Stack of golden potato pancakes topped with sour cream and chopped green onions on a white plate, with a blurred background.

Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes

Name: Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes — Easy Dinner Recipe | Bosch
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Ingredients: 4 cups mashed potatoes; 2 eggs; 2 tbsp flour; 1 cup shredded cheese; Salt; 1 cup sour cream; 3 scallions

Difficulty

Easy

Total time

22 min

Cooking time

12 min

Turn last night’s mash into golden, crispy patties with a fluffy center—an easy way to reinvent leftovers into a crowd-pleasing breakfast, brunch or side dish. This simple recipe walks you through seasoning, binding and pan-frying (or baking) for perfect crunch and tender insides, plus quick variations like cheese, scallions or a tangy apple sauce. With Bosch-tested tips for even browning on your cooktop or in the oven, you’ll get reliably crisp potato pancakes every time—no extra fuss, just delicious results.

Ingredients

4 servings:

4 cups mashed potatoes

2 eggs

2 tbsp flour

1 cup shredded cheese

Salt

Topping:

1 cup sour cream

3 scallions

Instructions

Step 1

Mix the mashed potatoes with eggs, flour, cheese, and salt.

Person sprinkling flour into a bowl of mashed potatoes on a kitchen counter with various bowls and ingredients nearby.

Step 2

Cover your work surface with some flour. Form 16 balls from potato mixture & flatten slightly.

Person shaping dough balls on a floured wooden board with bowls of ingredients on a kitchen counter.

Step 3

Fry the potato pancakes on medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Step 4

Season sour cream with salt & pepper.

Person in apron placing cooked potato cakes on a plate in a kitchen, with bowls and a bottle of oil on the counter.

Step 5

Top pancakes with sour cream & scallions. Enjoy!

Stack of five golden fried fritters on a small white plate, topped with a dollop of sour cream and sliced green onions.