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    Published: Sep 12, 2022 by Gus · This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking through my links.

    Cornbread Stuffing Gluten-Free

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    Cornbread stuffing is a Thanksgiving classic but can be difficult to make gluten-free. This recipe uses our basic cornbread gluten-free recipe as the base and adds ins like onion, celery, sage, and cranberries for a delicious stuffing that everyone will love. Best of all, it's simple to make and can be prepared ahead of time so you can relax on Thanksgiving day. Give this gluten-free cornbread stuffing a try this year!

    cornbread stuffing served in the table with fresh herbs.
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    Although we love making buttermilk cornbread with bean chili year long because cornbread batter is made in one bowl and is mysteriously easy to bake, it is not until the Fall season that we start making this vegan cranberry cornbread because it pairs beautifully with sage butter, making it the dreamed Autumn delight!

    This egg-free cornbread dressing side dish goes perfectly on any Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday table, served with a kale salad with maple-balsamic dressing and glazed tofu steaks.

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    • 🧾 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🥢 How to serve 
    • 🍶 Substitutions
    • 📖 Variations
    • 🍽 Equipment
    • 🥡 Storage
    • 💡 Top tips
    • 📚 More Holiday Recipes
    • ❓ FAQ
    • 📋 Recipe
    • 🌡️ Food safety
    • 💬 Reviews and Comments

    🧾 Ingredients

    Make this gluten-free cornbread stuffing with just a few kitchen staples and shine with pure comfort food flavors.

    cornbread-stuffing-gluten-free ingredients.
    • Vegan butter: It provides a rich and creamy texture, enhancing the flavor and moisture of the dish without using animal-derived ingredients.
    • Fresh sage: It adds a distinct earthy and savory flavor, complementing the other ingredients and adding depth to the overall taste.
    • Chopped fresh rosemary: It contributes a fragrant and pine-like aroma, infusing the dish with a subtle herbal taste.
    • Fresh thyme: It imparts a slightly floral and earthy flavor, elevating the overall taste profile of the dish.
    • Onion: It adds a savory and slightly sweet flavor, providing a solid base for the other ingredients and enhancing the overall taste.
    • Celery stalks: They offer a crisp texture and a subtle, refreshing taste, adding a mild and refreshing note to the dish.
    • Homemade gluten-free cornbread recipe: It serves as the main ingredient in the stuffing, providing a delicious and gluten-free base that absorbs the flavors of the other ingredients.
    • Egg replacement: It acts as a binding agent, replacing eggs in traditional recipes, and helps to hold the stuffing together without compromising its texture.
    • Vegetable broth: It adds moisture and savory depth to the stuffing, infusing it with flavors and preventing it from becoming dry during cooking.
    • Plant milk: It contributes moisture and richness to the stuffing, ensuring a moist and tender texture, while also providing a creamy element without using dairy products.

    Optional ingredients

    Dried cranberries and toasted pecans: The cranberries offer a sweet and tangy burst of flavor, while the toasted pecans provide a crunchy texture and a nutty taste, adding complexity to the stuffing.

    See the recipe card for quantities.

    🔪 Instructions

    To make this vegan cornbread stuffing, you just need to sautee a couple of fresh veggies: bake them with the cornbread dice, and add the final touch by tossing some cranberries and chopped pecans.

    Hint: make gluten-free cornbread a day ahead if you want to save some time for the Thanksgiving meal.

    Read on: to make this cornbread stuffing gluten-free use our recipe for gluten-free cornbread and make your own gluten-free flour (recipe)

    Preheat the oven to 375 º F (190 ºC).

    gluten-free cornbread baked in a round baking dish.

    Make homemade cornbread.

    skillet with melted vegan butter and sage.

    Melt butter and chop fresh sage on top, cooking on low heat for 2-3 minutes.

    chopped onions and celery on a chopping board.

    Chop onions and celery.

    chopped onions and celery in a large skillet with butter.

    Sautee diced onion and celery in butter on medium heat in a large skillet.

    cornbread cubes in cutting board.

