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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.
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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.
Best corn. So so so good. It’s now a staple for thanksgiving! Everyone who tried it loved it.
We love this recipe! My husband loves how creamy it really is! Such a staple in our house! And easy to make when it’s in the crockpot!
Can you use fresh corn and do you have to cook longer if you do?
I personally have not tried, but you sure could. It may need more time, but I honestly don’t know for sure, since I haven’t tried.
I stumbled upon this recipe In thanksgiving day as i was mindlessly perusing FB or IG and THOUGHT to myself, “maybe i should make this” instead of the plain heated up frozen corn i was planning on. I had all the ingrediEnts kn hand, so Into the crockpot it went. This dish was by far the star if iur thanksgiving meal. It was unpretentious but so amazingly Delicious. This one is definitely going to be on heavy rotation in my house!
I am so glad you had the ingredients on hand & gave it a try! Thank you for letting me know that 🙂
I made this for the first time for Thanksgiving and it was Perfect! The flavor balance and tHickness were exactly what i expected. Thanks for the yummies!
You are so welcome! Thank you for trying it!
Your recipes keep changing my mind about childhood dishes i swore i did not like. This creamed corn recipe is delicious.
This is a great side dish. If you like corn you will like the creaminess of this version.
I am excited to make this for Thanksgiving! Love creamed corn! We like it all year!
This will be making an appearance again on Thanksgiving Day. So GOOD! The flavor was wonderful!
I had no idea that I would love this as much as I do! Adding the cream cheese is a delicious idea & truly so creamy! This will be good all year long!