Today's Tasty Pick: Creamy Sweetcorn Toast Stacks

Today’s Tasty Pick: Creamy Sweetcorn Toast Stacks

Happy Thirst-Day fam!

Bathong… who angered the weather department?! It is COLD cold. The kind of cold that makes you question every life decision, including why you ever left your blanket this morning.

Honestly, if Johannesburg is this cold, I don’t even want to know what people in Russia or Greenland are experiencing right now. Those people are basically living inside a freezer.

Please stay warm, my people. Wear the fluffy socks, drink the hot tea, and keep the flu meds nearby because this weather is here to show us flames.

Anyway, now that I have arrived and called this very important meeting to order, we can officially begin today’s food gathering.

Today’s superstar is: Creamy Sweetcorn Toast Stacks.

Listen, with weather like this, nobody wants to spend three hours standing in front of the stove. We need something quick, comforting, warm, and delicious enough to make us forget Eskom, our problems, and the temperature outside. And that, my friends, is exactly how this delicious recipe was born.

Now let me stop talking before my fingers freeze into permanent typing position. Come closer, grab your blanket, and let me show you how we are bringing this creamy little superstar to life!

How to make Creamy Sweetcorn Toast Stacks

Ingredients:

4 slices bread
1 cup sweetcorn
2 tablespoons cream cheese
2 tablespoons milk
½ cup grated cheese
1 teaspoon butter
Salt & black pepper

Method:

Make the creamy corn: In a pan, melt butter. Add sweetcorn and cook for 2–3 minutes.
Add:
*Cream Cheese
*Milk
*Salt and pepper
Stir until creamy
Toast the bread: Lightly toast the bread slices until slightly crisp.
Build the stacks: Spoon creamy sweetcorn onto each toast slice. Sprinkle grated cheese on top.
Warm it through: Place under the oven grill (or cover in a pan) for a few minutes until the cheese melts slightly.

Extra tip:
*A tiny sprinkle of paprika or black pepper on top makes it taste even warmer and richer