    Dice the pre-made gluten-free cornbread.

    cornbread cubes in baking sheet.

    Use nonstick cooking spray and arrange cornbread cubes on a baking sheet.

    cornbread cubes in baling sheet with cooked onions and celery on top in a baking sheet.

    Add the cooked vegetables on top.

    gluten-free cornbread stuffing with cooked vegetables and cranberries on a baking sheet.

    Followed by cranberries and stir egg replacement, vegetable broth, remaining melted butter, non-dairy milk, and salt. Cover with foil and bake.

    Remove the foil, and broil for another 5 minutes until golden brown. Lightly toast the pecans on a skillet.

    Toss the lightly toasted pecan nuts and garnish with fresh herbs in a casserole dish. Stir to combine.

    Hint: For moist stuffing, sprinkle extra plant milk.

    🥢 How to serve 

    Serve on any Holiday meal with a fresh kale salad, and roasted Brussels sprouts as side dishes for a delicious nut roast with mushroom gravy, and vegan mashed potatoes.

    🍶 Substitutions

    • Pecans - instead of pecan nuts, you could use walnuts.
    • Cranberries - use sweet and sour dried raisins or black carries instead.
    • Egg replacer - you can replace it with flex meal eggs, combining one tablespoon of flax meal and 3 tablespoons of water for each one.
    • Onions - use leeks instead.
    • Vegan butter - use extra-virgin olive oil or melted coconut oil.

    📖 Variations

    • Sweet - top with maple syrup.
    • Kid-friendly - add vegan marshmallows.

    🍽 Equipment

    To make your gluten-free cornbread stuffing, you will need a baking dish for the bread and a rimmed baking sheet to bake the stuffing.

    To mix the liquid ingredients, you can use a large bowl and a whisk: then pour the mixture over the cubed cornbread. Optionally cover with foil so the flavors meld more evenly.

    🥡 Storage

    Store the vegan cornbread stuffing using an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. Sprinkle almond milk or vegetable broth before reheating to prevent it from drying out. Add some freshly toasted pecans before serving.

    This gluten-free cornbread stuffing can be frozen, but I recommend not thawing completely and baking it in the oven while frozen so it doesn't become mushy.

    💡 Top tips

    To make the stuffing ahead, do everything and save some melted butter to toss right before serving.

    We like having different textures, so we cut the dried cornbread cubes into different sizes. If you think it is too chunky, you can break the bigger dice with the back of the wooden spoon when plating.

    Give a good stir to the vegan cornbread dressing right before serving.

    📚 More Holiday Recipes

    Pair this vegetarian stuffing with sweet mashed potatoes, vegetable and lentil casserole, glazed roasted carrots, and stuffed baked onions.

    Don't forget to pair this add unsweetened homemade apple sauce and the most delicious pumpkin pie, a green bean sausage, and potato casserole, and a sweet potato crunch to make a memorable banquet.

    Start the day using homemade pumpkin spice mix, to make pumpkin pancakes, overnight oats, and pumpkin latte!

    ❓ FAQ

    How do you make gluten-free cornbread stuffing?

    You just need to make cornbread using a store-bought gluten-free mix or make it yourself within minutes.

    Is there any vegan stuffing?

    Yes. Cornbread stuffing and mushroom-based stuffings are amongst the most popular vegan stuffing options.

    How do you keep cornbread dressing from being gummy?

    Right before serving, put in a preheated oven and broil for 3-5 minutes depending on how much moisture there is. This will evaporate the humidity and make the cornbread crunchier.

    cornbread stuffing out of the oven.

    ⭐ If you try this gluten-free stuffing recipe, let us know! 💬 Leave a comment, rate it, and don't forget to tag us @ourplantbasedworld on Instagram. Cheers!

