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. Smoked corn is awesome too. All crowd favorites!
You can also serve this with chicken bacon ranch sliders for an awesome meal.
We love chili lime corn and enjoy it all summer long. Hope you do, too!
Did you make this chili corn on the cob recipe? I’d love to hear all about it! Leave a comment or a star rating below. You can also tag me on Instagram or Facebook. I’d love to see your creations!
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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.)
Melissa
Beautiful photos! This sounds absolutely delicious and I love your idea of grilling until cooked with husks on then removing for the grill marks. Best of both worlds and ill be giving this a try! Pinned for future reference!
Jolina
Thanks Melissa! Hope you’re enjoying the season 🙂
Joanie
I love grilled corn, it’s my favorite way to eat it. I’m going to have to look for those crushed chili peppers. My husband and I love spicy foods.
Jolina
It’s awesome isn’t it? Actually, we love grilled vegetables and fruits in general! 🙂
hailey
Yummy! This looks delicious my hubby would love this too.
Natalie K.
I love barbecueing! Especially now, since it’s the middle of summer, me and my sister are having a barbecue at least once a week. I’m pinning your post so I could prepare these corns later. xx
Jolina
We love to BBQ too. One of the best things about summer IMO 🙂 Hope you guys like the corn!
Mal
Corn on the cob in any way shape or form is incredible. So this can only be good! 🙂 Sounds amazing!
Nicola
I usually make my corn on the cobb the Mexican ‘elotes’ way. But your recipe sounds too good not to try!
Jolina
Enjoy! I’ve always wanted to make Mexican-style corn 🙂
Tami
We have corn the traditional way, slathered in butter. Hubby will jump at the idea of having crushed chili pepper on his corn.
Jolina
Slathered in butter is the only way to go right? LOL! Hope you and the hubby like the recipe! 🙂
Vicki
This looks so good! We’ll be grilling some when corn is season for sure!
Nellie Blazina
This corn looks delicious! I need to try this out our next BBQ.
Christine
That butter sounds phenominal. Why stop at corn? I can think of a few other things to use up that butter!
Jolina
Absolutely! It’s amazing on grilled vegetables. Lemme know which is your favourite 🙂
Sarah
I love any type of grilled corn, especially with a summer BBQ 🙂
Liz Mays
I know I’d like that extra spicy flavor. The chili butter sounds great. I’d love to do corn on the cob like this.
Emily Smith
This combination sounds delicious! I love corn on the cob, but I haven’t tried it with chili butter and that looks yummy.
Tessa
These corn on the cob look so yummy!!! I can’t wait to make these when I bbq next! Thank you for posting!!!
Catherine
Love the bit of spice! Grilled corn is the best…yum!