Cornmeal, pepper bacon, grated cheese, buttery rich cornbread batter baked in Halloween Skull baking pans is a delicious treat for adults and kids!
Halloween Culinary Treats
Who said Halloween couldn’t be fun for adults too! This corn bread is loaded with crispy bacon, plenty cracked black pepper, in a buttery rich, whole milk cornmeal batter.
I created this delicious cornbread recipe to go in my Halloween Skull Mold but they are so darn delicious you will want to make these all year, in a muffin tin, loaf pan or sheet tray.
These will be served on Halloween night for our family, with a huge cauldron of Squid Ink Pasta, slimy black noodles!
Bacon
Bacon, for me, is a great way to add both fat and saltiness to foods. We all know how delicious corn is with salt and melted butter, so bacon was the perfect marriage with corn in this cornmeal batter.
The bacon gets baked in the oven in about 10-minutes while mixing the batter, crumbled and added to the batter just before baking.
Pepper
Pepper. While I could have chosen fresh chili peppers from my garden for this recipe, still producing in October, I wanted to be mindful of the little ones who will definitely want to eat this cornbread. For this reason, freshly cracked black pepper is both spicy yet kind to a young palate.
If you really like a spicy bite to your cornbread then for sure you will love my recipe for my favorite summertime Gluten-free Jalapeño Corn Bread.
Cornbread
Corn. Cornbread is so easy to prepare but if you really want to elevate these corn muffins, toss some whole corn kernels in the batter as well. The sweetness from the corn is perfect with the salty bacon bits.
We often think of corn again, around Thanksgiving time. The giant meal on this special day is not the only time to serve yummy dishes. I created Harvest Thyme Corn Fritters to serve on an appetizer table while the family is enjoying sips and conversation long before dinner time.
Skeletons And Skulls: Boo!
Skull Muffin Tins are just too darn fun not to own, even if you only pull it out for Halloween to use. This particular skull muffin tin was fabulous to work with.
It is metal, so it got really hot fast, when I popped these in the oven. I thought for sure, the details in the face wouldn’t come out in the cornbread once it was baked but I was wrong.
I sprayed a little non-stick in the crevices, dusted a little cornmeal inside, then tapped the extra out, and they were perfect!
Halloween Food
Halloween Food should be just as much fun as the day itself. A large cauldron of chili and these muffins will become a traditional meal you will look forward to every Halloween, whether adult or kid, or simply a big kid at heart!
Us adults also like to have some fun for Halloween, which has become my tradition to arrange a totally adult Boo’s & Booze Halloween Dinner Party. Come join me for this fun evening!
Ingredients Needed
- Pepper Bacon
- Milk
- Lemon juice
- Eggs
- Butter
- Sugar
- Cornmeal
- Flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Grated cheese
Equipment Needed
- Mixing bowls
- Wooden spoon
- Measuring cup
- Measuring spoons
- Sauté pan – to precook the bacon and melt butter
- Oven
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Halloween Pepper Bacon Cornbread Skulls
Course: Bread Muffins u0026amp; CrackersCuisine: American6
servingsCornmeal, pepper bacon, grated cheese, buttery rich batter cornbread recipe to love in the Autumn and particularly Halloween!
Ingredients
Pepper Bacon – 12 oz package, cooked and crumbled
Whole Milk – 2 cups
Lemon juice – 2 teaspoons
Eggs – 2 eggs, plus 1 yolk
Butter – 2 sticks (16 oz), melted and cooled
Sugar – 1/2 cup
Cornmeal – 2 cups
Flour – 2 cups
Baking powder – 2 teaspoons
Baking soda – 1 teaspoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon
Grated Cheese – 3/4 cup (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375. Non-stick spray in molds/tins and lightly dusted with cornmeal.
- In a small bowl, whisk milk and lemon juice and let sit 5 minutes to sour.
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs, sugar and soured milk.
- While whisking, slowly pour in melted butter.
- Whisk in remaining dry ingredients.
- Fold in bacon and cheese (if using).
- Fill tins 3/4 full and bake for about 25 minutes, or until tester comes out clean.
- Cool and pop out of cooking molds.
Recipe Video
Notes
- While these are baked in a jumbo tin, a regular 12 muffin tin can be used, perhaps a little less baking time.
I believe the table... that place that draws people to gather, is the most powerful symbol of togetherness. All that happens before the table is set, the planning, the gathering, the preparing, are all an intricate part of the dance that create the mood of celebration to share with friends and loved ones.
