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.
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.
Sharon says
Hi Elana, this cornbread looks delicious, can’t wait to try it!! What if we use ground almonds instead of almond flour? It’s not easily found here in Europe.
Elana says
Sharon, thanks for your comment! For more on that please go here:
https://elanaspantry.com/ingredients/almond-flour/
Enjoy!
Elana
Heidi says
Hi, Elena, how can I substitute flaxmeal?
I like to try your cornbread, but cant get it where I live. I live in Europe.
Thank you, love your recipes, Heidi
Elana says
Heidi, thanks for your comment! I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
Kathy says
Are you able to get whole flax and grind it yourself?
Elana says
Kathy, that’s a great idea :-)
Heidi says
Hi, Elena and Kathy,
Thx for your hint. Thought of it ,too, but then I was lucky and found the flaxmeal, not golden, but brown. My Keto Cornbread turned brownish and it tastes terrific. Great recipe.
Elana says
Heidi, thanks so much for letting me know this tastes terrific and is a great recipe!
Lena says
Hi Heidi,
I live in France and I buy flaxseeds and ground them myself in a blender… Hope that helps
Lena
Elana says
Thanks Lena!
Heidi says
Thank you, Lena :)
Lauren says
This recipe is amazing and absoltely satisfies the craving for cornbread! Thank you for the work you put into making these incredible recipes!
Elana says
Lauren, thanks for your awesome comment! I’m so glad to hear this recipe is amazing :-)
Karen says
Your recipies sound really good, but my husband and I are keeping close track of our carb numbers right now and I didn’t see any mention of carbs per serving. We’ve just recently started so we have to be strict for now.
Elana says
Karen, for more on that please go here:
https://elanaspantry.com/nutrition-information/
Have an amazing day!
Elana
Kathy Towry says
I attempted to follow you nutritional information site but could not find the nutritional s either. Looking for carbs and sodium content. My son is diabetic and has CHF, so those are very important for us to know. Other than those needs (which may not be important to others) your recipes look very good.
Elana says
Kathy, thanks so much for your comment! Right now I provide nutrition information for all of the recipes in my cookbooks :-)
Itzmeb says
This looks so good. I plan on making it tomorrow. But I was unable to find the carb count as well as Karen. Please post it, I tried to find it but after spending way too much time-I gave up. Thanks!
Elana says
Itzmeb, thanks so much for your comment! I provide nutrition for all of the recipes in my books, but not the website at this point :-)
Elizabeth says
Why won’t you just give the nutrition info instead of a link that tells us to buy your cookbook? Do you not know the nutritional value?
Elana says
Elizabeth, thanks so much for your comment! No need to buy my cookbooks whatsoever! If you read through that post you’ll find out how to get the nutrition info for the hundreds of free recipes I share on my blog :-)
Karen says
Elana, that’s bull shit. The link takes users no where useful. Without the net carbs listed, your recipe is useless for a low carb diet. Way to be a putz.
Elana says
Karen, thanks for sharing your opinion here. I value what everyone has to say. I’m working on adding nutrient information for the 1,000 recipes on my site but it’s taking way longer than I want. Sorry I can’t be of more help.
Charisse T. says
Karen, it’s super easy to upload a recipe into my fitness pal to get an average macros for this recipe in a matter of seconds if you want to do it that way. Keep in mind, The macros vary SIGNIFICANTLY based on what brand of almond flour you use. If you use Anthony’s super fine almond flour (in my opinion the best) its only 2 g net carbs per 1/4 cup used. If you use Bob’s Red Mill, it’s 4 Grams of net carbs per 1/4 cup. That being said, for the MOST accurate macros, you should individually enter in the brands of the ingredients YOU would use to make this with to get true nutritional values.
There’s no need to be upset with Elana. She is AMAZING and very talented, offering her recipes at no cost to you. You should be willing to take initiative and calculate it yourself with the brands you are using if you are that concerned with kicking yourself out of ketosis.
Elana says
Charisse, thanks so much for your super helpful tips and for supporting other readers with your wisdom :-)
Michele says
Elana’s recipes are amazing. I’ve been making her recipes for around 10 years now. I appreciate all the free work she does with her blogs and recipes as a labor of love. Her recipes are simple, delicious, and use real ingredients.
