Which means you will just have to make it again 🙂
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- creamy garlic parmesan orzo
Honey Butter Skillet Corn
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter I use salted
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 bag (16 oz) frozen corn
- 2 ounces cream cheese cut into chunks
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a skillet pan, over medium-high heat, melt the butter and honey. Once melted add the frozen corn and cook for 5-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cooked through.
- Add cream cheese, salt, and pepper. Stir together and let it cook, about 3-5 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve immediately. Leftovers keep well, covered in a container, and stored in the fridge.
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I was wondering do you have to thaw the frozen corn first?
Nope! Just throw it in the skillet.
fantastic side dish. no, you do not defrost the corn
Are you able to use canned cirn?
I think that would be ok. I’ve never used canned corn for this recipe so I can’t say for sure what the results would be. It seems like it would work just fine.
Yes just pour off the liquid first. I also use no honey but add 8 oz of cream cheese.
Canned corn worked for me. That is what I had available. Now to use frozen corn to see if there is any difference!
I’m very interested in making this dish tomorrow for our annual Thanksgiving potluck. I’m wondering how it would be for me to cook ahead tonight and reheat tomorrow?
Hopefully I’m not too late answering! If you can reheat on the stove I can’t imagine it would be very different but even in the microwave this dish reheated is still yummy 😊
Canned corn is alrighty as long as you thoroughly rinse the “canned “ flavor off first.
This is really good! Mine didn’t come out creamy, though. I wonder if it’s because I used uncooked wild honey? I also didn’t go by exact measurements because I was only making one serving to try it out on my daughter. I tried a couple of bites and I think it’s really yummy and actually does taste like buttermilk biscuits with honey! I might even like it a little sweeter. 🙂 My daughter liked it too. Thanks for the recipe!
It really does taste like buttermilk biscuits with honey, right?! We love this stuff. For sure if you want it sweeter, just add more honey. Glad to hear you liked it.
When you post your recipes on Facebook, you state “to see rest of recipe, click the “next button”. THERE IS NEVER A “NEXT BUTTON”. An oversight on your part?
Hmm I am not sure what you are referring to… when I post to FB I share the Url that is clickable and takes you to the recipe site. I just went to double check and the links are correct if you are on my FB page.
If you don’t like honey can you substitute for sugar?
Yes, you can try that.
I had corn my hubby bought off the side of the road and it wasn’t the greatest. I love corn so since i didn’t want to waste it, i cut it off the cob and made a double recipe. I loved loved it!! I am so happy i I made this!! Can’t wait to try it with frozen corn next time. I just cooked it a lil longer in the pan with the honey and butter. I will definitely make this again.
Oh my goodness, this recipe was soooo good! I used canned corn (drained) cause that’s what I had on hand…. I have quite a bit of it so I’ve been searching different ways to serve it so it’s not just boring ole’ corn… Even my picky 11 year old son devoured it! This was so easy and can’t wait to make it again! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe!!!
Yay! My veggie hating kids gobble this one up too, surprisingly! Thanks for coming back to let me know and for trying the recipes 🙂
Does this recipe reheat well?
I have never had any leftovers of this so I can’t say for sure 🙂 my family gobbles up every last drop. I think it would reheat well but because of the cream cheese it may look curdled almost… but once reheated it should be fine.
Did you use honey or just cream cheese!
I loved it. Its so sweet and good. I had one issue. The cream cheese stuck to corn and didnt melt into a cream. Did this happen to anyone else? What can I do different?
Make sure the cream cheese is softened before you add it into the corn. That should help and solve the problem of it not melting all the way. I will go back and double check the directions and make sure to add this note.
Would it still come out okay if you added the cream cheese in at the beginning with the butter and honey?
Yes that’s ok 🙂 Enjoy!
Make sure you are using full fat, block cream cheese. Whipped or low fat will not melt the same because they have additives.
