Cheesy Mashed Potato Pancakes Recipe

Four golden-brown, crispy potato cakes stacked on a white plate, topped with a dollop of sour cream and garnished with chopped chives, sitting on a wooden table.
4.50 from 7 votes

Don’t know what to do with leftover mashed potato? Try these cheesy mashed potato pancakes. Only few minutes of work and you have delicious potato pancakes.

Four golden-brown, crispy potato cakes stacked on a white plate, topped with a dollop of sour cream and garnished with chopped chives, sitting on a wooden table.

Cheesy Mashed Potato Pancakes Recipe

4.50 from 7 votes
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
WORK TIME 30 minutes
DIFFICULTY Easy
Cuisine World
Servings 4 yields

Ingredients
 

  • 3 medium potatoes
  • ¼ cup 30g flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup 120g cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 2 green onions
  • 1 cup 110g breadcrumbs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • Oil for frying
  • Sour cream for serving

Instructions
 

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. In a large pot of salted water boil potatoes until tender.
    2. Peel the potatoes, mash and let cool.
    3. Add flour, chopped green onions, cheddar, salt, pepper, garlic powder and egg. Mix until well combined.
    4. With your hands, create pancakes from the potato mixture. Coat then with breadcrumbs.
    5. Heat 3-4 tablespoons of oil in a large pan. Fry the pancakes over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes on each side, or until golden brown and crispy. Transfer to a paper towel to drain.
    6. Serve with sour cream.

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2 Comments

  1. Saranya Bhadran says:

    Hello! Which flour should I use for this potato pancake?

    January 12, 2020
    1. The Cooking Foodie says:

      all-purpose flour

      January 13, 2020
4.50 from 7 votes (7 ratings without comment)

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