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Dinner wouldn’t be complete without rich, flavorful crock pot creamed corn! It’s creamy, buttery, and preps in minutes – a holiday favorite!
A favorite side!
Creamed Corn has become one of our go-to side dishes for many of our holidays and family gatherings. Because we are looking for ways to free up the stove and oven on those buy day, we knew a crockpot version would be extra handy.
This crock pot creamed corn is the perfect solution. It’s creamy and buttery and is the perfect side for your Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner menus. It’s prepped in only 10 minutes, perfect for whipping up ahead of time, and it saves oven space!
WHY WE LOVE IT:
- Only 2 steps. The prep takes just a few minutes (packaged frozen corn for the win)!
- Set it and forget it! The crock pot does ALL of the work. It’s a super easy side, great for busy holiday meals.
- Creamy and flavorful. The homemade cream sauce is absolutely delicious and will leave you wanting more!
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 10 minutes
COOK TIME: 2 hours
- 16 ounces frozen corn kernels – or fresh kernels off the cob
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- ½ cup butter – unsalted or salted
- ½ cup milk – We like whole milk for the creamiest dish, but 2% works.
- 1 tablespoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper – Add heat with cayenne pepper or red chili flakes.
- 1 teaspoon salt – Reduce if using salted butter.
- optional garnish – cooked crumbled bacon, chopped green onions, parmesan cheese, parsley
How to Make Crock Pot Creamed Corn
- SAUCE. Use a medium-sized saucepan to heat 8 ounces of cream cheese, ½ cup butter, ½ cup milk, 1 tablespoon sugar, ¼ teaspoon pepper, and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix until well blended.
- CORN. Place 16 ounces of frozen corn in the slow cooker and cover it with the cream cheese mixture. Cook on HIGH for 1 hour or LOW for 2-3 hours. Mix before serving.
PRO TIP: How to THicken
- Uncover the crockpot and cook on HIGH for another 15 minutes to allow moisture to evaporate. As it cools down, the corn will thicken even more.
- Use an immersion blender to cream a small portion of the corn, then stir it in with the rest of the dish.
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Instructions
- Use a medium-sized saucepan to heat up the cream cheese, butter, milk, sugar, pepper, and garlic salt. Mix until well blended.
- Place the frozen corn in the slow cooker and cover it with the cream cheese mixture. Cook on HIGH for 1 hour or LOW for 2-3 hours, making sure to mix before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days or spoon it in freezer bags and freeze for 3-4 months.
Could you bake this in the oven?
You probably could, just to warm it up. We also have a recipe that you can cook on the stovetop. https://lilluna.com/creamed-corn/
I am going to try this version of creamed corn. Mine has a lot less ingredients and I like it a lot, but this version sounds delicious. Thank you for sharing your recipes.
When making this in the crock pot, would you have to heat the ingredients on the stove first? Could you put all ingredients in the crock to warm together? Would that also work?
In the ingredients, garlic salt isn’t mentioned but in the instructions it is. Is garlic salt used or was it a typo?
Thanks for catching that. Honestly, either would work! If you like a little more of a garlic flavor, the garlic salt is tasty! If you want to keep it more basic, you can use regular salt.
This creamed corn recipe is so delicious. There’s never any left when I make it. The consistency of this creamed corn is a winner too not too thick and not too runny.