A sweet, tangy, and, moist yogurt blue cornbread with hints of vanilla and bits of rhubarb! A modern, gluten-free, vegan twist on the Southern classic that will still make your grandmother proud!
Okay, okay, “purple” cornbread. But not really. I used blue cornmeal and that yields a purple color not blue, see? But isn’t purple always better? Your evidence here, here, and here. Sadly, no, there is no purple sweet potato here, but this cornbread is full of other goodies, namely yogurt and rhubarb! Cornbread is great as a classic, but I do love to play it up (as will all my recipes!).
This is no run of the mill cornbread. The color may be the first giveaway, but the flavor is pretty intriguing. First, I never know what to do with rhubarb and I always seem to have frozen rhubarb in the freezer. It just sits there getting frostbite and pushed to the back. I really felt bad for it, just like fennel and jicama. I wanted to do somthing speical with it…to redeem myself. I’ve played around with it before, but I’ve had more major flavor fails than I care to mention. This time though, I found a winner!
Second, the yogurt! Glorious dairy-free coconut yogurt! I finally took a long trip out to get my first ever So Delicious UNSWEETENED Coconut Yogurt! The last time I had yogurt? Years! Being dairy-free and soy-free, it’s hard to find a good yogurt and I’d only ever heard great things about So Delicious. But I was on the hunt for the unsweetened and finally found it! The yogurt possibilities! What to make first? Well, I went with cornbread! It was the perfect addition too. The sweet flavor of vanilla with the tangy yogurt was unexpected at first, but oddly very satisfying to the taste buds!
This may not be a cornbread for chili, but great enough for breakfast, that’s for sure! Moist, sweet, and tangy, it really is a fantastic bite! I love my cornbread on the sweeter side anyway and definitely not dry and crumbly. Thinking of crumbly dry cornbread brings back memories of of childhood where I hated cornbread. No thank you! There were way to many sad cornbread experiences in my past life so I’ve been on a mission to back the best ever since!
Before you shake you head and say you don’t like cornbread, regardless of how many you’ve tried, I challenge you to try this one! It’s gluten-free and vegan of course and a perfect cornbread recipe to try if you’re new to any of your food allergies! Specifically dairy-free! One of the easiest categories to swap out of a diet in my opinion and the dairy-free options are so much better! So to celebrate the 21-Day Dairy-Free Challenge sponsored by the one and only So Delicious, I’m sharing this fantastic cornbread recipe to give you some inspiration!
A little more about the challenge? It starts TOMORROW, January 21st to February 10th, 21 days to a new you! But what’s in it for you? Not only will you feel amazing with better health and live cruelty-free, for every dairy-free meal made and shared with #dairyfree4good on Instagram over the course of the challenge, So Delicious will donate $1 to Farm Sanctuary who’s committed to both environmental and animal welfare! Save the cows, save yourself? Yes! There is also a Facebook group set up to give you all the support and inspiration you’ll need to start your dairy-free journey (like this free “snackable” e-book)! Whether for a new food allergy or better health, this will be a life changing 21 days (and you’ll never go back!)
Don’t worry, living dairy-free is not tasteless. Just take a look at this mac n’ cheese, this peanut butter cup smoothie, even coffee cake and doughnuts! And hey, some fantastic cornbread too! I would never be able to live without my almond milk, nooch, and now coconut yogurt! When dairy-free products bring such stellar results, why would you use anything else?
Vanilla Rhubarb Yogurt Blue Cornbread
Vanilla Rhubarb Yogurt Blue Cornbread
A sweet, tangy, and, moist yogurt blue cornbread with hints of vanilla and bits of rhubarb! A modern, gluten-free, vegan twist on the Southern classic recipe that will still make your grandmother proud!
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 9 1x
- Category: Bread, Side, Baking
- Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Blue Cornmeal
- 1/2 Cup Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 Cup Amaranth Flour
- 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
- 1 Cup Chopped Rhubarb*
- 1 Cup So Delicious Unsweetened Plain Coconut Yogurt
- 1/3 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
- 1 Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- 1 TB Stevia Syrup
- 1 Whole Vanilla Bean ( sliced and scrapped)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the first 4 ingredients, mix, then add everything else. Mix to combine and form the cornbread batter.
- In a well oiled 8×8 baking pan, pour in the batter and smooth out the top.
- Bake in the oven for 40 minutes. Remove and let cool before slicing in to 9 beautiful squares!
Notes
I used frozen and defrosted rhubarb, but you could always so fresh, just soften it a bit by steaming.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
Ready for some cornbread comfort that won’t leave you sad and missing out? I think you are and you’ll be enjoying the most colorful cornbread on the block! Flavor, color, texture, and deliciousness! Vanilla Rhubarb Yogurt Cornbread will be your new corny favorite, guaranteed!