    📋 Recipe

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    Cornbread Stuffing Gluten Free

    Gus
    This delicious gluten-free cornbread stuffing will be the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving dinner; made with, and herby sage butter and optional cranberries, you'll have everyone jumping over this delicious holiday side dish!
    5 from 17 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 45 minutes mins
    Total Time 50 minutes mins
    Course Sauces & Dressings, Side Dish
    Cuisine American, Comfort Food, Holidays
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories 184 kcal

    Equipment

    GreenLife Healthy Ceramic Nonstick, 13" x 9" Quarter Cookie Sheet Baking Pan Set Turquoise.
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    Cuisinart Chef's Classic Stainless Nonstick 2-Piece 9-Inch and 11-Inch Skillet Set - Black And Silver.
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    Skillet (affiliate link)

    Ingredients
     
     

    Herbed butter

    • ½ cup vegan butter
    • 1 ½ tablespoons sage fresh, chopped
    • 1 teaspoon thyme fresh sprigs
    • ½ teaspoon rosemary fresh sprigs
    • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt

    For the stuffing:

    • 1 onion large, finely diced
    • 3 celery stalks, finely diced
    • 5 cups Vegan Cornbread Recipe Gluten-free cubed
    • 3 tablespoons egg replacement like just egg
    • ½ cup vegetable broth
    • ½ cup plant milk such as soy milk, cashew milk, or almond milk

    Optional

    • ½ cup cranberries dried, or dried cherries, raisins
    • ½ cup pecans lightly toasted, or walnuts
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    Directions
     

    • Make the herb butter: melt the vegan butter in a small skillet and add the chopped sage, thyme, and rosemary. Simmer on medium-low heat for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.
    • Make the stuffing: add half of the herb butter to a large skillet and add the chopped onion and celery, occasionally stirring, until translucent, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the heat.
    • Combine the ingredients: cut the cornbread into ½-inch cubes and put them on a buttered 9" x 13" Nonstick Baking Sheet, then top them with the stir-fried onion and celery mixture; then gently stir-in and fold the vegan egg replacement, vegetable broth, remaining herb butter, non-dairy milk, and salt. Optionally, do this in a large mixing bowl.
    • Bake the stuffing: preheat the oven to 375 º F (190 ºC). Cover the baking sheet with foil and bake for 30 minutes; remove the foil and raise the oven temperature to broil until golden brown, about 5-10 more minutes.
    • Remove the foil, and broil for another 5 minutes until golden brown. Lightly toast the pecans on a skillet.
    • Garnish with fresh herbs

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    Nutrition Facts

    Calories: 184kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 3gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 486mgPotassium: 81mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 156IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 1mg
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    Nutrition Facts
    Cornbread Stuffing Gluten Free
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    184
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    16
    g
    25
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    3
    g
    19
    %
    Trans Fat
     
    3
    g
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    5
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    8
    g
    Cholesterol
     
    20
    mg
    7
    %
    Sodium
     
    486
    mg
    21
    %
    Potassium
     
    81
    mg
    2
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    8
    g
    3
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    3
    g
    3
    %
    Protein
     
    3
    g
    6
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    156
    IU
    3
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    2
    mg
    2
    %
    Calcium
     
    65
    mg
    7
    %
    Iron
     
    1
    mg
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
     
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    🌡️ Food safety

    • Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
    • Do not use the same utensils on cooked food that previously touched raw meat
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    • Use oils with high smoking points to avoid harmful compounds
    • Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove

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    1. Natalie says

      September 16, 2022 at 4:26 am

      5 stars
      Loved your cornbread stuffing Gus! Simple, and delicious. I added some marshmallows for kids, and they really enjoyed it, thanks!

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      • Gus says

        September 16, 2022 at 3:27 pm

        Thank you Natalie; I am glad you guys liked it! Our nieces also love it with Marshmallows!

        Reply
    2. Lucy says

      September 15, 2022 at 4:33 pm

      5 stars
      This cornbread stuffing is perfect for Thanksgiving. Full of all the classic stuffing vegetables and herbs - delicious! I love that it's gluten free so a dish everyone can enjoy.

      Reply
    3. Crystal says

      September 15, 2022 at 3:31 pm

      5 stars
      This cornbread stuffing looks fantastic and is perfect for Thanksgiving!

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