Food Desserts & Baking Bread & Muffins Sage Corn Muffins with Ham and Spicy Jelly Sage means wise. Keep that in mind as you bake these quick muffins and quietly doctor a jar of purchased apple jelly with jalapeño and sage. Easy, creative and delicious! By Laraine Perri Laraine Perri Laraine Perri is a freelance editor and food writer based in New York City. She has developed recipes for Midwest Living, Better Homes and Gardens and other publications. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Published on February 8, 2022 Print Share Photo: Carson Downing Hands On Time: 20 mins Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 12 muffins Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 cup purchased apple jelly ½ of a jalapeño chile, seeded and finely chopped (about 1 tablespoon) 4 leaves fresh sage or 1 sprig rosemary Nonstick cooking spray 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1 cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder ¾ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh sage or rosemary 2 large eggs 1 cup buttermilk ¼ cup vegetable oil 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted Unsalted butter, softened ½ pound thinly sliced country ham, prosciutto or other high-quality ham Directions For jelly: In a small saucepan, combine apple jelly, jalapeño and sage leaves. Bring to a simmer over medium, stirring to melt jelly; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing on solids. Transfer jelly to a small jar; cool slightly. Cover; chill 1 hour or until set. (Jelly can be made up to 1 week ahead.) For muffins: Preheat oven to 400°. Lightly coat twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin cups with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Stir in chopped sage. In a small bowl, lightly beat eggs. Stir in buttermilk, oil and melted butter. Pour into flour mixture. Stir until just combined, taking care not to overmix. Divide batter among muffin cups. Bake until lightly golden and a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove muffins from pan and cool on a wire rack. Serve muffins with jelly, softened butter and ham. Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 297 Calories 13g Fat 41g Carbs 7g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 12 Calories 297 % Daily Value * Total Fat 13g 17% Saturated Fat 5g 25% Cholesterol 55mg 18% Sodium 486mg 21% Total Carbohydrate 41g 15% Total Sugars 20g Protein 7g Vitamin C 1mg 3% Calcium 82mg 6% Iron 1mg 7% Potassium 188mg 4%