So tell me:
+ Love cornbread? Sweet or Savory?
+ Are you dairy-free? Allergy or health?
*This post is sponsored by So Delicious who I’m so proud to support!*
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Jennifer
I’ve rhubarb growing in the garden. This recipe is something I could try using with it.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Awesome! I know you’ll enjoy!
Deborah Davis
Who can resist these yummy ingredients!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You tell me!
Megan @ C'mon Get Crafty
I have the utmost respect for chefs such as yourself, people who can play with ingredients and create gold! I get fancy by dumping garlic on everything, lol!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Hahaha, well thanks Megan! Cooking is all about experimentation!
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish
Wow what a cool idea! I bet this is delicious.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Alicia@Eco Friendly Homemaking
Wow this cornbread sounds and looks so delicious! I am excited to try it. Thanks.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!!! It’s a fabulous new take!
kimmythevegan
Oooh very interesting take on cornbread. I quite love rhubarb, so this sounds like a good combo.
And thanks for sharing the info on the dairy free challenge – sounds cool. Might as well help raise funds doing something I do every day anyway haha ;p
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you! It’s a fabulous combo!
Haha, exactly 😛
Hedi Hearts
Rebecca, I love the sound of this bread, but cant stand rhubarb, what else could I use?
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I guess you better find another cornbread recipe or just leave it out. But than it’s not the recipe.
Donna
Great recipe!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Howie Fox
This looks soo good!! It’s not rhubarb season over here, but when it is, I hope I remember your cornbread recipe 😀
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Nor is it here! That’s why we use frozen!
The Food Hunter
I love this recipe and can’t wait to try it.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Sina @ Vegan Heaven
This is so creative, Rebecca! I love rhubarb, but unfortunately it’s not in season where I live, I still need to wait till April or May to be able to buy it at the store. But I just saved your recipe! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Frozen!!! It’s not in season fresh anywhere right now 😛
Cris
Such an inventive recipe! 🙂 Pinned it for later.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Sophie Mei Lan Mama Mei
Yummy sounds lovely! Deffo want to give this a try!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Awesome! Thanks!
Angela at Daysinbed
What a fab and interesting thing to make. Rubarb cornbread sounds so good!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!!!
Gin
The So Delicious challenge sounds really cool! And this cornbread sounds like the only thing I want for breakfast starting immediately.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I know right? Way to go So Delicious!
And yes!!!!! Breakfast it is!
Kathy Hester
I have always loved using blue cornmeal! It’s makes everything seem festive!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, right? It’s such a fun change up!
Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner
I’ve never cooked with rhubarb how interesting!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Give it a try!
Sarah
Oh yum, I love rhubarb and never thought to put it in corn bread!
I’m a sweet corn bread person. Well just your regular average corn bread warm topped with honey butter!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Ah yea! Honey and cornbread is such a classic!
The Vegan 8
I love cornbread and this is so different than I’ve ever seen! Vanilla flavor in cornbread?! I’m intrigued! Love the blue cornmeal.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Perfectly sweet! Thanks Brandi!
Leanne@crestingthehill
this looks great – I love rhubarb (although my husband says it’s the food of the devil!)
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, why?
Audrey @ Unconventional Baker
Oh beauty! Looks delicious, and guess what? I just made cornbread too 🙂 Not with blue corn though, but it sounds delicious ♥
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yay, cornbread sisters <3
Ginny McMeans
Very inventive recipe. I am anxious to try it!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks Ginny!
Nikki Frank-Hamilton
I love all the ingredients in this cornbread! And am so impressed that you tied them all together in one fabulous snack! I am so with you, I don’t like dry cornbread so this is right up my alley! Thanks!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
A nice moist loaded up cornbread is a must!
Kristen @ The Endless Meal
Rhubarb is one of my favourite things ever. So going to have to try this!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Ah! You need to give me more rhubarb ideas then!
Pragati
So unusual and interesting. Don’t have access to many of these things so I will just drool for now.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I’ll have to send you some 😉
Mel@avirtualvegan.com
I love cornbread and I love rhubarb so this sound perfect for me!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Fantastic!!
Tish
What an innovative recipe. Love it!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Audrey
Wow! What a combination. I’m not sure my guys would go for the purple, though… ha ha!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Well it’s “blue” 😉
Corina
I’ve never had cornbread but I absolutely love rhubarb. In fact, I love it so much I rarely do more with it than just cook it a little with a bit of cinnamon. I love the idea of the coconut yoghurt in this too though and the flavours sound great together.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Ooo, really? I’ll have to try rhubarb that way too!
