🥔 Easy Made Cheesy Mashed Potato Puffs Recipe

If you’ve ever wondered what to do with leftover mashed potatoes, here’s your answer: Cheesy Mashed Potato Puffs. Fluffy inside, golden outside, and bursting with gooey cheese, these little bites are the ultimate comfort food snack. Perfect as a side dish, appetizer, or a fun party treat, they’re everything you love about mashed potatoes — made even better.

💖 Why You’ll Love These Potato Puffs

• A clever and delicious way to use up leftover mashed potatoes
• Crispy outside, soft and cheesy inside
• Perfect as a snack, side dish, or party appetizer
• Simple ingredients, big comfort food payoff

🥄 Ingredients

• 2 cups mashed potatoes (leftover or freshly made, cooled)
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (or mozzarella)
• 2 large eggs
• 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 green onions, finely sliced
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• 2 tbsp grated Parmesan (for topping)
• Butter or nonstick spray (for greasing muffin tin)

🧑‍🍳 Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Grease a mini muffin tin with butter or nonstick spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine mashed potatoes, cheddar cheese, eggs, flour, green onions, salt, and pepper. Mix until smooth and well combined.
3. Spoon mixture into mini muffin cups, filling each about ¾ full.
4. Sprinkle tops lightly with Parmesan cheese.
5. Bake for 20–25 minutes, until golden brown and crispy on top.
6. Let cool for a few minutes before carefully removing from the tin. Serve warm.

💡 Tips for the Best Mashed Potato Puffs

• Use cold mashed potatoes — they hold together better.
• Add crumbled bacon or diced ham for a savory twist.
• For extra crispiness, bake a few minutes longer until deeply golden.
• Serve with sour cream, ranch, or ketchup for dipping.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Servings: 12 puffs

Calories: 140

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups mashed potatoes leftover or freshly made
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or mozzarella
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tbsp sour cream or Greek yogurt
• 2 tbsp chopped green onions optional
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ¼ cup breadcrumbs for a firmer texture, optional

Method

 

Preheat Oven:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line with parchment liners.

Mix Filling:

1. In a large bowl, combine mashed potatoes, eggs, cheddar, Parmesan, sour cream, green onions, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Stir until smooth and well combined.

Fill Muffin Tin:

1. Spoon the mixture evenly into each muffin cup, filling almost to the top. Sprinkle extra cheese or breadcrumbs on top if desired.

Bake:

1. Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until golden brown and slightly crispy around the edges.
2. Cool & Serve: Let cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan. Serve warm.

Notes

Use well-seasoned mashed potatoes for the best flavor — leftover garlic mashed potatoes work wonderfully.

You can swap cheddar for Gruyère, Monterey Jack, or pepper jack for a twist.

For a crispy top, sprinkle a little extra Parmesan before baking.

These freeze well — bake, cool, and freeze; reheat in the oven for 10 minutes at 375°F.

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🥔 Bite-Sized Comfort

Cheesy Mashed Potato Puffs are crispy, golden, and oh-so-satisfying. They’re proof that sometimes the best recipes come from the simplest leftovers.