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Grit Cakes – Immaculate Bites

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Grit Cakes – This cheesy, crunchy, soul-satisfying Southern comfort food is one your whole family will enjoy. It’s perfect for breakfast, a side dish, or an appetizer and is so easy to make. Best of all, the ingredients are simple and economical.

Y’all know I’m a sucker for any Southern soul food recipe, and this one is no exception. Whenever we do a big Southern-style breakfast, grit cakes are a must. And honestly, I love to serve them as a side with fried chicken or fried catfish.

The versatility of grit cakes doesn’t stop there either. There are a million ways to dress up these savory little cakes to make them as fancy or as flavorful as your heart desires.

A platter of grit cakes topped with sauce and shrimp

What Are Grit Cakes?

Grit cakes are essentially grits that have been cooked and cooled, cut into small circles (although other shapes are totally acceptable), and fried until they are golden brown and crispy on the outside. Besides, you can top your grit cakes with shrimp, ham, bacon, egg, or another protein to make them even more filling.

Recipe Ingredients

What you need to make grit cakes
  1. Grits – I use stone-ground grits because I prefer the richer corn flavor they present, but instant or quick-cooking grits, even polenta, would work just fine.
  2. Bay leaf – Let’s add multiple layers of flavor, one of which is this aromatic herb.
  3. Butter – Give your grits a rich, moist, buttery flavor inside and out. You will be using butter for cooking and then frying your grit cakes.
  4. Egg – The egg wash gives your cakes that beautiful golden-brown color.
  5. Cheddar – Sharp cheddar is my go-to for this recipe, but you could add any cheese you like.
  6. Shrimp or Ham – Shrimp is my absolute favorite for topping my grit cakes. Not only do the flavors and textures pair beautifully, but the shrimp just looks so pretty sitting on top (they also fit perfectly!). 😉

How to Make Grit Cakes

Melting the cheese and heating the ingredients

Cook the Grits

  • Prep – Grease a 9×12-inch cooking pan with baking spray. Set aside.
  • Heat the Liquid – Add water, milk, bay leaf, and salt to a large saucepan. Bring to a boil.
  • Add Grits – Gradually whisk in the grits until you have added them all to the pot.
  • Simmer – Reduce heat to low and cook grits at a bare simmer, covered, frequently stirring, until water is fully absorbed and grits thickened. This will take you about 15 minutes.
  • Add Cheese – Then, remove grits from heat; add butter and cheese. Stir with a whisk until cheese completely melts.
  • Spread out the grits onto the prepared baking sheet, and spread evenly across the bottom of the pan using an offset rubber spatula. Let the grits sheet pan sit out until they have cooled to room temperature.
  • Cover with foil and refrigerate until very firm, about 2 hours to overnight.
Cutting the rounds and frying them up

Fry the Grit Cakes

  • Heat Skillet – When chilled grits are ready to fry, heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • Cut the grits into circular shapes, in whatever size you desire.
  • Egg Wash – Whisk egg in a small dish and brush on grit cake tops.
  • Fry each side of the cakes until golden in color, about 2-3 minutes on each side. Don’t forget to brush the other side of the grit cakes with the egg wash when you flip it over.
  • Serve immediately with shrimp or ham.
Grit cakes topped with shrimp on a white plate with a fork

Recipe Variations

  1. Sweet – Believe it or not, you can make a grit-cakes dessert (or a sweet breakfast treat!). Simply leave out the bay leaf and the cheese and add a dash of vanilla extract, a cup of sugar, a cup of your favorite dried fruit, and a cup of chopped nuts when making the grits. Fry as directed, and then top with crumbled graham crackers and caramel sauce if you like. 😋
  2. Grit Cakes Benedict is another classic way to prepare these cakes. Simply follow the recipe as it reads, and then top the cakes with poached eggs and a hollandaise sauce. Delish!

Tips and Tricks

  1. When whisking in the grits, don’t stop stirring. In fact, you may want to remove the saucepan from the heat for a minute or two to really combine the milk and grits. This will prevent lumps from forming.
  2. Cutting the grits into circles is so much easier if you use a cookie-cutter. I used a 2-inch one to make mine.
  3. Never fry your grit cakes any hotter than medium heat. It may take a little longer to get that beautiful golden color, but if you turn the heat up, you’ll burn the butter, and they won’t taste near as good.

