Cheesy Mini Gratin Dauphinois Potato Stacks - these creamy little beauties are like mini individual serves of au gratin potatoes, made in a muffin tin!
These little gems are my Mini Gratin Dauphinois Potato Stacks. So easy to make and taste amazing! Easy enough to throw together on a weeknight, but also fancy enough for a special occasion. Don't let the fancy french name intimidate you...
They are basically just stacked slices of potato in a muffin tin along with cheese and cream then baked, so they come out like mini potato gratin stacks in a muffin pan!
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What is gratin dauphinois
Gratin dauphinois is a french recipe of sliced potatoes mixed with cheese and milk or cream then baked. This kind of dish goes by many names. It can be scalloped potatoes, and here in Australia we call it potato bake - just to name a few!
How to make mini gratin dauphinois stacks
- Spray a 12 hole muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
- Peel your potatoes, then slice them thinly - I use a mandolin for this.
- Add cream, parmesan & garlic to potatoes and mix to coat well.
- Add salt & pepper to taste.
- Distribute the potato slices evenly into the muffin tin holes and bake.
They are like mini individual serves of au gratin potatoes!
And check out their little crispy bottoms!
More potato recipes you may like
Extra Crispy Potatoes - super crispy and crunchy baked potatoes, glass-like on the outside but fluffy in the middle.
Warm Mustard Potato Salad without Mayo - potatoes paired with bacon and leek, in a tangy mustard garlic dressing, finished with fresh parsley.
Spinach Mashed Potatoes - fluffy and creamy mashed potatoes, loaded with baby spinach, herbs and feta - the complete side dish.
These cute little mini gratin dauphinois stacks also make a very impressive (but really simple!) side dish for your next dinner party or family gathering.
Lee-Ann ♥
📖 Recipe
Cheesy Mini Gratin Dauphinois Potato Stacks
Ingredients
- 800 g potatoes thinly sliced
- 4 tablespoon cream
- 4 tablespoon grated fresh parmesan
- cooking/olive oil spray
- 2 garlic cloves crushed/minced
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 200c.
- Grease a 12 hole muffin tin with olive oil/cooking spray.
- Add cream (4 tblsp), parmesan (4 tblsp) and garlic (2 cloves) to potatoes and mix, making sure slices are well coated. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Divide potato mixture evenly between muffin tin holes.
- Bake for 50 mins or until potato is cooked through and the tops are crisp.
Notes
- The potatoes I use for the stacks are just the common brushed potatoes (sebago) available in every Australian supermarket.
- I use a mandolin to slice the potatoes.
Marilee
Look wonderful Can't wait to try them!
Ellen
Can I make these potatoes with garlic, oil and herbs instead of the cheese?
Alethea abbott
Hi Lee Anne;
What type of cream...heavy cream?
Lee-Ann
Hi Alethea,
the cream I used is pure cream (35% milk fat with no added thickeners).
L x
Donna
I’m very excited to try these. They look delicious.
Lee-Ann
Thanks Donna x
Elsie
What is a mandolin? What is conversion foe 200 c? In English.
Lee-Ann
Hi Elsie
A mandolin is a small hand-held kitchen slicer that is used to thinly slice vegetables. 200c converts to 390f.
Hope this helps you out
L x
Gayle
How many potatoes are 800 grams please
Lee-Ann
Hi Gayle! 800g of potatoes is equivalent to 1.76 pounds. Hope this helps!
Malwina
Can I "marinate" them in the evening day before? Sorry for my english - it's not my native language.
Lee-Ann
Hi Malwina! It sounds like you want to prepare these ahead of time. My suggestion would be to slice the potatoes and keep them in the fridge covered with water overnight. Then drain them well and start at step 2. Hope this helps!
Malwina
I will try to do this ccording to your suggestion. Thank you 🙂 Greetings from Poland
Lee-Ann
My pleasure Malwina! Greetings from Australia 🙂
Sandra
Soundds great. Love the muffin tin idea because I always overdo it then end up eating the dish for 3 or 4 days. In a muffin tin I can be very precise to only have enough leftovers for one time! Thank you so much! Sandra
Lee-Ann
You're welcome Sandra!
Thamsanqa
Could this be considered as a classic French dish
Bonnie
I can’t wait to make these for my grandson! Is there an exact measurement of cream and cheese? I didn’t see it in the recipe and don’t want to wing it. Thanks
Bonnie
Lee-Ann
Hi Bonnie!
It should be there when see the recipe card at the bottom of the post. 4 tablespoons of cream and 4 tablespoons of cheese (parmesan). Hope you enjoy them, L x
Anna
I'm going to try them with Hashbrown potatoes & everything else the same. Ill let you know how that comes out.
Lee-Ann
Sounds yum Anna, can't wait to find out!
Tatiana Popescu
No comment about the recipe except that it looks lovely and I will try it. I wanted to get emails in the future about other recipes.
Lee-Ann
That's great Tatiana, welcome aboard! L x
Janette
I am making tonite and adding some
Bacon and chives to see how that tastes..so dang cute!
Lee-Ann
Sounds yummy Janette!