Do you think you could make this in a crock pot? Do you also think it would do feel for a few hours in it for a party? TIA
I think it would work in a crock pot- I’m not sure the temperature you would want to do but my first thought is to do a couple of hours on high in the crock pot. My only concern with it sitting for a few hours would be the separation of the sauce and the corn so just make sure to give it a stir every so often. Let me know how this turns out! I love to hear how substitutions or adjustments work for people!
When I made it I melted cream cheese with the butter and honey before adding the corn. That helped alot
Try using the whipped cream cheese.
This reminds me of my grandma’s corn cooked with cream. I really appreciate being able to use honey instead of sugar. Thank You for sharing this!
I can’t have dairy though I can usually find substitutes for things. Cream cheese is one I haven’t found good enough to cook with. Would spur cream work? I use tofutti brand sour cream and it’s creamy just not as rich.
In this recipe, I do think sour cream would be a fine substitute. It would still give you that creaminess that cream cheese does.
you could use plain yougart maybe, my son has lactose intolerance I use it for a lot of things.
So simple and delicious!
I added some sweet and spicy jalapeno’s to this after the cream cheese. I was delicious.
Yummy! That’s a great idea to add the jalapenos. Thanks for sharing and commenting.
Tis’ the season for fresh corn. You can use the microwave method to shuck 2-3 ears depending on the size (may take 4 ears). This time of year I keep several ears of fresh shucked corn in gallon freezer bags in the refrigerator. Before they spoil I boil them a few minutes, cool them and then put them in the freezer. This corn works great for this recipe. We love it. Thanks for sharing.
What great tips! Thank you for sharing and for commenting.
I want to make this recipe but, what I have is fresh corn. How long would you suggest that I cook the corn prior to making this. This recipe sounds soo good! I’m glad that I came across it as I was trying to think of another way to fix corn.
Hey! I have not tried it with fresh corn but I am thinking you could either just cut it right off the cob and put it into the pan (when it calls for the corn in the recipe) and then let it cook until softened. Or you could boil the corn cobs for 3-5 minutes in water and then cut the corn off the cob and then add it into the pan. I think either way would work but I would suggest the extra step of boiling the corn to ensure that the corn is cooked and soft. Hope that helps 🙂 Thanks for being here.
This was incredibly easy as well as insanely delicious! I cant wait to make this again! Highly recommend this recipe!
Thank you so much! I appreciate your review and comment.
Delicious and so easy to make. Will definitely make this a common side dish at our table!
So happy to hear this! Thanks so much for coming back to leave your rating and comment. I appreciate it.
Yuuuuummmmmm!!
I used can corn, since I had more of that. It was hit and a nice change from boring corn. Will definitely keep on my list to make again.
Can I use corn on a cob instead of frozen
I think that would work fine. I have never used it but I imagine if you just cut it off the cob and cook it in the skillet it would turn out just fine.
I was wondering if anyone made this without the cream cheese? My son is sensitive to dairy but I was thinking he would enjoy the sweetness of it! I will try it and let you know!
Hi Shenna: I have to deal with several of my adult kids dairy issues. Number one I’d try the vegan cream cheese available at Whole Foods or equivalent. Very good. Also being from Wisconsin I’m supposed to promote dairy but I also have a vegan daughter and I have used plant based margarine measure for measure. Always a hit and great for a busy holiday dinner when everything seems to get ready at the same time. Good luck,
Lynn
Lol,,I made this tonight,,and got side tracked with the main dish and forgot the cream cheese,,it was a little liquidy but still delicious,,and i drizzled honey on top too right after i plated it,,,my guy loves corn &honey 😉,,,but yes it is delicious without it.
I made this tonight for the first time. I used 8 small ears of fresh corn and 1 jalapeno, very finely chopped. I gently sauteed the corn and jalapeno in the butter/honey mixture and when tender, added the cream cheese. This is a delicious, fresh and easy side dish that my husband and I adored. Now that it is corn season in Michigan, it will appear on our dinner table frequently. Thanks for this excellent recipe!
