Grilled Corn On The Cob in foil soaks up butter while cooking for the ultimate flavor! Add your favorite herbs and spices at the same time.
I was just chatting with my sisters about how much we love grilling during the summer! The meal for the whole family is cooked outside without making a mess in the kitchen or heating up the house. You can make perfect grilled corn in foil on one side of the grill while you cook your flank steak, burgers, or pineapple chicken kabobs on the other!
What You’ll Find In This Post About How To Grill Corn With Foil
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Making grilled corn in foil is perfect for BBQs, potlucks, and parties! The corn is already without husks, so your friends won’t have to do the shucking. And since you already added butter, there won’t be a mess on the serving table.
Plus, you can add different seasonings before putting the foil wrapped corn on the grill. Use a permanent marker to write on the aluminum foil which seasonings are on the corn so that your friends can grab the flavor combo they want.
Ingredients Needed and Substitutions
- Corn: Choose fresh corn on the cob for the best results! You can check farmer’s markets or farm stands when corn is in season. You can also use frozen corn in a pinch, but the texture will be softer, and you will need to cook it longer.
- Butter: In this recipe, we put the butter on the corn before grilling it! The butter soaks into the bbq corn on the cob, and it helps keep it moist.
- Seasoning: We added a little salt, coarse ground black pepper, and parsley for seasoning. You can put the seasonings on before or after grilling the corn. Other popular seasonings are paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, and cayenne pepper.
How To Make Grilled Corn On The Cob In Foil
Start by shucking the corn, which means you need to peel back the husks and clean off the silks.
Spread one tablespoon of softened butter over each corn cob and sprinkle it with salt and pepper.
Wrap the foil tightly around the corn to seal in the moisture and keep the butter from leaking out.
Place the foil wrapped corn on the cob on the preheated grill.
How Long To Grill Corn On The Cob In Foil
Grill corn with foil for 15-20 minutes, turning it occasionally, until it is tender. You can peel back the foil to check if the corn kernels are plump and poke them with a fork to check for tenderness.
More Ways To Make It
This recipe focuses on the most popular way to make the best grilled corn on the cob in foil, but why not try some other variations too? You can add different seasonings to flavor the corn in so many ways! Or you can add toppings, such as spicy mayo, cotija cheese, and lime juice, to make Mexican street corn.
Lemon Pepper Corn On The Cob
Lemon pepper is a great way to add flavor when you grill corn with foil! Serve it with lemon wedges for extra lemon flavor.
- Mix together five tablespoons of softened butter and two teaspoons of lemon pepper seasoning.
- Spread the lemon pepper butter over the corn before wrapping it in foil and grilling it.
Coconut Corn On The Cob
Coconut corn is a fun twist to the traditional bbq corn in foil! You use coconut milk instead of butter and add a little sugar for sweetness.
- You’ll need a can of unsweetened coconut milk. Mix the cream that floats on the top into the coconut milk.
- Shuck the corn and discard the husks. Place each corn cob on a large rectangle of foil.
- Brush the corn with a good amount of coconut milk and sprinkle it with a little brown sugar and salt.
- Then, wrap the foil around the corn and follow the recipe as directed.
- Brush with additional coconut milk and serve with toasted coconut and lime wedges.
Spicy Grilled Corn On The Cob
Give your corn on the cob a little kick with some spicy butter! You can add more or less depending on your preferences.
- Combine 5 tablespoons of butter, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon of paprika, and 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
- Spread the spicy butter on the prepared corn cobs before wrapping them in aluminum foil and cooking them on the grill.
What Others Want To Know
Grilling corn on the cob with foil helps keep it moist, prevents the corn from sticking to the grill grate, and cooks it more evenly. Plus, it soaks up the butter and any seasonings you add while cooking.
Grilling frozen corn on the cob in foil is done the same way as the fresh corn! The only differences are that the texture may be softer because it was previously frozen, and you will need to grill it for 5-10 minutes longer.
Although you could leave the husks on and wrap them in foil, it is unnecessary. One of the benefits of making corn on the cob on the grill in tin foil is that it is already peeled and ready to eat. Plus, the added layer of husks would mean that you would have to cook it longer.
Similar Recipes
- Oven-roasted foil-wrapped corn on the cob is a great alternative to foil grilled corn.
- Microwave corn on the cob is the EASIEST method for cooking corn!
- Baked corn on the cob can be cooked at the same time as your main dish.
- Air fryer corn on the cob is a simple way to make hot, toasted sweet corn.
- Smoked corn on the cob can be made on a regular grill with wood chips in foil!
Grilled Corn On The Cob In Foil
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 ears corn on the cob
- 5 tablespoon butter softened
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper optional seasoning
- 1 teaspoon parsley optional garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the grill on high.
- Shuck the corn and place each ear on a large piece of heavy-duty foil.
- Brush each piece of sweet corn with one tablespoon of softened butter, and sprinkle with salt and black pepper, if desired.
- Wrap the foil around the corn and place on the preheated grill. Grill for 15-20 minutes, turning occasionally, or until the corn is tender.
