This Crock Pot Corn on the Cob is slow cooked in coconut milk and butter until tender. The corn gets even sweeter after hours of cooking in coconut milk and it tastes so buttery and good. It makes a delicious side dish for your next summer cookout or picnic.
Fresh summer corn is one of my favorite things and seeing that this Best Way To Cook Corn on the Cob Recipe is one of the top 4 recipes on Spicy Southern Kitchen, I think there are a lot of people who enjoy eating corn on the cob.
There are many ways I like to cook corn on the cob and this Crock Pot Corn on the Cob is definitely at the top of the list.
How To Make Crock Pot Corn on the Cob
I cut the corn on the cob either in half or into thirds, add it to the crock pot with a can of coconut milk, 1 cup water, half a stick of butter, seasoned salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
The sugars in the coconut milk enhance the sweetness of the corn and really bring out its flavor.
And butter always makes anything taste better.
The corn needs about two hours on HIGH in the slow cooker.
You will need a 6-quart or larger slow cooker for this recipe.
Cooking corn on the cob in the slow cooker is an easy, hands-free way to make corn for a picnic or cookout. You’re free to do other things while the corn cooks for a few hours in the crock pot, soaking up all those awesome flavors. Then you can just turn it to warm if you’re not ready to serve it right away.
Fresh or Frozen Corn?
I’ve tried this recipe with both fresh and frozen corn on the cob and I like fresh much better. But you can definitely use frozen corn if that is what you have.
Storage
Leftovers will keep for 4 to 5 days in an airtight container or ziplock bag in the refrigerator. You can cut the kernels off the cob and add to soups or salads.
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Crock Pot Corn on the Cob
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 to 6 ears of corn,, cut in half or thirds
- 1 (13-ounce) can coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- 4 tablespoons butter,, cut into 4 or 5 pieces
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- chopped cilantro,, optional
Instructions
- Place corn pieces in 6-quart crock pot and add remaining ingredients, except cilantro.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 hours.
- Remove corn from crock pot and sprinkle with cilantro.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Originally posted July 17, 2016.
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Is there I can substitute for the Lawry’s?
Out of stock at my store today. 🙁
Any kind of seasoned salt can be used.
Is the cooking time the same for frozen corn?
Made this for my son’s High School Football Team, for a team dinner. They were over the moon! My son said, the boys could not figure out how I got all of the buttery-salty-goodness, cooked right into the ears of corn.😆 Thank you for a great recipe! It’s a keeper. 😊 (60+ thumbs ups! )
Yay!! So glad they liked it. Must be hard to cook enough food for a team of football players!! 🙂
Can you tell me if I should use sweeten or unsweetened coconut milk in this recipe.
Thank you
Rose
I use unsweetened, but I think you could probably use sweetened. I’ve never had corn that I thought was too sweet. lol!
I could only find cream of coconut in the mixed drinks aisle. Can I use a couple tablespoons of it and regular cows milk to get the same effect? I don’t want the corn to taste like coconut, just like sweet corn.
That should work.
Tonight is the second time I have cooked corn in the crock pot following your recipe and it is so good and so easy to fix. I love cooking with coconut milk!
Made it & I give it 2 👍. Delicious full of flavors. Thank you Christin for sharing this easy, fun & yummy recipe. Highly recommend you give it a try, as is!
Can you use regualr milk if so how much 🙂
Yes, and I would use about 2 cups.
Do u still had water to the 2 cups of milk?
Question….do you stir the corn at some point? How do the ones on the bottom not get soggy while the ones on top stay crisp??
Thanks!
You can stir it halfway through if you like.
This looks so yummy! We only have frozen corn on the cob (the short pieces). Would this still work?