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Turn those leftover mashed potatoes into crispy, pan-fried cakes! A super simple recipe for crispy on the outside, soft of the inside mashed potato cakes. These are hands-down the best way to give those leftovers a second life!

mashed potato cakes on a plate with chive-onion dip on the side and chives on top.

What You’ll Need to Make Mashed Potato Cakes

Cold Mashed Potatoes – No need to reheat those leftover mashed potatoes! Simply add them to a bowl, cold, with the rest of the ingredients. Any kind of mashed potatoes works here, so use whatever you have in your fridge.

Flour – All purpose flour helps these mashed potato cakes hold their shape. I used gluten-free all purpose flour to make my cakes gluten-free, but either works!

Eggs – Two large eggs work to hold this recipe together. They’re super important, so don’t leave ’em out!

Sour Cream – Perfectly tangy and creamy, sour cream is the base of our chive-onion dip! Super cheap and easy to find, I almost always have a tub of sour cream on-hand. However, if you’d like, you can swap out the sour cream for plain unsweetened greek yogurt – just as tangy and delicious!

mashed potato cakes being dipped into chive-onion dip.

Tips and Tricks

  • Add a cup of your favorite shredded cheese for cheesy mashed potato cakes! Cheese is always a fun addition, and tastes delicious.
  • Cook these in the air fryer instead! To do this, lightly grease an air fryer tray or basket, then cook at 400° Fahrenheit for 15-20 minutes, pausing to flip the cakes halfway through.
  • Sprinkle in any additional seasonings you’d like! Doctor up your leftover mashed potatoes with your favorite herbs and/or spices. A pinch of garlic powder, onion powder, or even fresh chopped chives would all make great additions.
a stack of mashed potato cakes with chive onion dip on top.

Adjust This Recipe to Your Dietary Needs

Make it Gluten-Free: Replace the flour with gluten-free all purpose flour, I tested this recipe using Bob’s Red Mill Baking Flour and it turned out great!

Make it Dairy-Free: The mashed potato cakes are already dairy-free, but for a dairy-free dip, sub the sour cream for your favorite non-dairy sour cream. I love Kite Hill’s Sour Cream Alternative, or Forager’s Dairy-Free Sour Cream.

Leftover Mashed Potato Cakes with Chive-Onion Dip

0 from 0 votes
Recipe by Samantha Course: SidesDifficulty: Easy
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

5

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes
Total time

15

minutes

Turn those leftover mashed potatoes into crispy, pan-fried cakes! A super simple recipe for crispy on the outside, soft of the inside mashed potato cakes. These are hands-down the best way to give those leftovers a second life!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cold mashed potatoes

  • 1 cup all purpose flour

  • 2 eggs

  • salt and black pepper, to taste

  • 3 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil

  • For the chive-onion dip:
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

  • 1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped

  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

  • small pinch of salt

Directions

  • In a large bowl, mix together the mashed potatoes, flour, eggs, salt, and black pepper.
  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, drop in ¼ cup of potato batter and slightly flatten to create a pancake. Cook 4-5 minutes per side, or until golden brown, then repeat with remaining batter.
  • Make the onion-chive dip by adding all ingredients to a bowl and whisking to combine. Serve mashed potato cakes warm with dipping sauce.

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Crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside – PERFECT air fryer baked potato! Three ingredients, a few simple steps, and 30 minutes is all this easy air fryer recipe requires. This foolproof method yields flawless baked potatoes every time.

close-up overhead image of an air fryer baked potato with butter and chives on top.

What You’ll Need to Make an Air Fryer Baked Potato

Russet Potato – Four medium russet potatoes fit comfortably in most air fryer baskets. Start by scrubbing and rinsing each potato well before cooking. Potatoes grow literally IN the dirt, so they’re pretty filthy and should be washed thoroughly!

Oil – Olive or avocado oil work best, but really any kind of oil will cook your air fryer baked potato to perfection! The only rule here is to really lather up each potato in oil, this’ll guarantee an ultra-crispy skin.

Salt – Plenty (and I meant plenty) of salt! Cover each potato in a large pinch of salt before cooking. Since salt is the only seasoning here, it’s important to use it liberally.

overhead image of a loaded air fryer baked potato with chives on the side.

Tips and Tricks

  • Pierce each potato all over with a fork before cooking! This’ll create vent holes in your potato, ensuring it cooks perfectly and evenly all the way through.
  • Enjoy your air fryer baked potato however you’d like. For a loaded baked potato, check out the section below!
  • Store leftover baked potatoes in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. To reheat, simply pop in the microwave for 1 minute, or back into the air fryer for 5 minutes at 400° Fahrenheit.
a loaded air fryer baked potato with sour cream, bacon, and chives on top.

Make a Loaded Air Fryer Baked Potato

For a loaded air fryer baked potato, add…

  • Butter
  • Shredded Cheese
  • Chives
  • Sour Cream
  • Black Pepper
  • Crispy Bacon
  • & anything else your heart desires!

Adjust This Recipe to Your Dietary Needs

Make it Vegan: If you’re looking to jazz up this recipe the vegan way, top your baked potato with vegan butter, vegan sour cream, and a sprinkling of nutritional yeast – YUM!

Make it Dairy-Free: For a dairy-free air fryer baked potato, top it with a drizzle of olive oil instead of butter, the result is just as creamy and delicious.

Perfect Air Fryer Baked Potato

5 from 1 vote
Recipe by Samantha Course: SidesDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

5

minutes
Cooking time

35

minutes
Total time

40

minutes

Crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside – PERFECT air fryer baked potato! Three ingredients, a few simple steps, and 30 minutes is all this easy air fryer recipe requires. This foolproof method yields flawless baked potatoes every time.

Ingredients

  • 4 medium russet potatoes, washed well then dried

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, or avocado oil

  • salt, to taste

Directions

  • Pierce each potato with a fork all over its surface.
  • Rub each potato with oil, then sprinkle all over with a generous pinch of salt.
  • Place potatoes in air fryer basket, then cook at 400° Fahrenheit for 35 minutes, flipping potatoes halfway through cooking.
  • Remove potatoes from air fryer basket, slice down the center and split each potato open exposing the inside flesh. Top with butter, shredded cheese, sour cream, chives, crispy bacon, additional salt, and black pepper.

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