We love eating corn on the cob in the summer. The only downside is that it can be tedious to prepare. Husking the ears, boiling the water and watching it on the stove.
Well, NO MORE BOILING! Just like you can cook corn right on your BBQ grill, you can also cook it right in your oven. Seriously!
We like this option for making big batches of corn because you don’t have to try to fit it all into a pot. It’s also great for holidays like Thanksgiving, as long as fresh corn is available in November in your neck of the woods.
Making corn this way is super easy and you don’t even have to husk it first. The husks come off AFTER it’s finished and since they are already cooked, they’re much easier to move.
The best part of roasting corn in the oven is IT TASTES AWESOME! The oven roasting really brings out the fresh, delicious taste of the corn.
Once your corn is roasted and husked all that’s left to do is serve it. We love to slather it with butter and that’s it, but you can also sprinkle a bit of salt and/or pepper if you like.
How to Roast Corn in the Oven
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place ears of corn directly on oven rack.
- Cook for 30 minutes.
- Once you remove from the oven, let it cool until you’re able to handle it.
- Peel off husks and silk – they should come off very easily.
For another easy option for cooking your corn, check out our crockpot corn on the cob recipe!
Shereda Buckingham says
Tip: when you pull the ears out of the oven, use a pot holder to hold the ear then with a sharp knife cut the stem end off— about 1/2 inch up from the bottom of ear.
Apply pressure to tip end and “squirt” the ear out of the cut end. Almost no silks left.
If your only making a couple throw them in the microwave, husk and all, cook on high 3 minutes per ear and it tastes amazing too.
Cynthia Campbell says
I had never tried it this way before but we had bought corn to do on grill. A big rain storm came up so I found this on pinterest and we tried it. Wow the corn was great. It even smelled good while roasting. So easy to husk. Will be doing corn this way quite often. Thanks for the receipe.
Chrysa says
You’re welcome! So glad you liked it!
Judy says
I make it this way all summer. Roast for 39 minutes. Pull back just enough to expose the easy to pull off silks. Recover and pile them on a tray. I have made dozens at a time this way. They stay warm . The best and only way. No water to boil out the flavor.
Judy says
Oops 30 minutes.
Louise Burrus says
The only thing I worries about the corn being cooked in the oven is that, do worms or any insects be in it.
Sherrie Benton says
I tried it last night and they are great. The hair came right off. It tasted great!!
Chrysa says
Yeah! Glad it worked for you! I love that it’s so easy.
Emerald says
Were you supposed to soak the corn in water before placing in the oven. For safety reasons??
Chrysa says
Nope. We just put the corn in “as is”. Works great!
Laura Jacobson says
Oh this look so neat! I have never heard of it before and cannot wait to try it! We do corn on the cob about once a week…but in this 90 degree heat…I just hate boiling the water…I would much rather use the stove for a short amount of time! Oh so excited to try it!!!!
Naomi says
I just did this tonight with fresh corn and it was wonderful! As much as I hate turning the oven on during hot days, this was much easier and cleaner than boiling. The corn cleaned up really easily. I just slid off the husks with a pair of oven mitts. I will definitely be using this method from now on!
Chrysa says
Yeah! I’m so glad you liked it, Naomi!!
Margot C says
It’s kind of like doing them on the grill. Sometimes I make them a little wet first.
Michelle says
We love corn on the cob, but we have never made it this way. Will have to try it.
Robin Wilson says
We love corn on the cob too and are very lucky that we have a friend that grows it every year. He will give us all we can eat, but like you said it can be a pain to husk and boil. I love this idea! But I am concerned that it might be too hot for me to remove the silk from after it is done. But I am willing to try this and let you know! Thanks ~ never thought of this.
Ari T. says
We love grilled corn, but haven’t tried roasting them in the oven! It looks like this could be an easy alternative way to enjoy the grilled corn taste without having to fire up the grill and go outside, which requires watching the grill and nice weather amongst other factors. Putting them in right without husking sounds easy and even better that they remove easily once cooked! We’ll have to try this some time soon. Thanks for the idea!
Rebecca says
Saw this post in my emails this morning. We just did this after having heard of it a couple of nights ago. My mother in law bought some ears of corn from a local farmers market and sent them home with us. She suggested this method to fix them, so we tried it! That was the tastiest corn our family has had in a very long time!! Was super easy with very little clean up 🙂 2 thumbs up from me!
Rosie says
how cool! why haven’t I seen this before in my years and years of recipe hunting! I LUV it! and I can’t wait to try it – asap!!! That is what we need, easy and fast, no tons of pots and pans to clean when beautiful summer days and evenings are meant for more fun things! like eating that corn outside on the picnic table then going for a bike ride.