Michigan has a great variety of local and seasonal produce in the summer. A fan favorite, corn, is sure to make an appearance at your summer barbeques and family get-togethers. Switch it up from butter, salt and pepper to these flavor-blasted, not-your-average-corn on the cob recipes.
1. Turn on the heat with this oven-roasted chile butter corn.
Bring the heat back into the end of summer with homemade chile-lime butter for this southwestern style corn. This recipe will be a crowd pleaser and you can even add a nice crunch with some corn flakes.
2. Add some more green to your meal with grilled corn on the cob with herbs.
Do you have a summer herb garden that is thriving? Cut some of your freshest and favorite greens (we suggest basil and cilantro), limes and lemons and heat up the grill for this delightful summer side. Get the recipe here.
3. Turn your favorite summer drink into a vegetable (kind of).
Bust out your lime, salt and chili powder to concoct this beverage-inspired recipe. Pair this refreshing vegetable with your favorite grilled recipe and enjoy all the flavors of summer.
4. Skip the grill and stove – bust out the air fryer for this corn recipe.
Not an ideal day for grilling? Too hot to fire up the stove? Use your air-fryer to get this corn on the cob out on the dinner table in record time.
5. Sweeten up your corn with coconut milk-based corn on the cob.
Not all corn has to be salty. This recipe calls for coconut milk, brown sugar and salt. These may not be your average ingredients for corn on the cob, but you didn’t come here for just another basic corn recipe.
6. Bring Mexican street style corn to your home.
This summer staple can be brought right to your home with this simple recipe. The tangy sauce, yummy cheese, zesty lime and fresh corn is nothing short of amazing and a great wait to try new flavors.
7. Get cheesy with this parmesan corn on the cob.
Butter, garlic, parmesan and parsley – oh my! This corn on the cob is easy to prep (only 10 minutes!) and can easily be whipped together if you’re in a rush. Boiled to perfection or grilled until charred golden – this parmesan corn on the cob is going to be a recipe you keep for summers to come.
You’ll be the talk of the town when you can put any one of these corn on the cob recipes down on the table and watch your friends and family devour the sweet corn we have been enjoying all summer long. Now get out, get your corn, grab your ingredients and get cookin’.