Loved this recipe. will make it again and again yummy’s
I used fresh corn cooked and cut off the cob. It was really good but next time I make it I will use less honey. I am not a sweet eating person and it was a little too sweet for me. Great idea with some adjustments,.
Love this recipe – we will use less honey next time!
I was wondering if you could give any advice about making this for a crowd. Can you make it in a crockpot? Or make it in the pan & keep warm in a crockpot? Would like to make for upcoming family get together. Right now I am just rating a 3 because I haven’t made it yet. But I know it will be a 5 because I love corn.
You can easily double or triple the recipe. I do think it would keep really well on the warm setting in the crock pot. That is what I would do if I were serving a crowd.
Can this corn dish be frozen?
I have never frozen this so I can’t say for sure how it would turn out. It seems like it would freeze fine, but as it thaws it may be separated or curdled due to the cream cheese. Maybe add some additional liquid when reheating it and that should help.
Absolutely delicious
Thank you!! So glad you loved the corn. Thank you for commenting and rating it 5 stars.
made this tonight for our cookout and it was SO good !!!!!! I will make this many times I’m sure…would also be awesome over hot biscuits with fresh sliced tomatoes !
This had the potential to be really good however, I think it would’ve better (for me) to use canned or fresh corn. The frozen corn came out kind of tough. Also, the taste of the cream cheese was a bit overpowering so, I’ll use a little less the next time. Worth giving it a second try!
Incredible! Made this yesterday for a pumpkin carving party with friends and it was a hit! I did the recipe as is as I usually do when trying a new recipe. I have ZERO changes I’d like to make. Making again for Thanksgiving.
Delicious! Thank you for sharing. I actually used only 1 tbsp. butter and it was still excellent.
I never post comments on anything but OMG!!!!! Since I made this I have been telling everyone I know about it! Holy Cow!!!! It was the easiest most delicious side!!! Wow!!! Drop everything now and make this!!! But I’m warning you now, double, triple, quadruple it!!! There is never enough!!! KUDOS for this little piece of heaven!!
WOW thank you! So happy to hear you love it and thank you for the comment and rating. I appreciate it.
Easy and very tasty!
I was excited to find this recipe yesterday as it looks very similar to a frozen corn with sauce that my family loves that has been difficult to find recently.
We tried it last night and really liked it.
I made a few changes though.
16 oz bag of corn doesn’t go far in my family (that includes 2 growing boys) so I decided to try doubling everything:
4 Tabelspoons butter
4 Tabelspoons honey
32 oz bag frozen corn
4 oz cream cheese
I thought the honey was a little overpowering for what I was looking for ( I often make corn with a honey glaze sauce and that combination was very similar). I was attempting to get a thicker, creamier sauce so I kept adding cream cheese to see what would happen. In the end I ended up using the entire 8 oz block of cream cheese and was a little nervous that it wasn’t going to turn out good. I am happy to report that it turned out fantastic (almost exactly what I was wanting) and the request to make again are unanimous.
Thanks for the great inspiration.
How can I keep this warm for a BBQ using foil pan with sterno under it.
Can i use honey butter?
I think so. I’ve never done it but it should work fine.
Hi, any suggestions for making the night before?
This is best served right after making it. I have never made it the day before. I would imagine you could reheat it but again it’s best served right after it’s made.
This was delicious!!!
I have had leftovers (due to making a larger batch). It heats up okay the next day, but didn’t seam to be as creamy. It really is best served right away. It’s very quick and easy to make right before serving.
I made it last night and it was delicious.
This was recipe was great. I did alter it a bit and added a jalapeno to the honey butter mixture and sauted it up, then followed the directions as written. Thank you!
Made this tonight delicious!!!!!
This was so good I wil make this over and over again love the honey in this recipe it make this dish. Thank you
It was so delicious. I am going to make today. Thanks for the recipe.
Very yummy. It is sweet and creamy. Will become a staple side dish in my home.
what brand frozen corn do you use?
This looks so good! Any ideas for what to serve it on the side of?
