Deep fried mashed potato balls

Mashed potato balls are a delicious appetizer that is crisp on the outside and soft, tender, and cheesy inside. Best way to use leftover mashed potatoes!

Potato croquettes, or crispy deep fried mashed potatoes is one of the very best ways to use leftover mashed potatoes. Everyone loves these!

Cheesy and gooey from the inside, crispy and crunchy from the outside, these melt-in-the-mouth Potato Balls stuffed with cheese are the perfect snack.

Mashed Potato Balls - crispy fried mashed potato balls loaded with bacon and cheddar cheese. The best recipe to use up leftover mashed potatoes.

These are as epically delicious as the name would imply!

Transform your leftover mashed potatoes into crispy, golden, cheesy delights with this air fryer mashed potato balls recipe.

Deep Fried Loaded Mashed Potato Bites are crunchy little balls loaded with cheese, bacon, and green onions, then deep fried. Perfect for entertaining.

Cheesy loaded potato balls have a crispy shell stuffed with loaded mashed potato and gooey mozzarella, all deep fried to perfection.

These aren't croquettes (they're not coated in breadcrumbs) and they're not fritters either (there's no batter involved). You gotta admit, they do look a lot like a Southern hushpuppy (no cornmeal in them though), and, although similar, they sure as hell aren't my rendition of Tater Tots (a manufactured shredded hash-brown-type product mixed with flour). These are, in fact, deep-fried mashed potatoes. My grandmother, an Eastern European heritaged woman, who knew a thing or two about potato…

Cheesy fried mashed potato balls are the perfect way to use up leftover mashed potatoes, transforming the side dish into a crispy appetizer!