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Sweet Polenta Muffins with Jam

A cozy cornmeal muffin taken to the absolute next level! Coarse polenta and turbinado sugar give the soft muffins delicious texture, and berry preserves are baked directly into the muffins for a sweet surprise.

Course Breakfast
Keyword corn muffins, jam, muffins, polenta
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 12 muffins
Author LeAnne Shor

Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
  • 1 cup coarse yellow cornmeal/polenta
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup 8 tablespoons Kerrygold salted butter, melted
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup milk dairy or nut milk
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 - 2/3 cup strawberry preserves or any jam you love

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a standard muffin tin with paper liners, or spray with nonstick cooking spray. If using paper liners, I like to spray the inside slightly with nonstick cooking spray to ensure the muffins don't stick to the paper.
  2. In a medium size bowl, combine the eggs, milk, sour cream, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and melted butter. whisk to combine thoroughly.
  3. In another medium size bowl, combine the all purpose flour, polenta, kosher salt, baking soda, and baking powder, whisk to combine. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and use a wooden spoon to combine, until there are no dry patches of flour, scraping the bottom of the bowl as you gently mix. The batter should be thick.
  4. Use a small ice cream scoop to scoop about 2 tablespoons of batter into the bottom of each prepared muffin cup, filling the cup about halfway full. Then spoon a generous tablespoon of strawberry preserves on top of each. Fill the cups with the remaining batter. The muffin cups will be very full, that's ok!
  5. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until golden brown, and the centers are completely set.
  6. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, and enjoy right away!

Recipe Notes

Store any leftovers in an airtight container for 1-2 days. Reheat the muffins in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes.