This cornbread recipe is a Boston Market copycat. It tastes more like cake than cornbread, but because it’s called cornbread you can get away with eating cake with dinner!
This Boston Market Cornbread copycat is a recipe I printed off the internet many years ago. Probably around the time I discovered you could print recipes off the internet. Boy was that a great discovery! I must have printed a gazillion of them. I continuously weed out my recipe collection (or I would drown in them) and this is one of the few surviving recipes from that time period (must have been the mid 90s).
I absolutely love Boston Market’s cornbread.
And why do I love it so much? Because it’s not really cornbread. It’s cake passed off as cornbread.
Who doesn’t like cake that can be eaten with a meal instead of after?
These corn muffins are super sweet, buttery, and oh so delicious! They have more similar in consistency to cake than cornbread. I love them with some super spicy Five Alarm Chili.
This recipe only has 5 ingredients (plus water) so it is super easy and quick to make. It makes a huge batch, but you can freeze half of them or cut the recipe in half.
If you like really sweet cornbread, you will love this recipe 🙂
Boston Market Style Cornbread
Ingredients
- 2 boxes Jiffy corn muffin mix
- 1 box butter flavored cake mix
- 5 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 24 muffin cups or 8 mini loaf pans.
- Place dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix together.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour batter into prepared pans
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown on top and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool slightly before removing from pans.
Nutrition
Recipe Source: You can find this recipe all over the internet. Not sure who the original source is.
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My husband goes to Boston Market for the cornbread. I always joked that they were tiny cakes not muffins. Turns out I was right!
These taste very similar to Boston Market cornbread, and absolutely delicious. I like to eat them warm with a little butter. My toddler is currently devouring one.
Recipe is perfect. No changes needed.
Thank you so much for putting this out into the world!
Wow …better than BM, definitely a lil more cakey than CBready..but I’m not complaining..these r abso fab..I only had jumbo eggs, so that’s what I used, I got a huge ammt tho..36 total..I added some pumpkin pie spice to last 6..even they r yum! TY..
Oops , and I used 2 cups of half n half, no water!
I make this cornbread almost every year for Thanksgiving and it’s a family favorite. I’ve tried making other cornbread recipes but I always end up coming back to this one. I try to avoid using box mix when I can, but you can’t beat the simplicity and sweetness of this cornbread. It’s like eating cake for breakfast/lunch/dinner 🙂 also it tastes very similar to BM! Thanks for sharing!
Tastes nothing like Boston Market corn bread. But it is still good! I saw on another site, their recipe for BM corn bread used butter yellow cake. Worth a try next time.
Glad you liked it. I will have to look for that recipe and try it. 🙂
My husband would love these cornbread muffins because he likes sweet cornbread. I can make them and keep them in the freezer for him. 🙂
Cake in form of cornbread??? How awesome does it sound?? THese muffins look terrific, and the texture seems beautiful. I need them!
I love Boston Market! I haven’t been there is so long there…that needs to change. Their cornbread is super delicious so I’ll totally be trying this :)…if for no other reason than the fact that it’s made with cake mix!
I live for some sweet cornbread!!!! You are 100% right about Boston Market’s cornbread being little cakes passed off as a side dish! And I love them! I can’t wait to try these. Pinned. (Well truthfully they were pinned several minutes ago as soon as I read “Boston Market cornbread”.)
Thanks Lindsey! I hope you enjoy! 🙂
Isn’t corn bread just the best thing ever?! I love how it’s a little bit sweet, but not too sweet! Perfect side to chilly or a hearty soup and salad! YUM! Your recipe looks so tasty! Hope that you have a great weekend!
Yes, corn bread is the best thing ever! Hope you have a great weekend too! I can’t believe it is here already.
I only go to Boston Market for the cornbread, plus I just love cornbread! Wish I had some now, with a big smear of softened butter.
Me too! I always have to talk myself into buying chicken because I really just want corn bread 🙂
I LOVE cornbread. This recipe sounds delicious! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you Danielle 🙂
I used to go to Boston Market a lot before my kids were born, and I always ordered the cornbread! Yours turned out perfectly, and I’ll bet it’s even better. 🙂 Have a great weekend, Christin!
I love their cornbread! Thanks for sharing!
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Oh my goodness, I haven’t had it in over a decade but I absolutely loved it too! I will be trying this with my next soup recipe! Thank you for sharing!
Hope you enjoy it Monet! Have a wonderful weekend 🙂
Christin, this cornbread look so perfect – I’d love to have one of these muffins for lunch with a bowl of spicy chili!
Thanks Julia! It would go great with one of your wonderful chili recipes 🙂
Nothing better than good cornbread! 🙂
These look really delicious!
I love Boston Market’s corn bread!! This looks great! Thanks for the recipe Christin!
These are so light and luscious!
This cornbread looks fantastic Christin! I have never tried the Boston Market ones but I know that I would love this – cake-like cornbread that is sweet and buttery sounds like a winner to me 🙂
Gotta love that cornbread! 🙂
I have to admit that I’ve never had Boston Market’s version, but I do love a sweet buttery corn bread. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!
Love love love cornbread and this looks so yummy!
PS just started following you on twitter. 🙂
I am a total sucker for cornbread!
Me too!
OMG, I haven’t had Boston Market food since college but I loved their cornbread. These muffins look sooooo good! Just started following you on twitter. 🙂
I’ve always loved their cornbread, mostly because it’s essentially cake. You nailed it on the head with this recipe with cake mix! I can’t wait to make this for my brother; we love Boston Market!
Christin, this recipe is so interesting…cake mix and corn muffin mix…the texture looks fabulous, light and airy…thanks for sharing it.
Hope you are having a great week 😀