If there’s one item you will always find on my Thanksgiving table, it’s a sweet and comforting cornbread casserole! Cornbread casserole has always been my favorite side dish of Thanksgiving and for some reason I feel alone in this (green bean casserole’s always stealing the limelight it seems…) but today is for my fellow cornbread casserole lovers! I know you are out there and I’m here to deliver the most INCREDIBLE recipe of sweet, savory, and fluffy comfort food (and SUPRISE… it’s healthy-ish too). Today I bring you a healthy honey cornbread casserole recipe that tastes like pure guilt without any of it! Not than it needs to be healthy – I’m all about indulging on the holidays – but having a “healthy-ish” dish on my table makes me feel a little better about consuming those 1,000,000 pieces of pie I will inevitably enjoy later.

healthy honey cornbread casserole — Perfectly fluffy and rich Honey Cornbread Casserole

But before I get to the recipe, I need to address a Thanksgiving table struggle that this dish will help alleviate. This year will mark the third time we have hosted Thanksgiving at our house. While certainly not a pro, I can tell you that the biggest challenge I’ve faced is having all dishes arrive WARM to the table on time for dinner. It really is a puzzle and I feel like a magician when I have successfully executed this challenging feat! That’s one big reason I love this honey cornbread casserole recipe – it’s just so easy and flexible (and for my novice chefs out there, it is virtually impossible to screw up)! Need to leave it in the oven a few more minutes? Go ahead, it’ll survive! Need to take it out and make room for more? No problem, cover it with foil and set it aside until it’s time to set the table! This casserole doesn’t require being “straight out the oven” in order to be enjoyed and takes little time (and effort) to prepare.

Now that I’ve rambled enough for a simple recipe blog post, let’s get right to the main event! Sorry to disappoint if you are still engaged in reading this and haven’t scrolled down to get the recipe by now… please understand that there’s really only so much to say about cornbread casserole. BUT, that doesn’t make this recipe any less AMAZING! Now without further adieuâ€¦ I bring to you with good tidings and great joy my Healthy Honey Cornbread Casserole recipe!

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Honey Cornbread Casserole

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp melted butter
1 C Plain Greek yogurt
1 can whole kernel corn (drained)
1 can creamed corn
1 large egg
2 Tbsp honey (that is equivalent to squeezing the bottle for 10 seconds)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Few dashes of salt & pepper
1 1/2 C Cornbread mixÂ (1 box jiffy or Bob’s red mill gluten free)

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Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 and grease a casserole dish (I use 9×9 or 11×7)
Combine all ingredients into mixing bowl and stir/beat until fully incorporated.
Pour contents into greased casserole dish and place in the oven!
Bake for 20-25 minutes. The bigger the dish, the less time you will need to cook and the thinner the casserole will be!
SERVE and ENJOY!

Homemade cornbread casserole — Warm and cozy Cornbread Casserole that didn’t even make it to the table before getting attacked…

There you have it! Simple, healthy(ish), and delicious! I know you will love this casserole as much as I do and hope you will bring it’s magical powers to your Thanksgiving table this year. When you do, be sure to share your creation with me – I love to see when y’all make and enjoy my recipes! For more easy recipes and holiday dÃ©cor ideas (such as my Thanksgiving table setting below), check out my Instagram! I post meals almost daily to my highlights along with other fun recipes and would love to have you join me in my kitchen this Holiday season!