Colleen
I love, love, love rhubarb and cornbread sweet or otherwise so this is a “must make!”
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Woohoo for rhubarb and yes cornbread is love!
Jess @hellotofit
I haven’t tried coconut yogurt yet! I LOVE all sorts of cornbread, and would love to try this one 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
This yogurt is the best!!! Unsweetened and allergy-safe!
yummy mummy kitchen
What a brilliant use of rhubarb! Great idea!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Nicole
Love cornbread, on the sweet side, without actual chunks of corn 🙂
I’ve never considered using rhubarb though, I usually just save that for cobblers and pies so this is a great new one to try.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Ew yea, I’ve never been a fan of actual corn in the bread, haha!
Give it a try!!!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table
I’ve never been a fan of “regular” cornbread – this version is right up my #strangebutgood alley!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
WOOOO! I’m glad it’s strange enough 😉
Melissa @ vegan does it
Rhubarb is one of those neglected veggies in our house too. I’m never quite sure what to do with it, but this sounds like a great idea! I haven’t found unsweetened coconut yogurt around here yet 🙁
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Rhubarb is either a crumble or…well yea…that’s it! So I had to do something fun instead!
I had to drive for away to scout out that yogurt!
Sarah @ BucketListTummy
I’ve never tried baking with rhubarb, but these sound like a great reason to try!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes, you’ll love it!
Joyce
Can I have one piece, no two, please? I love it is low in sugar, gluten-free, and vegan. 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I’ll send you the entire batch Joyce <3
laura | dairyfreekids
Confession: I’ve never had cornbread! This looks delicious, would love to try it. I love love rhubarb, and vanilla is a perfect companion.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I think it’s time to make your first cornbread, the BEST cornbread experience 😉
Mary
This is not my Grandmothers cornbread, what a pleasant surprise, it looks delcious. I’m going to look for that dairy free yogurt the next time I’m at the store.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, very far from it! But totally delish!
Sophia @Veggies dont bite
Wow, what a unique recipe!! I bet vanilla and rhubarb are SO good together. This sounds delicious Rebecca!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Perfectly sweet! Thanks Sophia!
Elena
I love the idea of blueberry cornbread for breakfast! That sounds fantastic!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Sorry, but there’s no blueberries here.
Nutmeg Nanny
I love rhubarb and I love cornbread. This is so pretty too!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes! Thank you dear!
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness
Ok I don’t know what I like more. Rhubarb, cornbread, or dairy-free yogurt!?! All of the above please! Once again you are so darn creative. I love sweet cornbread. Love this recipe!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, thank you so much Chrissa! This cornbread is packed with a whole lot of goodness 😉
Gwen @SimplyHealthyFamily
I love this recipe and can’t wait to try it! Saving and sharing 😉
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you Gwen!
Kennedy Cole|KCole's Creative Corner
In the South, we take cornbread seriously, and this cornbread looks seriously amazing! Thanks for sharing, Rebecca!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, well I hope your Southern roots approve of the taste!
Amanda
What an interesting combination. I never would have thought of it. Any time I get ruhbarb it just goes bad. I never know what to do with it. I’ll have to give this a try…I love the purple color!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
That’s what happens to me, but now with this frozen kind!
Bethany
These are so pretty!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Jenn
What an interesting mix of flavors! I love my cornbread sweet too! And it’s such a fun color!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
And interesting mix that totally works 😉 Thanks Jenn!
Elle @ Only Taste Matters
I just love cornbread and this sounds so innovative. Can’t wait to try it!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Cornbread is always a great thing! Thanks Elle!
Christie
I love the color. I don’t think I’ve seen blue cornmeal but will have to look for it. My favorite all-time chicken soup included rhubarb in the broth. We had it at a restaurant. Oh my gosh! Rhubarb is an awesome inclusion.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
O that sounds fabulous! Savory rhubarb dishes…must make next!
Marye
This sounds absolutely fantastic, I love rhubarb!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!! It was fun to play around with!
Jessica
I’ve never heard of blue cornmeal before. But this looks absolutely amazing, especially because of the rhubarb! Mmmmm! -Jessica
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Arrowhead mills makes the most fabulous organic blue cornmeal! It’s so fun to change it up!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
I’ve never made cornbread before, but I’m certainly up for trying anything new!
And I LOVE rhubarb, so you get my vote with this recipe anyway. 😉
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Well a new way to use a favorite, you’re sure to love it!
Lauren Gaskill | Making Life Sweet
I can’t live without cornbread!! Looks great dear! I especially love that you used coconut yogurt. 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!!! I need to make it more often! It’s always so good!