Make-Ahead Instructions

You can make grits ahead, spread them in a prepared pan, and chill them for three days before frying. That’s a big win for all of you who love make-ahead dishes! 🤩

Serving and Storage Instructions

Serve grit cakes immediately topped with shrimp, ham, or the toppings of your choice. Like most fried foods, these lovelies taste the best fresh out of the skillet.

Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days. Store toppings separately and assemble them when you are ready to serve the leftovers.

I prefer reheating them in the oven, air-fryer, or a countertop toaster oven. To me, that’s the best way to reheat anything fried if you want to get some of the crispiness back. That said, microwaving grit cakes to reheat is also totally acceptable.

a grit cake topped with shrimp and other toppings

FAQs

What can I do with leftover grits?

Why, you can make grit cakes, of course! If you’ve made regular grits and have leftovers, spread them out in a shallow baking dish and then follow frying instructions to repurpose them.

Are grits and polenta the same?

Pretty much. Grits are made from white corn (or hominy), and polenta is made from yellow corn, so the coloring is different, but they are both ground corn and can usually be used interchangeably.

Are grits just cornmeal?

Once again, both are ground corn, but cornmeal is more finely ground than grits. You can substitute cornmeal for grits in most recipes, but the dish will have a much smoother texture than if you used grits.

What to Serve with Grit Cakes

If I’m making grit cakes as a side to my dinner, I usually pair them with oven-fried chicken and collard greens or Southern fried catfish and green beans and bacon.

If I’m doing grit cakes for breakfast, then I love to serve them alongside either sweet plantain hash and eggs or the traditional American breakfast items: fried eggs, bacon, and homemade biscuits. 🤤

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Conclusion

Go ahead and whip up some grit cakes this weekend and enjoy some classic Southern comfort food; bless your heart. What toppings are you going to use? Don’t forget to leave a comment below to let me know what you thought and any creative toppings you tried!

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Grit Cakes

This Southern comfort food is one your whole family will enjoy. It’s perfect for breakfast, a side dish for dinner, or an appetizer and is so easy to make. Best of all, the ingredients are simple and economical.

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Chill Time: 2 hrs

Total: 2 hrs 30 mins

Southern

Instructions

  • Grease a 9×12-inch baking pan with baking spray. Set aside.

  • Add water, milk, bay leaf, and salt to a large saucepan. Bring to a boil.

  • Gradually whisk in the grits until you have added them all to the pot. Keep stirring with a whisk to prevent lumps. You may need to remove the saucepan from heat while getting rid of lumps.

  • Reduce heat to low and cook grits at a bare simmer, covered, frequently stirring, until water is fully absorbed, and grits thickened. This will take you about 15 minutes.

  • Then remove grits from heat; add butter and cheese. Stir with a whisk until cheese completely melts.

  • Spread out the grits onto the prepared baking sheet and, using an offset rubber spatula, spread evenly across the bottom of the pan. Let the grits sheet pan sit out until they have cooled to room temperature. Cover with foil and refrigerate until very firm, about 2 hours to overnight.

  • Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat when chilled grits are ready to fry. Cut the grits into preferred circular sizes using a cookie cutter. (I used a 2-inch cookie cutter.)

  • Whisk the egg in a small dish and brush on grit cake tops. Fry each side of grits until golden in color, about 2-3 minutes on each side. Do not forget to brush the other side of the grits cake with the egg wash when you flip it over.

  • Serve immediately with shrimp or ham.

Tips & Notes:

  1. When whisking in the grits, don’t stop stirring. In fact, you may want to remove the saucepan from the heat for a minute or two to really combine the milk and grits. This will prevent lumps from forming.
  2. Cutting the grits into circles is so much easier if you use a cookie-cutter. I used a 2-inch one to make mine.
  3. Never fry your grit cakes any hotter than medium heat. It may take a little longer to get that beautiful golden color, but if you turn the heat up, you’ll burn the butter, and they won’t taste near as good.
  4. Please keep in mind that the nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary significantly based on the products used in the recipe.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 200g| Calories: 386kcal (19%)| Carbohydrates: 11g (4%)| Protein: 21g (42%)| Fat: 29g (45%)| Saturated Fat: 17g (106%)| Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g| Monounsaturated Fat: 7g| Trans Fat: 1g| Cholesterol: 125mg (42%)| Sodium: 1060mg (46%)| Potassium: 345mg (10%)| Fiber: 1g (4%)| Sugar: 9g (10%)| Vitamin A: 1186IU (24%)| Vitamin C: 1mg (1%)| Calcium: 654mg (65%)| Iron: 1mg (6%)

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Southern

Diet: Gluten Free


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