Anything and everything! My kids love corn so I serve it with everything from pasta dishes to tacos or enchiladas. It would also go well with any grilled meat or baked chicken.
I really like this recipe, and will make it again, but with about half of the honey.
I served it for dinner last night, and my husband, my son and I al agreed to was too sweet.
I made this and it was soooo good. My son devoured it. I used can corn and it came out great. I only made enough for 2 servings because I didn’t know how it would taste. I also didn’t have honey so I used agave and a tiny bit of vanilla. It was amazing.
So happy to hear this! And what a great substitute with the agave and vanilla. Thanks for your comment.
Very easy to make. I doubled the recipe and used one bag of white corn and one bag of yellow. After I cooked in the skillet I transferred to a crock pot and kept on low setting. I also chopped up jalapeños for people to add. Thanks for the recipe.
The addition of jalapeños sound amazing in this corn! Sweet & spicy. Thanks for your comment and rating. I appreciate it.
Made this corn recipe several times. Great. Now trying it for a crowd. Will have to stay in warmer for a while. See how it does. Thanks for recipe.
How did it work out in the warmer?
This is absolutely the best corn EVER!!!!
I am going to make a spread of this for slathering on corn on the cob!
Yum! Great idea.
It’s so good tried and true
Very good. Made it for my husband and he loved it. We’re having it again Sunday as an Easter side dish. Thank you!
Delicious and easy. Everyone loved it!
Made this with leftover (boiled in butter, water, & milk) corn on the cob, just sliced the corn off. Oh. My. Word!!! Heaven on a plate! Thank you for this recipe!
So easy and so good! I made this for Thanksgiving dinner, and everyone raved about it! Thanks for the recipe!
Delicious side dish.
I made this skillet corn recipe twice back to back!!! It was so good the first time, we couldn’t believe it!!! And, yes, just as good the second time, sweet and tender and delicious!!! Great recipe!!!!
Everyone loved it!
It’s soooo freaking good! I made it for the first time for my family’s Easter dinner. Everyone loved it!
Delicious! More like 4 servings here though 😂
Anxious to try this!
I used fresh corn but other than that followed your recipe to the letter. It was out of this world delicious!!! Highly recommend using fresh whenever possible, and frozen if not. Never canned corn. Thanks for my new favorite skillet corn recipe!! Bravo!! 🎉🎉
This is a good recipe but if you want sweet corn without adding anything. Just cut the corn off of fresh cobs and scrape them for all the juice and then cook it in a small amount of butter slowly untill hot. No additives and it will be very sweet and delicious. Guaranteed!
What if you have no cream cheese, will it still taste ok?
Yes it will. It just won’t be creamy like what is shown in the photos.
This is the best corn I’ve ever had! My family of 4 loved it and we usually don’t eat much corn. Such a fast and easy side, thank you so much for this recipe!
I made this the other night and we loved it. I don’t think I want to eat corn any other way now! I used 2 cans of whole kernel corn and just drained them really well. It’s already been requested again. Thanks for a great recipe!
Thank you so much!!
My family did not like the cream cheese so I used med cheddar shredded cheese the next time I made it and they loved it.
That’s good to know that cheese works in place of cream cheese. Yay for being able to adapt to what your family prefers. Thanks for your comment.
I loooooove this simple, quick recipe. I used a can of Southwest Roasted Corn. Didnt have any honey, so I used Maple syrup, Delicious!! Oh my god!! Thank you for this Recipe!!! Cant wait to try it with Honey though..
This looks very good.Please send me the website Thank you
I’m not sure what you mean by ‘website’, but you can find the specific recipe information above the comment section.
Omg this is my family’s new favorite side dish!’ I just made it for Christmas yesterday and they ate it all. My husband loved it so much he went to the store this morning and bought 2 more bags of corn so I made a double batch tonight!!! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I’d give it 10 stars if I could!
Oh my goodness, thank you so much for your comment! So happy to hear you liked it!
Wanted to love this but unfortunately It was not a hit for my family.
