15 Grilled Corn Toppings That Will Have You Smiling Ear to Ear
🎵 It's corn! 🎵

For us at Delish, summertime is corn time. There is just something about a bright, juicy ear of corn over the grill that is synonymous with picnics, backyard BBQs, and fun in the sun. While we love classic grilled corn, sometimes its nice to switch things up and build on even more flavor. With this in mind, we took it upon ourselves to find all the best ways—15 to be exact—to top all that grilled corn you've got on your summer eating bucket list.
Now, the classic combo of butter and grilled corn is always fantastic, but why stop there? Our basic rule of thumb for topping corn leaves lots of room for improvising (making it ideal if you want to do a DIY corn bar!). First things first, you're going to want something to anchor any of our more elaborate topping ideas—like Flamin' Hot corn on the cob and elote (Mexican street corn)—so mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, and compound butters often provide a base for exciting toppings. It doesn’t stop there, though. We also love adding sticky-sweet BBQ sauce to our BBQ grilled corn and pesto to our pesto 'n Parm grilled corn. From there, the sky's the limit. Mix and match all your favorite toppings, like cowboy butter, shredded Parm or feta, and more!
If you're lucky enough to have leftover grilled corn, we've got a few delicious ideas on what to make with your bounty. For max capacity summer vibes, you'll definitely want to consider mixing it into a grilled corn salsa, topping your next batch of elote (Mexican street corn) nachos, or pureeing it to make our creamy corn pasta recipe. You'll be so glad you did.
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