Tacky Gruyere Candy Potato Stacks

A candy potato recipe that’s tacky and buttery with a burst of recent thyme! If you would like a recipe for candy potatoes that could be a little exterior the field however superb, it’s important to attempt these Tacky Gruyere Candy Potato Stacks!

Each Christmas we make a tacky potato dish with gruyere cheese. They’re stacked excessive in a muffin tin and get all crispy and great. This yr we determined to make them with candy potatoes, and we’re obsessive about the candy and salty taste of those Tacky Gruyere Candy Potato Stacks!

I do know after we consider candy potato facet dishes, we consider brown sugar and marshmallows, however I’m telling you, buddies, the sweetness of the candy potatoes paired with the saltiness of the cheeses makes the angels sing! And that recent pop of thyme…I’m completely satisfied dancing across the kitchen! Arms waving, eyes closed, licking my lips and my bootie shakin’…you get that visible?!

How one can Make Candy Potato Stacks

I wish to get the candy potatoes ready first. Peel two giant candy potatoes after which slice them. We all the time use our favourite mandoline to get these skinny good slices, however you may completely do it by hand if you happen to don’t have a mandoline. Let’s see these mad knife abilities!

When your candy potatoes are prepped, preheat your oven to 400 levels Fahrenheit and spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. You’ll use all 12 cups of the muffin tin. Place the candy potatoes in a bowl and add the melted butter. Stir totally, separating the candy potato slices by hand if wanted. You need all the things deliciously coated in butter!

Mix the cheeses, salt, garlic and thyme in a medium bowl or plastic bag. Place two slices of candy potato into every cup and scoop one teaspoon of the cheese and spices combination into every cup and repeat the layers till you attain the highest of every cup. Make sure your final layer is cheese! You’ll need that yummy tacky goodness on high!

Place the pan within the oven rigorously (you don’t need these completely constructed stacks to tip over)! Tent the muffin pan with a chunk of foil and be certain the foil doesn’t contact the highest of the potatoes. The cheese will stick and then you definitely’ll lose that high tacky layer (tragedy!). Bake for quarter-hour with the foil after which take away it and bake an extra half-hour or till the cheese is beginning to flip golden. Scoop these golden scrumptious stacks from the pan with a big spoon and and serve them sizzling!

What to Eat with this Candy Potato Recipe?

It is a good facet dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Strive it alongside facet our Turkey in a Bowl for Thanksgiving or with Prime Rib for Christmas! However you don’t want a vacation to make these! They go nice with nearly any meal…steak, salmon, entire roasted hen, and I might go on and on!

What’s Gruyere Cheese?

Gruyere cheese is a tough yellow Swiss cheese that has a nutty, candy however barely salty taste. And better of all, it’s tremendous melty! We love the flavour it paired with each common potatoes and candy potatoes.

What’s the Distinction Between Candy Potatoes and Yams?

Yams are literally kind of candy potato. Most individuals assume that the orange candy potato is a “yam”, and completely different than “candy potatoes”. Candy potatoes are available in a number of varieties, white, yellow, orange and purple, however, they’re all candy potatoes.

How Do You Slice Candy Potatoes So Skinny?

I discussed above that we favor to make use of a mandoline to get uniform and skinny slices. In case you have a pleasant sharp knife and endurance, you may completely slice them by hand. Mandolines are useful little kitchen units to have available. We like it for our smoked gruyere scalloped potatoes with leeks, our favourite tacky potato casserole facet dish or for making do-it-yourself potato chips! I additionally use a mandoline to avoid wasting time once I’m slicing the carrots for our tacky floor beef and rice casserole!

Is There a Trick or Eradicating Thyme Leaves Rapidly?

There can be nothing extra tedious than eradicating thyme leaves one after the other! Right here is a few tips to eradicating them rapidly. Take away all of the smaller stems coming off the primary central stem. The stem for these are usually skinny and never woody, to allow them to be chopped up with the leaves. When you’ve got the smaller stems faraway from the primary stem, seize the stem on the thinner finish and firmly slide your fingers down the primary stem going the other way that leaves are rising. This could pop the leaves proper off. Discard the stem and provides the leaves and smaller stems a tough chop.

Storage Suggestions

Retailer leftover candy potato stacks in an hermetic container within the fridge. They’ll maintain for 4-5 days.

They are often warmed up within the microwave or for greatest outcomes, reheat them within the oven so the cheese will get all crispy once more. Set the oven to 350 levels and plan on 7-10 minutes or till heated via.

It is a candy potato recipe everybody goes to ask for! That crispy tacky mixed with the candy potato and the burst of recent thyme goes to maintain you coming again for extra!

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