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This Savoury Muffins recipe is so quick and easy, and perfect for meal prepping. Packed with cheese and sweetcorn, these vegetarian bakes make a brilliant lunchbox filler, picnic pack up or breakfast on the go.
Never have I EVER tested a recipe as many times before posting it as I have done with these Cheese & Sweetcorn Savoury Muffins.
I knew they had the promise of being something wonderful. A pocket of sweet, salty, cheesy goodness, waiting to be eaten warm with a hunk of butter.
Finally we have what I think is the BEST Savoury Muffin recipe. Let this be a lesson to us all… if at first you don’t succeed, aim for more cheese.
Why you’ll love this Cheese Savoury Muffin recipe
⭐️ Really easy to make
⭐️ Great for batch cooking and freezing
⭐️ Kids LOVE them!
Savoury Muffins Ideas
In this recipe I’ve kept the Savoury Muffins vegetarian and packed them with sweetcorn and cheese. There’s heaps of other options you could try though.
Here are a few ideas:
➡️ Bacon and Cheese Muffins – Add pieces of fried bacon
➡️ Savoury Muffins for kids – If these are for very young children you can omit the salt. (They will be a little bland though, so do leave in if adults are eating these)
➡️ Spanakopita Muffins – Use spinach and feta in place of sweetcorn and cheddar
➡️ Cheese and Tomato Muffins – Add halved cherry tomatoes
Savoury Muffins Ingredients
- Self-raising flour and baking powder – These keep the muffins light, fluffy and with a good rise
- Salt – Just a teaspoon
- Grated cheese – Make sure you choose a well-flavoured cheese or you may not be able to taste it. Mature cheddar or Parmesan work well
- Sweetcorn – Tinned sweetcorn is fine, or defrost some frozen corn
- Fresh chives – If you don’t have fresh chives, you can substitute in a finely chopped onion
- Eggs – Beat these. I use medium, free-range eggs
- Oil – Use sunflower or vegetable if possible
- Milk – Semi-skimmed of whole milk is best
How to make Savoury Muffins
1. Mix your dry ingredients together in one bowl and your wet ingredients in another.
2. Combine it all together, mix until totally combined and scoop into an oiled muffin tray. Bake as per the recipe below until golden.
Storing
In the fridge You can keep this recipe in the fridge for 3 days. Reheat fully before serving or eat cold.
In the freezer These are great for freezing. Simply pop them into a freezer container or bag when fully cooled, then when you’re ready to eat them, defrost thoroughly and enjoy cold or heat them up.
Top Tips
✅ Do use strong cheese. It gives all of the flavour.
✅ Allow the muffins to cool on a rack if you have one. It will stop them going soggy.
✅ I tend to store in the fridge, as they are quite dairy-heavy. They are more tasty to eat at room temperature or after a warm blast them for 30 seconds in the microwave.
✅ You can use muffin cases in the tin, but I find that as long as I oil and use a non-stick muffin tin, they come out fine. Getting them out of paper muffin cases is much harder!
More Savoury Snack recipes……
Vegetarian
Cheese and Onion Pasties {Greggs Style}
Light Bites
Cheese Scones
Under 30 minutes
Sweetcorn Fritters
FAQs
Cool them and pack into Tupperware or a sandwich bag and freeze for another day.
Serve in packed lunch boxes.
Have warmed in the microwave for 30 seconds, with a dollop of butter as an afternoon snack (my PERSONAL fave).
Take on a picnic instead of soggy sandwiches.
Serve as a breakfast on the go.
Any 12-hole fairly deep muffin tin (as opposed to a short, fairy cake type tin) is fine. The one in these photos is a ceramic muffin tin, which I really rate as NOTHING seems to stick to it. Here is a similar one on Amazon: Ceramic Non Stick Muffin Tray.
Another tool I find useful here is an old fashioned-style ice cream scoop for muffins and cupcakes, which quickly and cleanly fill the tins. Here’s a set (ideal for cookies/muffins/cupcakes) on Amazon: 3 Ice Cream Scoops Set.
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Savoury Muffins {Cheese & Sweetcorn}
Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 250 g (1.75 cups) Self-raising flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 200 g (7 oz) Grated cheese
- 160 g (5.5 oz) Tinned sweetcorn, Drained
- 25 g (1 oz) Fresh chives, Chopped finely
Wet ingredients:
- 2 Eggs, Beaten
- 100 ml (0.33 cups) Oil, Sunflower or vegetable
- 250 ml (1 cups) Milk, Semi-skimmed or whole milk
Also:
- 1 tbsp Oil to brush the tin
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200℃/400F fan, 220℃/425F or Gas Mark 7.
