Potato cakes with leftover mashed potatoes

Five ingredients is all it takes to make Granny’s Leftover Mashed Potato Cakes. Using a base of your favorite leftover real mashed potatoes, you can easily make this economical side dish that the whole family will love.

Real Mashed Potato Cake Recipe
Where did Granny’s Leftover Mashed Potato Cakes recipe come from? You guessed it, my granny. She was the mother of eight hungry children, five of which were boys. Did I mention that they were dairy farmers, and the kids got up extra early to milk the cows? There wasn’t a lot of extra money sitting around, so Granny made every meal count.

Mashed Potato Cakes are an economical way to use up leftover mashed potatoes. You’ve already made those delicious mashed potatoes, so don’t let the leftovers go to waste. Make a whole new side dish from the leftovers.

My friend Maryann’s grandma also re-purposed her mashed potatoes but she used them in a potato salad! Maryann was nice enough to share the recipe with me so you can try it too! (Check out her sweet cornbread recipe too.)