Instant Pot Cornbread Recipe (2024)

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This Instant Pot cornbread is amazing! Golden, tender and fluffy – this is the only cornbread recipe you’ll ever need!

After I tackled making banana bread in the Instant Pot, the next thing on my Instant Pot baking list of things to try was cornbread. I got super lucky to hit a jackpot on my first try!

I already have a proven tried-and-true cornbread recipe that I bake in the oven, so I just whipped up the batter, poured it into round Pyrex dish and pressure cooked it in the Instant Pot. It turned out amazing!

This easy Instant Pot cornbread recipe uses very simple ingredients: yellow corn meal, flour, egg, sugar, milk, salt and baking powder. You might already have everything you need in your pantry to make it today. If you are missing something, let me guess – it’s probably cornmeal :) If that’s the case, just get the cornmeal during your next grocery run and put that Instant Pot cornbread on the menu!

To make cornbread or any type of baked goods in the Instant Pot, you need a baking dish that fits inside the Instant Pot. You can use any metal, ceramic or glass dish, I love using a simple 7-inch round Pyrex bowl.

Mix the cornbread batter in a mixing bowl as usual, then pour into your baking dish. Cover the baking dish with a paper towel (it is used for absorbing extra moisture), then cover tightly with aluminum foil (on top of paper towel). Pour 1 cup of water in the Instant Pot, add the trivet (the rack that comes with the Instant Pot) with the handles facing up, add the baking dish with the cornbread mixture and pressure cook on High for 55 minutes, then quick release (QR) the steam. Invert the cornbread onto a plate and you are done!

This Instant Pot cornbread has the perfect taste and texture. Soft and delicious, with the corn flavored crumbs that just melt in your mouth. That’s exactly what people want in a cornbread, so this is the only cornbread recipe you’ll ever need! You may want to make an extra loaf to use for homemade cornbread stuffing :)

If you like this Instant Pot cornbread, you will also love these other easy Instant Pot recipes:

• Instant Pot Banana Bread– got a brown banana? Make banana bread in your Instant Pot! This loaf is so moist, tender and full of banana flavor!
• Instant Pot Corn– how about fresh steaming corn on the cob? Once you cook corn in the Instant Pot, you’ll never make it any other way!
• Instant Pot Pumpkin – don’t throw out that Halloween pumpkin, turn it into delicious homemade pumpkin puree!
• Instant Pot BBQ Chicken– if you love easy chicken recipes, it doesn’t get easier than that! Perfect family favorite for busy weeknights!

Or visit my Instant Pot recipes page to view all the recipes I’ve got! New ones are constantly added too!

For more info on which baking dish I used to make this banana bread, see my article on Instant Pot Pyrex dish.