Crispy Mashed Potato Mounds
Also known as Duchess Potatoes, these potato bites are made with whipped mashed potatoes that are baked in the oven until crispy on the edges, and smooth in the middle.
I have always been a huge fan of having leftovers (I get to eat delicious food again and no cooking is required?!), but I know some people dread them. I think the key for those people is to turn leftovers into something new. We have a lot of leftover mashed potatoes after holidays like Thanksgiving, and I intentionally save some to make these Crispy Mashed Potato Mounds and Homemade Pierogies.
The best part about these crispy potato bites is the contrast between the creamy mashed potato in the middle and the crispy edges. They’re sort of like baked tater tots.
There are two major ways to make these.
If you want to be fancy, you can put your creamy mashed potatoes into a piping bag fitted with a star tip, and pipe out rounds. You get a beautiful shape and nice ridges with this method:
Or if you want to skip the piping bag altogether, you can place spoonfuls on a baking sheet and rake ridges into the mashed potatoes with a fork:
I show you both ways in my quick 2-minute video, but both work equally as well…they just look different:
Enjoy!
Crispy Mashed Potato Mounds
Ingredients
- leftover mashed potatoes use ingredients below for my mashed potato recipe
- 1.5 lbs russet potatoes
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 tbsp butter or to taste
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat.
If you already have your mashed potatoes made, you can make the mounds in one of two ways:
- Method A: Place the mashed potatoes in a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe the potatoes into small mounds on your lined baking sheet.
- Method B: Use a cookie scoop or spoon to portion small mounds of mashed potatoes on your lined baking sheet. Use a fork to rake ridges into the mounds.
- Bake the potato mounds for 20-30 minutes until the edges are golden brown. Enjoy while warm and crispy.
- If you need to make mashed potatoes: Peel and roughly chop the potatoes into large chunks. Place in a pot of heavily salted cold water and bring to a boil. Cook until fork tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and spread the chunks out onto a sheet pan, and mash with a fork until very smooth.
- Remove the leaves from the rosemary sprigs by running your fingers down the stem. Chop the rosemary up and place in a saucepan with the half and half. Bring to a simmer, then cover with a lid and let steep for 10 minutes.
- Strain the rosemary out of the half and half, and add it to the mashed potatoes along with the butter. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and the potatoes are ready to be used.
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
28 Comments on “Crispy Mashed Potato Mounds”
Super love!
Oh my word, what a great idea! I am going to give this a try tomorrow and serve it with Chicken Cordon Bleu in a puff pastry shell. What a great combo it will be. Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous! This will definitely be on my Christmas menu!
These look delicious – great idea! I was just looking for a new side dish, so these will be perfect.
I love these rosemary mashed potato mounds. They just look so delicious and comforting. I can’t wait to give these a try. Thanks for sharing this
What’s an alternative to half and half? Can I just do my own half cream and half milk?
I used half and half because I had some extra on hand, but you could do just cream if you wanted. If you only do milk, you should add some butter so there is some fat and richness there. Really you can do whatever you want here/use what you have on hand. Enjoy!
What a great idea to change up the regular mashed potatoes! Plus rosemary works so well with potatoes, these would be delicious!
Just lovely! I love all mashed potatoes and these look like a great unique way to make them!
Oh. My. Goodness! These are absolutely FABULOUS! I’m sitting her drooling on my keyboard! What a great way to serve mashed potatoes! I love textural differences in food….and this is too cool for school! Seriously – BRAVO!
I love these! What a fun and different take on mashed potatoes, they look fantastic!
This is genius! We all like crispy hash browns but these crispy potatoes are awesome. Easy to prepare and stunning. Great post.
These are so pretty! And they’re surprisingly simple. I freakin love mashed potatoes 🙂
Aren’t these cool lookin’? ABSOLUTELY! And you recipe seems so easy! What a great mashed potato recipe!
Love these! I may need to make mashed potatoes just to have left overs to make this!
Greg, Rufu’s sent me over. What a fantastic and fun idea. I will definitely be making extra mashed potatoes going forward.
Have a happy weekend.
🙂 Mandy
I have to remember this for Thanksgiving. Or just the next time I have leftover mashed potatoes. They’re so pretty.