- Brush the inside of a muffin tin well with oil.
- Mix all of the dry ingredients in one bowl.
- Mix all of the wet ingredients in a bowl or jug, and stir until well mixed.
- Add the wet mixture into the dry and mix until totally combined. (Don't over-mix, but do check thoroughly as there are often pockets of dry flour hiding!)
- Scoop into the 12 muffin holes and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
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Notes
- Be sure to use a STRONG cheese, I use an Extra Mature Cheddar. These muffins really need this to give flavour. (Parmesan would work really well too)
- I like to reserve a handful of cheese from the main mixture and sprinkle on top of the scooped muffins
- You can use muffin cases if you prefer but as these muffins don’t have a huge amount of oil in the mixture, they can stick a little to the paper
- Use a quite bland oil like sunflower or vegetable oil. I wouldn’t recommend olive oil as the taste will be very strong
- Do try to buy fresh chives, they really make the taste of this. If you don’t have them, you can substitute a small, finely chopped red or white onion
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation. Nutritional values are per portion unless otherwise stated.
This post was originally published on June 3, 2019 and updated later to make improvements.
Second time around! It was soo good first time, and applauded by friends. There will be a third time now I have a reputation!
Hi Sheila, second time around and already applauded by friends, how wonderful! We love that you now have a reputation to live up to, and we’re sure the third batch will be just as popular. Thank you for the five star review.
I’m sorry I haven’t been able to attach a picture. They look yummy. They are yummy. Yum Yum Yum.! Mr four very happy boy.
We skimmed on the cheese, used extra-virgin olive oil oil and added fresh chives from the garden. They are delicious will make again.
Hi Karyn, we’re so pleased Mr Four gave these the thumbs up! Extra-virgin olive oil and fresh chives from the garden sound like brilliant swaps, thank you for sharing them. Other community members will love trying that. You can always tag us @tamingtwins on Instagram!
forgot to say, I added some smoked paprika and a little cayenne as I only had dried chives- highly recommend!
Hi Jen, thank you for the tip, smoked paprika and a little cayenne sound like a lovely warming addition, and great to know they work well in place of the dried chives. Other community members will love trying this. So pleased you enjoyed them.
made half the number and they were brilliant, will definitely make again!
Hi Jen, we are so glad they turned out brilliant, and good to know halving the batch works perfectly too. Thank you for taking the time to leave a five star review!
brilliant, will definitely make again!
Nice and easy! I replaced chives with a small amount of red onion finely cut, tint bit of capsicum and vegetable seasoning. i didn’t feel it interfered with the balnce of the recipe. also used oatmilk.
Hi Jan, thank you for the five star review. We love your swaps here and it is great to hear it did not upset the balance, other community users will find this useful so thank you for sharing.
I’ve not made these yet but I’m going to today! I have all of your books and really looking forward to more books coming out 🙏 All of your recipes are fantastic and perfect for families! Looking forward to making these today 😊
Hi Lesleyann, thank you for such kind words. We’re so pleased you love the recipes and have all of the books! We really hope the savoury muffins are a big hit when you make them today.
I am not a natural baker, but I found these so easy to make and ridiculously delicious! Everybody loved them.
Hi Lisa, we love hearing that even as a non baker you found these savoury muffins so easy and ridiculously delicious, and that everybody loved them. Thank you so much for the five star review.
Absolutely amazing! Was looking for a school lunch option for my sandwich hating daughter and these were a massive hit! Would love to see more flavour options 😊
Hi Dominika, we’re so pleased these were a massive hit for your sandwich hating daughter, what a lovely school lunch idea. We’ll certainly note down your request for more flavour options too. Thank you so much for the five star review.
Fantastic recipe, and exactly what I was looking for. So light and fluffy, and super tasty. I used a combo of 100gms Parmesan and 100gms Extra Bite Cheddar, and the mix was spot on. I will definitely be making these on a regular basis.
Hi Matt, we’re so pleased these were exactly what you were looking for, light, fluffy and super tasty! What a great tip using a combination of Parmesan and extra bite cheddar. Thank you for the five star review!