I’m assuming you’re the same Karen that started swearing and getting belligerent below; if not I apologize. But if you are, shame on you.
While it would be nice if someone did everything for us, sometimes we need to grow up and do our own work if we want something special. Every comment does not warrant a personal response from the author. Elana does all of this work for FREE. If this were a paid service you might have some sort of leg to stand on to provide specific nutritional info but it still wouldn’t excuse your poor behavior.
Elana says
Michele, thanks so much for sharing your perspective here, I appreciate it :-)
Valorie says
AMEN!
Elana says
Thanks Valorie!
Michelle says
I made this recipe with a couple of modifications. I doubled the recipe and baked it for 25 minutes in a buttered 13×9. I substituted equal amounts of ground chia for the flaxseed and I added 3-4 Tbsp (I eyeballed it rather than measured it) of honey. It turned out delicious and went well with a beanless chili. Thank you.
Elana says
Michelle, you’re welcome! I’m so glad to hear this was delicious :-)
Mandi Harrison says
I just made this – it’s in the oven now. We’re from Texas and cornbread is a staple in the fall and winter. Anyone from Texas making this – DOUBLE the recipe – we don’t have 8 inch iron skillets, in fact it may be illegal to own an iron skillet so small and pointless. Also, a tip in cooking cornbread in general: butter that iron skillet really well, get the skillet HOT in the stove top, pour the batter into skillet on the stovetop and cook until the edges of the batter bubble. Then you put it in the oven. Hope to be writing another review about how awesome this cornbread is!
Elana says
Thanks Mandi!
Sue McMaster says
Great non-corn, corn bread! I made this today and I have to say it was great! It really does have the flavor of cornbread and def. the texture. I blended it in my Vitamix, just pulsing. I followed the rest of the instructions until I got to the part about putting it in a cast iron skillet. The only skillet I own is huge and the batter barely covered the bottom. So I ended up using a small square corning ware casserole dish. It worked fine. I left it in the oven about 25 minutes at 350. Toothpick came out clean, it was easy, breezy! So great warm with your favorite spread! Thanks so much Elana…just found you again, will be back for more great recipes. =)
Elana says
Sue, thanks so much for your wonderful comment! Glad to hear this was great :-)
Wendy says says
Well One of my favorite foods is corn bread However I cannot imagine corn bread without added water interesting
Elana says
Wendy, I hope you love this as much as we do!
Irma says
How many carbs does it have? Per serving
Elana says
Irma, for more on that please go here:
https://elanaspantry.com/nutrition-information/
Have a wonderful day!
Elana
Karen says
I made this tonight. Husband loved it. Thanks for being so creative and for sharing.
Elana says
Karen, thanks for letting me know you and your husband loved this!
Laura says
Greetings Elana! I make “Hush Puppy Corn Bread (no corn meal due to health issues). I add finely diced sweet onion, shredded cheese, baking powder, buttermilk, a regular hush puppy recipe, but no frying, and I make it in a Pyrex 9X9-inch baking dish. I think I need to make it soon. I love your recipe so I may do it first. Thank you, take care…
Elana says
Thanks Laura!
Bonnie Lee says
HI, Elena. I love your recipes and was excited to see your cornbread recipe until I read that it requires 1/4 cup flax meal. I am allergic to flax and hope you can suggest a substitute or have a cornbread recipe that doesn’t have flax as an ingredient. Thanks!
Elana says
Bonnie, thanks for your comment! I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
Amy says
Someone mentioned that they’d substituted golden chia seeds in an earlier comment and it turned out nicely! Good luck!
Danielle says
Somebody use chia seeds instead of flax
Shelley Yukelson says
I cannot have flex seed, how do I make your delicious corn bread!
It sounds wonderful.
I am new to the Keto Diet, and not sure what ingredients I need to keep handy.
Please let me know,
Thank you
Shelley2shoes
Elana says
Shelley, thanks for your comment! I haven’t tried that so not sure, if you do experiment with replacing the flax seed in this recipe I hope you’ll stop back by to let me know what worked. I am so thrilled to get your question about which ingredients to keep handy for the Keto Diet and have begun working on a write up of this already thanks only to you!!! What a great idea :-)