Alisa @ Go Dairy Free
What an amazing recipe Rebecca! These look almost fudgy and so fulfilling. Sharing!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They are pretty “dessert” like!! Haha! Thank you so much Alisa xoxo
Shashi at RunninSrilankan
I love that you used blue cornmeal because purple is most definitely always better! 🙂
Rebecca – this cornbread sounds absolutely fabulous – now if only there was no computer screen between me and them!!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Agreed! Purple foods tend to be some of the best 😉
xoxo Thank you!!! Time to get baking!!!
Miss Polkadot
Believe it or not but I’ve never had cornbread before. It’s actually not known over here and while I’m curious to try it I wouldn’t want to make a whole pan when it’s just me eating. The idea for this sweet version sounds interesting in anyway and yay purple!
Regarding your rhubarb overload – which I find funny because I only ever have it around when in season – you should really try “Rote Grütze”. I’m sure you could find an English recipe for that online though not all use rhubarb but my mum’s always contained some from our garden.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
We must bring the cornbread tradition over seas!
I will look that up right now!
Ariana
Oh man, all I have to say is YUM! I bet this would be amazing with some whipped coconut cream on top!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Hahaha, you sounds like my mom! Or some So Delicious ice cream!!
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit
I LOVE cornbread sweet and savory!!! And I love purple cornbread even more! Blue cornmeal should be grouped with blueberries–blue things that really turn out purple haha 😀 Now rhubarb. If I ever bought a bag of the frozen stuff it would probably go into the freezer and never see the light of day again, the stuff just confuses me. But this could be my reason to revive it! Mixed into a sweet savory moist corn-textured bite I think rhubarb and I might learn to love each other <3 And I'm so happy you finally found the yogurt too yayyyyyyyyyyy! Did you buy like 12? You should've. Now since this cornbread wouldn't go with chili, perhaps we need a sweet smoothie bowl to have on the side with it 😉
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I know!! These silly colors 😛 Looks liked I used purple sweets, but no!
I’ve never bought fresh rhubarb (too expensive) so when I saw the frozen….I had to do SOMETHING!
(This was from that single yogurt….:( )
A smoothie bowl with crumbled purple cornbread….maybe…maybe 😉
Linda @ Veganosity
I can totally vouch for dairy free food being delicious. I haven’t missed dairy at all since going vegan over two years ago. And I love So Delicious coconut yogurt. This cornbread looks awesome! Just like a cornbread brownie. 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Bring dairy-free is the way to go!!! I think it’s been 4 years for me?
Omg! Cornbread brownie! Haha! We should make brownies with cornmeal!
Susie @ SuzLyfe
Love Rhubard, you know I have an addiction to cornbread, and this is so intriguing! I love that it is purple.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, colors!!! This must happen then!
Kim
Yum! This looks so good! We’re mostly plant-based/dairy-free at our house so I may have to add this recipe to our meal list for next week. Thank you for sharing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It will be a fantastic side!
Ellie
Yum I love rhubarb. It’s so underutilized. This is such a creative way to use it.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It is!! And I’m so guilty of that! Now…I have a use!
Julia
Wait. What? Such an unusual combination of ingredients. But I am intrigued to taste it now. Will ordinary yellow cornmeal work?
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Of course it would! But no where near as fun 😉
Sarah | Well and Full
I love that you’re doing a dairy-free challenge!! Props girl!! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
What? No. I am dairy-free. I’ve been dairy-free for years now, this post is to support the challenge with So Delicious….
Jessica Horton
MMMM interesting!!! I actually love the color!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you! Haha! My favorite part!
rachel @ Athletic Avocado
I love the addition of rhubarb to this! It makes me think of strawberry-rhubarb pie!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Ah, well now I may need to make some pie 😉
Tashena Shaw
Now this is another yummy blog I have read… Making me hungry! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, thank you!
Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday
I love moist, sweet cornbread and have strangely never had a savory version. Might have to get on that… LOVE the flavor combination of vanilla and rhubarb, though, and it was such a creative idea to put in a cornbread recipe!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you dear! I have to say, most of the cornbread I have are always sweet too, but I know jalapeno and savory ones are super popular!
Nichole
I have only ever had traditional cornbread but I definitely need to change that and make your version, stat!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Always play it up!! You’ll be surprised by just how great it is!
Nadia
I’ve never had cornbread. Unfortunately it’s not a ‘thing’ here in the UK, but I agree with you, anything purple has to be better!! They sound delicious 😀
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You need to make some!!!! So easy, just grab some cornmeal!!
Jennifer F
looks good, I’ve never cooked much with rhubarb. As for cornbread I like sweet, savoy, all . . .
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I needed to get my rhubarb game going!