I’m sorry to hear that! Was there something specific about the recipe that your family did not like?
Absolutely a hit ❤️. I added cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, and Parmesan cheese to it. I used more cream cheese but it was so good! My son doesn’t even like corn and he couldn’t stop eating this. (Loved it)
We will definitely be adding this to our favorites!
Love the idea of adding those seasonings! Thanks for your comment!
LOVE this stuff! Sometimes when we make big batches, there is leftover and it reheats on microwave or on low in a saucepan. I love this as is, but a lot of times I do a little less honey, about half again as much cream cheese and I add some spices: 1/4 t onion powder, 1/8-1/4t poultry seasoning, 1/8 t garlic powder and several turns of PINK peppercorn (and if you haven’t tried that…DO! it’s great in this and other stuff!)
Love the idea of added seasonings, can’t wait to try the pink peppercorns! Thanks for sharing!
OMG this is soooo soooo good!! everybody loved it! will definitely be making this over and over! yum yum!!
thanks for sharing this with us!!
You are welcome! Thank you for sharing how much you loved it!
Simple, easy, healthy, and delicious.
Thank you!
can u use fresh cut off the cob corn?
I bet that would be DELICIOUS!
I’ve made this twice and there hasn’t been a kernel left. So easy and quick. Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome! Happy to hear it’s been popular!
Can you use can corn instead of frozen for this recipe
Totally! The taste may be a little different just because canned and frozen vegetables taste different but it will still be delicious I’m sure.
It was easy and delicious!
Tried to post a picture but did not know how
Thank you, Cindy!
Love this recipe but was wondering if it. Oils be made in the crockpot. I want to make it for a party.
I haven’t done it myself but I think it’s possible! I’m just guessing but I would combine all the ingredients and do either 2 hours on high or 4 hours on low.
Scrumptious!!!!
Yay! Thanks for commenting!
made this for my “friends” dinner, but I added some very small diced seeded jalapenos. The sweet counteracts the heat, great flavor. Good, quick, easy side dish!!!
Love the idea of jalapeños! I can’t handle spice very well but the additional flavor sounds great.
It says “leftovers keep well”. I don’t think I’ll ever find out if that’s true. I served this up to friends tonight and there wasn’t a single kernel of corn left. Everybody raved over this dish and agreed it could practically be a meal by itself. This is definitely getting a permanent spot in my recipe list.
😆 I love your comment! Thank you so much! It’s so good to hear that it gained a permanent spot and was a crowd favorite.
Love the recipe looks delicious. I love corn.
Thank you!
My daughter made this dish for my birthday. It was a huge hit and is now in my recipe box as well! wonderful!
Happy birthday! Glad you found a new recipe. 😁 Thanks for commenting!
Can you use can corn?
Technically you could, the cooking time may be a little different since the corn doesn’t need to thaw. I’ve never tried using canned corn so I can’t speak to the final result when it comes to taste or texture. Let me know if you try it and how it turns out!
can u make this with leftover corn?
Totally! Let me know how it turns out!
Easy to make, and I LOVED it!! Delicious!!
Thank you Nancy!
So easy and so yummy! I cut back on the honey -ok, I didn’t really measure anything- and melted butter, cream cheese and honey all together before adding the corn. I used freshly-picked corn (blanched and then cut off the cob) which was DELICIOUS. I also added sliced jalapeños. New, easy family fave!!!!
I confess sometimes I measure by the heart on this one too 😆 Sliced jalapeños sound like a wonderful addition for an extra kick.
I love me some sides of corn, any side that’s serving corn. Almost anything corn is puuurfect to me
Mix it up, change your flavors or leave it on or off the cob sweet corn anyway, any day 🙏
Corn is amazing! And something about corn in the summertime is even better.
This looks amazing and I am so exited to make it
Thank you! Let me know how you like it!
Wondering…does it have to be frozen corn? I’d like to make this now but only have canned 🙁
I’m sorry I’m just seeing your comment! Canned corn would work fine 😊