|September 26, 2022

CHEESY POTATO TIN MUFFIN STACK RECIPE

Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes have finally met their match with a fork-free alternative: Cheesy Mashed Potato Muffins. 
Muffin Tin Mashed Potatoes are the perfect recipe for utilizing leftover mashed potatoes! All you need is 2 ½ cups of leftover mashed potatoes, and you can turn them into a dozen mashed potato cups.
But you do not need to wait for leftover mashed potatoes to make these delicious, crispy potato cups. Just boil some potatoes, mash them, and use them. Or, if you want, you can start afresh with Instant Mashed Potatoes.
You can freeze Mashed potato muffins, reheat them, and they also travel well. So you can enjoy these delicious cheesy mashed potatoes anytime and anywhere.

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This muffin tin recipe can be a really good one to have around Christmas time too when there's always an abundance of food.
It won’t be an exaggeration to say that it’s even worth making a fresh pile of potato mash just to be able to make these muffins the next day!
And the best part is – all you need is cheddar and chives to spin those spare leftover mashed potatoes into something more delicious and spectacular, as these cheesy mashed potatoes combine a crispy hash brown-inspired crust with a fluffy mashed potato middle.
When making cheesy potato, you can stir in additional ingredients too, like shredded turkey from your Thanksgiving feast or diced ham from surplus sandwich fixings. The cheesy potatoes recipe is the ultimate comfort food, just like cheesy hashbrown casserole, cheesy scalloped potatoes, or tin muffin cheesy potato casserole.

CHEESY POTATO TIN MUFFIN STACK RECIPE

Muffin Tin Mashed Potatoes are the perfect recipe for utilizing leftover mashed potatoes! All you need is 2 ½ cups of leftover mashed potatoes, and you can turn them into a dozen mashed potato cups.
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  • Prep Time - 10 mins
  • Cook Time - 40 mins
  • Total Time - 50 mins
  • Servings - 12 muffins

Ingredients 

  • 3 cups - Leftover mashed potatoes
  • 1 large - Egg
  • 1 cup - Shredded cheddar cheese, divided
  • 3 Tablespoons - Chopped fresh chives, divided

Method of cooking

  • Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
  • Grease a non-stick muffin pan with cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, stir the mashed potatoes, egg, ¾ cup cheddar cheese, and 2 tablespoons chopped chives together. Season this mixture with salt and pepper. 
  • Now, divide the potato mixture evenly into the prepared muffin pan using an ice cream scoop if you have one, packing the potatoes into each cup.
  • Bake the muffins for 30 to 35 minutes until golden brown and crisp around the edges. 
  • Remove the pan from the oven, top the muffins with the remaining ¼ cup cheddar cheese, and return them to the oven for 3 more minutes. 
  • Remove the muffins from the oven and allow them to cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
  • Transfer your muffins to a serving dish and top them with the remaining 1 tablespoon of chopped chives. Serve immediately.

Tips for making the best muffin pan

  • When you need to measure leftover mashed potatoes, just scoop, pack them into a measuring cup, and then level it off.
  • Mashed potatoes will generally vary in thickness. If your mashed potatoes are thinner in consistency, add an egg to the mixture to thicken it.

Variations of Potato Muffins 

You can modify this recipe by adding some bacon to it. You could add some finely chopped cooked bacon to the muffins themselves or use them as a garnish.

And if you want to bring some sour cream flavor to your potato muffins, you can replace half the milk in the batter with sour cream.

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