25 Days of Christmas: Cream Corn

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I know. I know. I've posted about this before but I've finally worked out the ratios when doubling, tripling and quadrupling the recipe because we do it often. The single recipe doesn't make a ton but it is plenty for a small gathering. When my whole family gets together and there is like 10 people, who want leftovers, we double it. If they didn't want leftovers; I'm sure the single recipe would be fine. But when we take it to the big family dinner were there is 30+ people; I've tripled it. And still it isn't always enough. When I take it to a potluck at church were there is easily 100 people I always quadruple it and it doesn't stretch far enough. But when quadrupling it; it fills the crockpot and I can't make more. If the church potluck as contigent on my corn I'd bring 2-8 quart crockpots but since I'm not made of money and there is a lot of other food there; I don't.

Ingredients (original recipe):
8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup butter
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 to 1 jalapeno chopped up (as desired)

1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon cornstarch (rather than flour to make it gluten free)

4 cups frozen corn
See below for more instructions and ingredients




Mix It Up

1. Combine all ingredients through jalapeno in a slow cooker, stir together.
2. Dissolve cornstarch in milk, pour in and stir
3. Add corn
4. Cook on high for 2-2 1/2 hours stirring about halfway through.

Doubling the Recipe:

• No extra cream cheese needed.
• 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch.
• I don't usually add more jalapeno (up to you though).
• Can take 3-4 hours to cook on high. Stir occasionally.

Tripling Recipe (did for fellowship meal):

• 4oz extra cream cheese needed (total 12oz)
• 2-2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch dissolved into the milk
• I used 2 jalapenos.
• Can take 4-5 hours to cook on high. Stir occasionally.

Quadrupling (done for holidays and church):

• 8oz extra cream cheese needed (total 16oz) - 2 bricks
• 3-3 1/2 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in the milk
• Probably would still use 2-3 jalapenos (depending on their size).
• Sometimes I put a little less butter. Quadrupling means 2 cups of butter I'd only cut it down by 1/4-1/2 a cup at best. Less than that makes it come out strange.
• Can take 5 hours on high. Stir regularly.
• This is the most that will fit pre-cook into an 8-quart crockpot.

This is a really easy recipe to prep the night before you need it and just pop it into the refrigerator. One of the things I love most about it. A woman at church loves the corn so much that she wanted it made for her wedding. And we did it. We made like 6 huge trays of cream corn and she was over the moon!

If your willing, share a recipe...

Days Til Christmas: 6