Loaded Cornbread

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup white whole wheat flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
• 1 1/4 cups low-fat buttermilk
• 1 egg, lightly whisked
• 2 Tbsp evaporated cane juice or granulated sugar
• 2 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce
• 1 Tbsp butter or margarine, melted and cooled
• 1 cup fresh corn kernels (from about 2 ears… or can substitute defrosted frozen corn)
• 1/2 cup grated 50% reduced fat jalapeno cheddar or pepper jack cheese
• 1/2 serrano or jalapeno chile pepper, seeded and minced
• 1/4 cup sliced scallions