Crispy, delicious potato waffles are a fun way to start the day. This easy recipe combines mashed potatoes (or shredded potatoes), eggs, cheese, milk, and flour, pressing into a waffle iron to make the yummiest breakfast.
Long gone are the days that we all wake up slowly, enjoying our mornings as we sip our coffee. We are now heading towards getting all the farm chores done and having breakfast eaten before school starting promptly at 8 am.
With school starting again, I was on the search for new and fun breakfast recipes that were easy enough to make before the busy day.
I wanted something to switch up the mornings, because I feel like we eat the same things over and over again. This mashed potato waffle recipe is the perfect way to change it up and use up leftover mashed potatoes (if you have them on hand).
Note: They also can be made with shredded potatoes, so I included that recipe below.
They add a nice bread component to breakfast, helping keep the littles’ bellies nice and full.
I love to serve them with a fried egg and avocado. Itโs a great way to change up how we serve eggs as well, so we donโt get so bored with them.
Why You Will Love This Recipe:
Delicious and easy: Crispy, cheesy, and yummy. Itโs hard not to love these potato waffles. Bonus: they donโt take long to make, especially if you are using leftover mashed potatoes.
Healthy: Made with whole food real ingredients, this recipe will help keep you full and with balanced energy. It contains a healthy amount of carbs, fat, and protein.
Perfect make ahead breakfast: Make a large batch and keep them in the fridge or freezer for later. Just pop in the toaster to reheat.
Potato Waffle Making Tips:
- To make this recipe even faster, you can use pre-shredded hash browns or leftover mashed potatoes.
- This is really good topped with sour cream, salsa, avocado, egg, etc. Really anything that is good on an omelet is delicious on these waffles.
- Add diced ham or cooked bacon right into the waffle iron.
- These make a really good bread substitute for breakfast sandwiches.
- Personally, I prefer the mashed potato version, because the batter is a bit more consistent. On the shredded version, some parts can be a little runny. They are still great, and faster than the mashed version!
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FAQ:
Are potato waffles healthy?
Yes. These are made with whole food, real ingredients. They include healthy carbohydrates, fat, and protein to help balance blood sugar. They also contain a lot of vitamins and minerals.
How do you cook potato waffles?
The best way to cook them is in a waffle maker. After they are made and need to be reheated, you can pop them in the toaster, toaster oven, or oven to keep them crispy.
What type of potatoes should you use?
Any type of potato will work. You can even use pre-made frozen hash browns.
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Tools you may need:
Waffle maker
Box grater (if making the shredded version)- A food processor with a shredding attachment would also work.
Liquid measuring cup
Dry measuring cup
Ingredients:
Potatoes โ Any variety will do. Russets, yellow, red potatoes, etc. Peel for mashed potatoes, no need to peel if using shredded.
Butter: Preferably unsalted.
Onions and garlic: These two ingredients add such a lovely flavor to the waffles.
Eggs
Milk โ Any milk of your choice. I typically use whole milk, but a non-dairy milk will also work.
Cheese โ I use sharp cheddar. Shred the cheese yourself to save money and avoid the extra, not-so-healthy additives.
Salt โ Salt and potatoes just go together.
Flour โ All-purpose or freshly milled..even einkorn will work.
How To Make Mashed Potato Waffles:
Make mashed potatoes. This can be done the night before.
Peel and chop potatoes. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Simmer until the potatoes are soft. Drain. This works well if you use leftover mashed potatoes.
Mash with butter, milk and salt.
Dice onions and garlic.
Sautรฉ garlic and onion in butter until soft.
Mix garlic and onion mixture, 3 cups of mashed potatoes and the rest of the ingredients.
Brush a little oil on the waffle iron. I used a pastry brush and coconut oil.
Spread it out thin in a preheated waffle iron. Since it is a pretty thick batter, you actually have to spread it out for it to reach the edges of the waffle iron.
Top with scallions, sour cream, bacon, avocado, sauerkraut, eggs, diced onion
How To Make Shredded Potato Waffles:
You can make shredded potato waffles by swapping the mashed potatoes in the recipe with 5 medium shredded potatoes and adding a bit more salt! This recipe yields 6 shredded potato waffles.
- 5 potatoes
- 2 tbs butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Preheat waffle maker.
Dice onions and garlic.
Sautรฉ onions and garlic in the butter.
In a bowl, shred potatoes using a box grater. I like to use the medium holes. I feel like this is the best size for cooking to make sure the potato gets evenly cooked.
In a separate large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, shredded cheese, salt, and flour until smooth.
Add shredded potatoes and the garlic onion mixture to the egg cheese mixture. Mix well.
