Fast and easy, this tasty Cornmeal Biscuit is slightly sweet, and is perfect with a bowl of your favorite stew or simply as a breakfast treat, toasted and slathered with jam, making this cute cornmeal biscuit a delicious Whole Food Plant Based recipe! Vegan, no oil, no refined sugar, no highly processed ingredients, and gluten free.
Ameera here!
As most of you know, we are a mostly gluten free family, now couple that with being Whole Food Plant Based and you might begin to appreciate our quest to find and create amazing vegan gluten free recipes that do not have oil, refined sugar or processed ingredients.
Big Man’s World
When I first saw The Big Man’s World’s “2 Minute Flourless English Muffin” being shared over and over again in the Gluten Free Vegan’s Facebook Group, I was instantly intrigued. If you are gluten free and Whole Food Plant Based, then you know the true appreciation of a great gluten free “bread-type” recipe. So I looked it up, and made it. Then I made it again, and again. It is awesome! We all really enjoyed it. This recipe inspired us to create a variation of this 2-Minute Flourless English Muffin by Natalie of Feasting On Fruit, recipe seen on The Big Man’s World.
2 Minute Cornmeal Biscuit
We adapted the recipe by using cornmeal and golden flaxseeds and a touch of maple syrup. We microwaved it; we toasted it, and then put some jam on it! YUMMMM. We were in heaven! It is so tasty. We have also made it numerous times just so we could dunk it in every stew we make. LOL
Who would have thought something so easy could taste so gosh-darn good, right? When you are Whole Food Plant Based, it’s the little things that count, right?
Hi! Robin here.
Yup! That tasty little cornmeal biscuit is such a nice breakfast treat. I love to make one, then pop it in the toaster and toast it up, slather some WFPB compliant jam on it and I am in heaven. The best part is that I don’t have a ton of dishes to wash afterward, just my Ninja blender.
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Stew Soaker
It is also especially nice to use with stews as Monkey mentioned. We coupled it with our Cajun Black Eyed Pea Stew. What a nice way to sop up those last bits of stew with this lovely little morsel. TP109 was eating them faster than I could make them and that is pretty fast! You just can’t beat 2 minutes in the microwave, right?
Give it a try, what do you have to lose – 2 minutes? LOL
Products Used:
PrintCornmeal Biscuit
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 Biscuit 1x
- Category: Breakfast
Description
Fast and easy, this tasty Cornmeal Biscuit is slightly sweet and is perfect with a bowl of your favorite stew or simply as a breakfast treat, toasted and slathered with jam making this cute cornmeal biscuit a delicious Whole Food Plant Based recipe! Vegan, no oil, no refined sugar, no highly processed ingredients, and gluten free.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup cornmeal
- 2 Tablespoons rolled oats
- 1 Tablespoon golden flax seeds
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch sea salt
- 2 Tablespoons organic unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
- 1 Tablespoon unsweetened, unflavored plant milk
Instructions
- Line a 4 ½ inch ramekin* with parchment paper, set aside.
- Place all your dry ingredients (cornmeal, rolled oats, golden flax seeds, baking powder, and salt) into a high-speed blender. Blend for 30 seconds on high or until the ingredients are finely broken down into a flour-like consistency. Set aside.
- Place the wet ingredients (applesauce, maple syrup and almond milk) into a bowl, mix well to combine, then add the blended dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Stir well to thoroughly combine. You want to have a sticky ball.
- Place the sticky ball into the parchment paper lined ramekin and flatten out with the back of a spoon. Try to make sure it is evenly spread and you want to avoid any air pockets.
- Microwave on high for 2 minutes (see notes for using the oven.) Remove from the microwave (be careful it’s hot) and place on the counter (or wire rack) to cool undisturbed for a full 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, flip the ramekin over. The cornmeal biscuit will pop out, remove the parchment paper. Optional: Sometimes there is condensation on the bottom of the biscuit, pop under the broiler to dry it out or if you plan to toast it, the toaster will dry it out.
- If using as an “English Muffin,” slice in half, place in the toaster to toast, and then spread with your favorite toppings.
Notes
*Ramekin: The ramekin we used measured 4 ½ inches across the bottom and 5 inches across the top. You can also use a ceramic coffee mug that has a large circumference.
*Gluten Free Products: Gluten Free products are not required for this recipe if your diet does not restrict gluten.
*Serving: Makes one 4 ½ inch cornmeal biscuit
*Oven Directions from Big Man’s World: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then begin making the Cornmeal Biscuit as instructed. Once you form a sticky ball, place the sticky ball in the parchment lined ramekin and bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes. You want to make sure the center is cooked and edges have a golden brown color. Take out of the oven, let cool a couple minutes, then flip the ramekin over. The cornmeal biscuit will pop out, remove the parchment paper. If using as an “English Muffin,” slice in half, place in the toaster to toast, and then spread with your favorite toppings.
Storage: Store in an air-tight container, and use within 3 days.
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Cornmeal muffins – FABULOUS!!! I’m discarding every other cornbread recipe I have, THIS IS IT!! Split and toasted with fresh fig jam from our tree- divine! Cant wait to enjoy the other half with the Creole Tomato soup I made yesterday!!
Hey there Candice 🙂
Aw, YAY! We are so excited to hear you thoroughly enjoy our cornbread muffins <3 We love these muffins sweet and savory too. And, oh my goodness, that Creole Tomato Soup sounds so flavorful and divine!
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
What if when one rolls the sticky ball sort of flat, then baked on parchment, flipped it over and baked again, would this be more like a cookie than a biscuit?
Hi Rozlyn there 🙂
If you baked it on parchment and then flipped it over and baked again, we aren’t quite sure what you’d get. It probably would be a crunchy biscuit. We haven’t done this before, but we don’t think it it would be a cookie. If you try it, we’d love to know how it goes.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
Can’t believe my husband enjoyed his cornmeal biscuit! I put it in the bowl for the Curried Red Lentil and Sweet Potato Stew first, then the curry on top. Yum. Thanks for sharing!
Hi there Maggie 🙂
Yaaaayyy! We are so thrilled that your husband enjoyed these cornmeal biscuits. That sounds like such a delicious way to enjoy them – yum! Thank you so much for giving our recipes a try! We truly appreciate your wonderful feedback and taking the time to write!
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
These are absolutely fantastic! My dough came out more like a really fluffy light batter, nothing that could be formed into a ball. It turned out perfect cooked in the microwave. Think I’ll try making a mix out of the dry ingredients so I don’t have to blend each time to make one biscuit. Thank you for the great GF recipe.
Hi there Suzanne 🙂
Woo Hoo! We are so thrilled to hear that you enjoyed these cornmeal biscuits. What a fantastic idea to make a dry mix for quick biscuits! Thank you so much for taking the time to write and for your wonderful feedback!
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
I would like to make a bigger batch of these for roughly 15 people. Do you have any tips for making a large batch?
Hi there Lara 🙂
Thank you so much for reaching out to us. Unfortunately, we don’t have any recommendations as this recipe is specifically designed for single servings.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
I am gobsmacked by how amazing this tasted! I made it the night before and toasted it the next morning for breakfast. It smells amazing, and is so filling. What an amazing recipe!
Hi there Jyothi,
YAYYY!!! We are thrilled that you gave this recipe a try and enjoyed it! Thank you so much for taking time to leave us a fantastic review.
-Ameera and Robin
Definitely going to try these! Would it be okay to use already ground golden flax meal? Guess I’ll find out 😁
Hi there Kelly,
Awesome! Thank you for your question. It should work fine. Let us know how it comes out.
-Ameera and Robin