My Recipe for Gluten Free Cornbread Skillet is a family and fan-favorite –it’s been shared on social media over forty-thousand times!
Recipe for Gluten Free Cornbread Skillet
I’ve been serving this low-carb cornbread recipe at our Thanksgiving dinner for years and it’s quite a hit.
It’s so good though, that the boys enjoy it year-round.
When I serve it to them, I melt butter and honey together and drizzle it over the warm cornbread straight out of the oven.
Keto Cornbread Recipes
I loved making cornbread when I was a kid growing up in the 1970s
Back then we used a mix, and smothered our cornbread in margarine. It was packed with sugar and one of my favorite treats.
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Now I make this special low carb keto cornbread recipe.
Corn in Cornbread
And the secret is out –there’s no corn in my cornbread. Why? I can’t digest corn.
My corn free cornbread is a bit of an oxymoron, but once you taste it, you won’t know the difference!
How to Make a Cornbread
This recipe for Gluten Free Cornbread Skillet is made with six ingredients total.
All you need to do is throw the almond flour, flaxmeal, salt, and baking soda in a food processor, then pulse in the eggs and apple cider vinegar.
Transfer the batter to a greased cast iron skillet pan to bake and voilá.
Warm keto cornbread straight out of the oven.
How to Make Cornbread Homemade
This homemade corn bread recipe is so dang easy it won’t bog you down when you’re cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
It’s also wonderful to throw in the oven as an after school snack for your little ones on a chilly day.
In fact, they might want to help you make it like mine did.
Gluten Free Cornbread Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ¼ cup golden flaxmeal
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 5 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- In a food processor combine almond flour, flaxmeal, salt, and baking soda
- Pulse in eggs and apple cider vinegar
- Transfer batter to a greased 9 inch cast iron skillet
- Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes
- Serve
How to Store Cornbread
I often make this Gluten Free Cornbread Skillet a day ahead of time.
After it bakes, I let it cool, then remove from the skillet.
To store, I wrap the cornbread in a paper towel, then zip it into a plastic bag and place it in the fridge.
It will keep for up to four days when stored this way.
Cornbread Almond Flour
The almond flour in this cornbread gives it an incredible flavor profile.
It makes me so happy to eat healthy keto cornbread and serve it to my family!
Is Cornbread Gluten Free
Wondering if cornbread is gluten free?
Made without wheat flour, my cornbread is 100% gluten free.
Cornbread Goes With?
Cornbread goes with so many delicious toppings.
We love it with my Gravy Recipe for Biscuits, or dipped in my incredible 3-Ingredient Cranberry Cherry Relish.
Here are some other classics you can try smothering it in:
- Buttermilk
- Honey
- Jalapeños
Corn Bread Sweet
If you’d like cornbread that’s sweet, but still keto, you can add one-eighth teaspoon of stevia to the batter.
I’ve made it that way and it’s fantastic.
I think it would also be amazing with a tablespoon or two of honey added to the recipe, but I haven’t tried that so not sure if other ingredients need to be adjusted accordingly.
Gluten Free Cornbread in Cast Iron
This is a fantastic gluten free cornbread recipe.
Baking it in the cast iron skillet and serving it hot table side really takes it to the next level.
Bonus? Fewer dishes to clean equals a win-win for me.
Cast Iron Skillets Recipes
I love cooking in a cast iron skillet, it makes everything look and taste better!
So below, I’m sharing my favorite one pot meal, cast iron skillet recipes with you.
Spaghetti Squash Bake Recipe
My Keto Mac and Cheese Skillet Casserole is the perfect spaghetti squash bake recipe!
It’s made with nine ingredients total, including the salt and pepper.
The only other things you need to make this are ground beef, eggs, a touch of cream, cheese, and smoked paprika..
Huevos Rancheros Casserole
My seven ingredient Huevos Rancheros Casserole recipe is made with eggs, olive oil, onion, salsa, cheese, salt, and pepper.
It’s a great one pot meal for a crowd.
Cauliflower Rice Mexican
Another wonderful one pot meal, my Mexican Chicken and Rice is made with eight ingredients and a cinch to prepare.
All you need is olive oil, cauliflower rice, chicken, onion, celery, chilies, chili powder, and salt.
Feel free to take it up and notch and top with diced avocados and cheese!
Keto Diet Healthy Recipes
My Recipe for Gluten Free Skillet Cornbread is perfect if you’re in need of Keto Diet Healthy Recipes.
So are the keto one pot meals above.
All of these low carb recipes are 100% gluten free and grain free, just like everything else on my website!
Making Cornbread
I hope you and your family enjoy making cornbread as much as we do.
What are you going to top your cornbread with?
Honey, green chiles, jalapeños? Leave a comment and let me know your favorite cornbread topping.
This Recipe for Gluten Free Skillet Cornbread is an oldie but goodie from the archives. I first shared it in 2016.
AB says
I made this recipe and thought it was just the best! Thank you for this because it will be used often.
You didn’t include calories, or carbs?
I’d really like to know because I’m trying to loose weight.
Elana says
AB, thanks for letting me know this recipe is just the best. For more on nutrition go here:
https://elanaspantry.com/nutrition-information-cookbooks/
Enjoy!
Elana
Jean says
3-27-24: Today, I tried this recipe, and I am wondering:
Where is the “corn” ingredient? Corn meal is gluten free, and Low FODMAP
Mine did not brown as your photo indicates, and my husband did not like it at all.
Most importantly, it DID NOT taste anything like corn bread.
Elana says
Jean, thanks for your comment. This is a grain free paleo website and this recipe is for people who cannot eat corn :-)
Emily says
Thank you for such an easy, delicious recipe! I’ve made this twice and it is going on the rotation. I love it.
Colleen says
What is a substitute for blanched almond flour? Is there adjustment to other ingredients if I use another type of flour? I have arthritis. Almond flour is high in oxalates although the blanched almond flour has less oxalates. Would appreciate your help so I can start using your recipes.
Elana says
Colleen, thanks for your comment! I would need to test that so not sure. What about trying these:
https://elanaspantry.com/nut-free-diet/
LMK if you have any questions,
Elana
Kelly says
Does it work with regular flax seed? Thank you!
Elana says
Kelly, that should not be an issue :-)
Marisa says
How I make this have a richer taste: substitute the chicken eggs for 3 to 4 duck eggs (yolk size matters), and use duck fat to grease the cast iron pan. This goes very well with savory – sun dried tomato pesto (as a spread), or just salted butter; and the sweet palette – huckleberry honey, apple butter, etc. Note that if the baking soda is old you will not see “fizzing” – the reaction when mixing vinegar with baking soda, and thus your bread will be “flat.” I also let this “rise” a bit before adding the mixture to the cast iron pan.
Elana says
Marisa, great comment!!!
Andy Upshaw says
Shared a pic of mine some time ago. Been making this recipe for a few years now. My thing is to treat the skillet just like I used to make regular cornbread and add a dollop of bacon grease to the skillet over a burner then pour in the batter before putting in the oven. Makes a beautiful crust all over
Elana says
Andy, wow! Yum :-)
Andy Upshaw says
this is such a versatile recipe. I make it all the time. tonight I added 1/2 a chopped onion, a seeded and chopped jalapeno, some herbs and canned salmon. fried patties of the mixture in peanut oil. served with homemade tartar sauce. The whole carb chomping family loved it.
Elana says
Andy, I’m so glad the whole family loved this! Thanks so much :-)
Olivia says
Delicious and so easy! Thanks, Elana!
Elana says
Thanks Olivia!