My crispy Baked Mini Potatoes take minimal effort to make and are quick, easy, and delicious! They're made with just 3 ingredients- baby potatoes, olive oil, and salt. Top with yummy baked potato fixings, like sour cream, cheese, bacon bits, and chives or your favorites! They're one of my favorite potato recipes along with 20-minute air fried baby potatoes and crockpot baked potato soup.
Recipe at a Glance
🕑 Prep Time: 5 minutes
🫕 Cook Time: 20-50 minutes
📋 Total Ingredients: 3
👩🍳 Skill Level: Easy
Mini baked potatoes make a great appetizer for parties and holidays or a side dish to compliment chicken, fish or meatloaf dinners. On Thanksgiving I serve them with my appetizer spread that includes a beautiful themed charcuterie board, Middle Eastern hummus and pita chips.
As a finger food on New Years Eve you'll find them being served with maple bacon-wrapped scallops and jalapeño popper dip. I love how versatile and simple mini potatoes are- you can never go wrong with them!
Ingredient Notes
- Baby potatoes: little creamer potatoes, baby golden potatoes, or mini medley potatoes (also called baby fingerlings potato medley) work for this recipe.
- Oil: I always use extra virgin olive oil, but your favorite cooking oil will do fine.
- Salt: I love using coarse sea salt to add a little texture. Table salt, pink salt, or other salt varieties all can be substituted.
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How To Make Them Ahead
Make baked mini potatoes up to 5 days before a busy night or holiday dinner. Follow the recipe instructions for baking the potatoes, then wrap in foil and store in the fridge for up to 5 days. To serve, warm the potatoes for 5-7 minutes in the oven at 350 degrees F or the air fryer at 260 degrees Fahrenheit, or in the microwave for 60-90 seconds.
Once warmed, slice the tops, arrange on a serving platter and add the toppings of your choice.
Baked Potato Topping Ideas
Some delicious toppings ideas are:
- Shredded cheese: cheddar, monterey jack, pepper jack, feta, blue cheese
- Grated parmesan cheese
- Fresh herbs: chive, parsley, thyme
- Seasonings: freshly ground pepper or salt
- Spicy: red pepper flakes
- Sour cream
- Bacon bits: crispy, crumbled air fried bacon is perfect!
- Butter
Kristina's Tips
- Preparing: potatoes can be sprayed lightly with oil, dipped into oil, or cooked without any oil at all. Salting them is optional. Coarse sea salt, table salt, or pink himalayan salt can be used. Potatoes can also be lightly salted after they are done cooking.
- Serving: add the optional toppings to each potato or in serving bowls on the side. Any of your favorite baked potato toppings work great with roasted mini potatoes.
- Cook Time: as all ovens and air fryers vary, the cook time is an estimate and may vary depending on your appliance. To check for doneness, pierce potatoes with a fork a few minutes before the given cook time is up. If not cooked through, continue cooking in 2 minute increments.
Oven Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Coat potatoes in olive oil and salt.
- Bake 45-50 minutes until fork-tender.
- Split, add toppings and serve warm.
Air Fryer Instructions
In takes half the time to make air fried mini baked potatoes than it does to roast them in the oven. I have both this basket-style air fryer and this oven-style one. They both work great for something as simple as potatoes!
- Preheat the air fryer to 375°F (190°C).
- Toss potatoes in olive oil and salt.
- Place in a single layer; cook 20 minutes, checking at 15 min.
- Slice a cross on top, gently squeeze to open, add toppings and serve.
Storing
Store leftovers in a covered container in the fridge up to 5 days. Reheat in the air fryer for best texture.
Recipe
Baked Mini Potatoes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs mini potatoes washed and dried
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoon coarse sea salt optional
Optional Toppings
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ cup chives
- ½ cup cheddar cheese shredded
- ½ cup bacon bits
Instructions
Oven Baked Method
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Put oil in a small bowl and sprinkle salt on a small plate.
- Leaving potatoes whole, dip in olive oil and roll in salt. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a fork easily pierces the potatoes.
- Remove baking sheet from the oven. Using tongs, transfer potatoes to a serving plate. Slice a cross in the top of each potato and gently squeeze to push the insides up. Add the optional toppings or your choice of other.
Air Fryer Method
- Preheat the air fryer to 375°F and set the time to 20 minutes. Spray or mix whole potatoes lightly with olive oil. Roll in salt (optional) and place in the air fryer basket or on the tray. Cook for 20 minutes. Gently pierce potato with a fork to check if they are cooked through. If not, continue cooking in 2 minute increments.
- Using tongs, transfer potatoes to a serving plate. Slice a cross in the top of each potato and gently squeeze to push the insides up. Add optional toppings, or your other favorite baked potato toppings.
Notes
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Veronika says
These are so cute and perfect for appetizers! We love baked potato so these bites were the perfect snack for our movie night.
Elaine says
OK, can I just say that I will need to make a TON of these because a) they are too cute; b) they will be gone in no time!
Marta says
These mini potatoes were not only tasty, they were so adorable and easy to make. I loved that I could make them easily in the air fryer. It saved me so much time!
Audrey says
I love this recipe for baked mini potatoes. This will be perfect for the holidays as a fun appetizer! especially for New Year's Eve, I can see this being a hit. Thanks for sharing and I can't wait to try these!
Enri Lemoine says
I made these last night for dinner and gosh, they are so delicious, I'll make them again this coming Sunday to devour them while watching the football game! Bingo!
Chef Dennis says
They are so cute and very delicious!
Audrey says
My kids loved these mini potato bites.
Sarah Vaughn says
I’m going to make them for a large St Patrick’s day party. I want to know if you have to warm again to melt the cheese, or does the warmth of the potatoes melts the cheese a bit
Thank you!!!
Kristina says
Hey Sarah..The warmth of the potatoes will melt the cheese! Enjoy!