Grilled chili corn on the cob is sweet and salty with a delightful kick at the end. Squeeze some lime, sprinkle some parmesan cheese and elevate summer’s favorite vegetable and barbecue staple! You won’t have grilled corn any other way again.
(Looking for more summer corn recipes? Try sweet and refreshing mais con yelo. Maja blanca is pretty amazing too.)
Summer is well underway and we are absolutely loving it.
We’ve been drinking our fair share of cherry milkshakes, tropical mocktail punch and this fabulous Hawaiian mai tai recipe.
We’ve been barbecuing like crazy with our new grill too (we decided to finally say goodbye to our trusty electric grill) and loving every minute of it.
Lots of aloha burgers, Filipino pork barbecue, grilled shishito peppers and other grilled vegetables.
Chili corn on the cob is on our regular rotation too. Sweet and tangy, salty and spicy, it’s definitely another summer favorite.
Let’s grill.
Why you’ll love corn with chili butter
- Simple to make. All you really need to do is mix chili flakes with melted butter, slice some limes and sprinkle some parmesan cheese. Grill the fresh corn however you like.
- Easy to customize. Replace the chili flakes with cayenne pepper or chili powder if you want more zing. And sprinkle as little or as much parmesan cheese as you like! It’s entirely up to you.
- Grilled corn, but better. This is the only way we eat grilled corn now. If you think grilled corn with butter is pretty awesome, chili lime corn on the cob is even better.
How to make
You’ll only need 5 ingredients and less than 30 minutes to make this recipe.
First you want to place your corn on the grill.
While that’s cooking, mix your chili flakes into your melted butter.
When the corn is done cooking, brush your chili butter on your corn.
Finish it off with some fresh lime juice, grated parmesan cheese and more crushed red chili peppers.
It’s that easy!
Recipe FAQs
Different people grill corn differently.
We used to grill corn in the husk until it’s cooked, remove the husk, then put it back on the grill for a few minutes for those rustic grill marks. We get juicy, lovely grilled corn every time.
But it became tedious so we just went straight to removing the husk and putting the corn straight on the grill. That worked great too.
Some people like to boil the corn first, then grill.
Bottomline, do whatever works for you.
This is perfectly normal.
Simply microwave the mixture about 15 seconds, give it a quick stir until the butter is melted again, and it’s good as new.
You absolutely can.
What we do is after they’re cooked, we remove the kernels off the cobs using a sharp knife, drizzle it with chili butter, squeeze some lime juice and sprinkle some parmesan cheese.
To add some Mexican-style street corn flavor to it, we sometimes add cilantro as well.
Works so well as a summer salad!
Salad recipes
Speaking of salads, check these out. They make great additions to your summer get-togethers:
Got extra corn? Make jalapeño corn dip, corn dip with rotel or elote pasta salad. All crowd favorites!
We love chili lime corn and enjoy it all summer long. Hope you do, too!
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Chili Corn on the Cob
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 tbsp chili flakes plus more for sprinkling
- 6 ears fresh sweet corn
- 1 pc lime
- grated parmesan cheese for sprinkling
Instructions
- Stir melted butter and chili pepper flakes until combined. Set aside.½ cup butter, 1 tbsp chili flakes
- Preheat your grill and grill corn until cooked.6 ears fresh sweet corn
- Brush a generous amount of chili butter on each cooked corn.
- Squeeze fresh lime juice, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and more crushed chili peppers. Enjoy!1 pc lime, grated parmesan cheese
Video
Notes
- Grill corn however you’re used to grilling corn.
- If your butter solidifies, microwave for about 10-15 seconds and stir.
- See post for more tips and FAQs.
Nutrition
Nutritional information are estimates only.
(Disclosure: this post was originally published on July 10, 2017 sponsored by Frontier Co-op. I’ve updated it to add tips, FAQs and more.)
Kate
I don’t enjoy eating corn on the cob because I absolutely hate it getting stuck in my teeth, but this would be worth the 10 minutes it takes to floss it all out after! lol! It looks so good!
Jolina
LOL I totally get that. I wore braces for years and years haha! But I’d say this is totally worth it 🙂
Neely Moldovan
So I love this. I tend to like spicier stuff and I love corn on the cob. Great way to jazz it up!
Sarah
This looks delicious, just in time for corn season!
April
I’ve never grilled corn on the cob for some reason. This looks like the perfect recipe for me to give it a try!
Dawn
I’ve been eating corn like crazy lately. Like, it’s always in the fridge. And you can’t have corn without butter (duh). Love this spiced up version(gimme alllll the spice)!! I’ve never grilled with the husks before, but will have to try next time. Usually I just throw them on naked, lol 😀 Hope your week is going awesome, Jolina 🙂
Jolina
Hi Dawn! Oh us too…it’s usually 6 for a dollar or some ridiculous amount these days and who says no to that lol! We love the spice and the lime and the cheese on this. Hope you guys like it. Happy Sunday!
Leah
I LOVE grilled corn, and this sounds perfect! The chili butter sounds like perfection, yum!
Adriana
This looks delicious!! I love grilling corn on the cob, something about it is just so summery!
Kristin
I love the products from Frontier Co-op and that recipe looks really easy. 🙂
Jolina
They’re great right?? Apart from the crushed red peppers I love their yeast flakes too 🙂 Do you have a favourite?
Natanja
How’d you know that sweet, salty and spicy is my favorite flavor combination? 😉 Jokes aside, can’t wait till I get my grill and can try this!
Jolina
Hi Natanja! It’s coz I know you (like I know you guys like eating squirmy squid octopus things lol!!). Hope you get your grill (and everything else) soon! Have a lovely week.
Shannon Sawicki
This sounds delish! I love spicy foods, I am looking forward to trying this.
robin rue
We just discovered grilling corn on the cob last summer and it’s kind of the best thing ever! Your butter sounds SO good.
Jolina
Grilled corn on the cob is great and just so summery 🙂 Hope you like it with chili butter!
Supriya Kutty
Always Love to have corn so can’t wait for this to make and eat.
Ada
What a great idea! I never though to seasons corn with Red Chilli Peppers! That must be so delicious! Definitely gonna try it on my next bbq !
Delphine
Using chilli butter on a cob of corn is such a good idea! I always find the butter on the corn a little dull, and the chilli is guaranteed to spice things up and counterbalance the corn’s sweetness! Thank you for sharing this great idea !
Jolina
Right?? 🙂 This is exciting grilled corn for ya!
kim
Yummy! This looks delicious! Thanks for sharing!