Brush a little oil on the waffle iron. I used a pastry brush and coconut oil. Spread it out thin in a preheated waffle iron.
Add potato mixture to the waffle maker in a thin layer, pushing it out to the outside edges with a spoon.
Cook until golden brown. An easy way to tell that they are done is when steam stops coming out of the waffle maker.
Add toppings.
Storage:
Store in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. You can also lay out on a baking sheet and place in the freezer. Once frozen, transfer to a freezer safe storage bag and freeze for up to 3 months.
To reheat, simply pop in the toaster and toast until hot and crispy.
Variations:
- Add diced ham or cooked bacon right to the waffle maker.
- Use them as sandwich bread for lunch or brunch.
- Top with eggs and bacon to make a breakfast sandwich.
- Taco waffles: Add salsa, sour cream, and avocado.
Find More Breakfast Favorites
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- Sourdough Pumpkin Muffins With Oat Crumble
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Mashed Potato Waffles
Ingredients
Mashed Potatoes:
- 6 medium potatoes
- 1/4 cup salted butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Waffle Ingredients:
- 3 cups mashed potatoes from the recipe above, or 3 cups leftover mashed potatoes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Peel and chop potatoes. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Simmer until the potatoes are soft. Drain. This works well if you use leftover mashed potatoes.
- Mash with butter, milk and salt.
- Dice onions and garlic.
- Sautรฉ garlic and onion in butter until soft.
- Mix garlic and onion mixture, 3 cups of mashed potatoes and the rest of the ingredients.
- Brush a little oil on the waffle iron. I used a pastry brush and coconut oil.
- Spread it out thin in a preheated waffle iron. Since it is a pretty thick batter, you actually have to spread it out for it to reach the edges of the waffle iron.
- Top with scallions, sour cream, bacon, avocado, sauerkraut, eggs, diced onion
Notes
- To make shredded potato waffles, swap out the 3 cups of mashed potatoes for 5 medium potatoes and shred them with the medium whole in a box grater. Add an additional 1/2 teaspoon salt (for a total of 1.5 teaspoons salt) to the waffles mixture to compensate for the salt not in the potatoes.
- To make this recipe even faster, you can use pre-shredded hash browns or leftover mashed potatoes.
- Add diced ham or cooked bacon right into the waffle iron.
Summer Lazenby says
I used some leftover cream of potato soup (one less egg and eyeballed the flour, handful of cheese)โฆcame out great too!
Lisa says
Awesome idea! Thanks for sharing!
L. Col says
Lisa,
Love your recipes. Thank you!!
Appreciate the savory version for potato waffles.
Could these be modified for a not so sweet version of sweet potato or pumpkin waffles with or without sourdough starter??
Lisa says
I have not tried either of those yet. If you try it, let us know how it turns out!
Nicole says
We’ve made these so many times since we discovered your recipe. Tonight we added in some steamed broccoli to make more of a veggie cake and it was delicious!
Lisa says
Oh that sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing.
Mary W says
I store instant potatoes for when the electric goes out during a hurricane (FL) or at beginning of the pandemic. They are at their end of best by date and I think this would be a great recipe to use them up. Kept in freezer for emergency breakfasts they extend a bit of preservation. For emergency suppers, I also like regular pancakes or waffles with turkey gravy – strange but really good and the enhanced flavor of these would kick them up a notch.
Lisa says
That sounds like a great idea with the instant mashed potatoes. That sounds like an interesting combination. I could totally see that working with these potato waffles.
Hรฉlรจne says
Was excited for a wheat/bread alternative at breakfast. But thereโs 1/2c flour in it. Now I have to wrack my brain to figure out how to bind the waffles. It IS so nice to have a poached egg on toast or fried eggs with crisp toast to mop up the yolk, or soldiers to dip in the soft boilers. Wheat is popular for a reason! Lol
Nicole says
We use our homemade gluten free flour blend and it works fine! (If you google “cup-for-cup GF flour recipe” you should be able to find one.)
Jessica says
These look great! For the shredded potato version, do the potatoes go into the iron raw?
Lisa says
Yes!
CCsunshine says
This sounds like the perfect recipe for after the holidays. My in-laws always make a crockpot full of mashed potatoes for our holiday meals. Leftovers abound. They like to send leftovers home with most everyone. This would be a nice way to use some of them up!
Lisa says
You are totally right, and it sounds like you will be having a lot of potato waffles in the near future.
Melissa says
Oh this sounds delicious!! I have no oven right now (due to a remodel) so this is perfect! Thanks!
Lisa says
This is the perfect breakfast for that! Enjoy!
Amy says
Savory waffles! What a good idea. And such a great thing to do with leftover mashed potatoes.