Learn how to create the best Mexican street food, elote en vaso, with this simple recipe. Every time I go to El Paso or Mexico, my elote en vaso hunger intensifies. I can now make this whenever I want it at home. The taste is sweet, crunchy, hot, and juicy no matter how you serve it, but I like to dress it up by presenting it in a nice glass as opposed to the customary styrofoam cup. You may easily change the amounts of cheese, lime juice, crema, and seasonings to your liking in this recipe.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
Ingredients
- 10 ears corn, shucked and kernels removed
- 1 ¼ cups butter
- 2 ½ cups lime juice
- 2 ½ cups crema Mexicana (Mexican cream)
- 1 ¼ teaspoons chili powder, or to taste
- salt to taste
- 1 ¼ cups crumbled cotija cheese
- 10 dashes hot pepper sauce (Optional)
- 10 wedges fresh lime
Instructions
- Place corn kernels in a saucepan and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and return corn to the saucepan to dry.
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- Spoon 3/4 cup corn into each of 10 serving bowls. Stir 2 tablespoons butter into each bowl until melted. Mix 1/4 cup lime juice and 1/4 cup crema Mexicana into each bowl. Sprinkle 1/8 teaspoon chili powder on top and season with salt.
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- Top each serving with 2 tablespoons cotija cheese, a dash of hot sauce, and a lime wedge.
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Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 564 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 26 g |
| Cholesterol | 160 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Saturated Fat | 32 g |
| Sodium | 406 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 52 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Burry me with a cup of “Street corn”!!
Their food is so yummy and delicious. We got a hotdog combo and a large Mexican style elote. The corn was so well-cooked and succulent, and my friend loved the hotdog. Definitely visiting again!!
Love this recipe! Great taste and easy to make! Changes I made was I used canned corn and subbed the cotija cheese with parmesan because I love parmesan in elotes. Will definitely make again!
Classic dish but the amount of lime juice is way off. Too much butter as well but maybe that is just me. I chose to grill the corn because that is the way Mexican street corn is done. This one needs some tweaks.
The amount of lime juice suggested to add to each cup is way too much. I followed the recipe and was thinking the whole time wow this is a lot of lime juice and after making a single cup using the recommended amount of lime juice and Mexican Crema it was soupy to say the least, but so tart it was not edible. I took the rest of the corn and mixed it all together and added a little less than a 1/4 cup of lime juice and crema each along with chile powder and salt to taste and it turned out pretty good. The video shows the right quantity just don’t follow the written recipe.
Yummy! I used to hate it when people reviewed and then added multiple changes…. so here I go! iInstead of boiling the corn I cooked it in butter until most of the kernels were slightly charred. Also used a few tablespoons of may in place of the cream. Other than that I followed the rest of the recipe. Super delicious!
love love love it
I tried making it but I honestly think you have to choose how much of chill and lime you personally like.
I forgot to add that I roasted the corn on the cob first with a little butter and salt before I shucked it. When I use frozen corn for this recipe I thaw it completely and let it drain a bit, then toss it with a little salt and butter and roast it. PERFECTO!
I’ve been trying to figure out how to make Elote like my favorite gas station (Fuel City) without driving 15 minutes and I got it. i made a few substitutions based on how they make it. layer it- frozen corn (Heated & then drained), squeezable butter, creama, the suggested cheese, Lemon pepper seasoning (to taste), cayenne pepper (to taste). Repeat. It’s a great afternoon snack!
Yum! I used frozen corn that I pushed around in a cast iron skillet over high heat. Then I sprinkled it with Tajin, lime juice, crumbled queso fresco, and a dab of plain yogurt.
I made it exactly as the recipe states. My kiddos loved it. I do think 10 ears of corn is a bit much.
I could not find crema, so I mixed equal parts mayonnaise and sour cream. I put out the mixture, the cheese, the chili powder, and the lime juice in small bowls for people to add as they wished. It was a hit! Thanks for a great side to serve with my enchiladas.
the big thing that I did differently is adding the lime juice to taste. the first time I made it the lime juice was very overpowering. the time after I started adding the lime juice a little at a time and ended up only using 1/4 cup without being to powerful. other than that it was great!!
I made this and my family LOVED it. I added cilantro and only used one slice of lime juice, plus I used 1/2 sourcream and 1/2 mayonnaise in place of MExican crema, but it wasn’t DELICIOUS and it will definitely be made over and over again!
This was very good, but I recommend starting with small amounts of the crema and lime juice and tasting as you go. I only used a few tsps of lime juice and it was still overpowering. Next time I will start with a few drops.
Love this in the summer. In Mexico street vendors sell it from little push carts but instead of crema, mayonnaise is used plus Tajin. Love it both ways.
The key is in the last sentence: “Feel free to adjust the proportions of lime juice, crema, cheese, and spices to taste!” The proportions listed are a far cry from what I used, and mine came out so awesome that I am making it again. Even our nanny from Mexico was raving about it. Kids loved it too.
Corn in a cup is something we would sell out of at concessions stands for my kid’s track team in El Paso. I have to say the basics are there but the crema and lime juice per cup seemed a bit much but this is something that can be customized per a persons taste. Typically from when i’ve seen corn in a cup sold you can make your cup how you like for the most part. I instead mixed crema and chili powder together and dalloped on top of each cup of corn (and then added the cheese and hot sauce) and topped with a lime wedge to squeeze on top. I also sprinkled Tajin on top instead of salt.