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Home » Appetizers » Twice Baked Ranch Potato Poppers

Twice Baked Ranch Potato Poppers

February 1, 2016 by Danielle Green 7 Comments

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Twice Baked Ranch Potato Poppers are a crowd-pleaser with light and fluffy mashed potatoes mixed with Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning and light sour cream in a potato skin topped with shredded Parmesan for the perfect bite-sized appetizer!

Twice Baked Ranch Potato Poppers are a crowd-pleaser with light and fluffy mashed potatoes mixed with Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning and light sour cream in a potato skin topped with shredded Parmesan for the perfect bite-sized appetizer!

Twice Baked Ranch Potato Poppers

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I don’t know that I have ever met someone who doesn’t love twice baked potatoes. It is understandable why they are such a universally loved side dish. Cheesy whipped potatoes in a salty potato skin. So good!

I decided to take this classic side dish and turn it into a bite-sized appetizer that is sure to please any crowd. I opted to keep these little red skinned potatoes on the lighter side with just a dash of Parmesan cheese and light sour cream. Some Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning is the finishing touch for a nice punch of flavor!

Twice Baked Ranch Potato Poppers are a crowd-pleaser with light and fluffy mashed potatoes mixed with Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning and light sour cream in a potato skin topped with shredded Parmesan for the perfect bite-sized appetizer!

While mashed potatoes are quite easy to make, there is one singular way you can screw them up. Mixing them too much. I learned this the hard way unfortunately. One time while I was making a batch of potatoes, I had my food processor on the counter, half cleaned from making something else and figured I may as well just make the potatoes in there instead of making more dishes… NOT a good idea.

Twice Baked Ranch Potato Poppers are a crowd-pleaser with light and fluffy mashed potatoes mixed with Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning and light sour cream in a potato skin topped with shredded Parmesan for the perfect bite-sized appetizer!

I let the potatoes and cream blend for quite a while until I figured it must be nice and creamy at that point. I snapped off the lid of the processor excited to see a nice light whipped potato. Boy was I disappointed when what I found instead was a gooey, glue like substance. In my novice mashed potato making days, I didn’t understand that if you beat potatoes just slightly too much, the starches would release and turn them into a gooey mess.

So be wise and learn from my mistake. Mash your potatoes by hand or ever so carefully with a hand mixer, but NEVER EVER with a food processor!

Twice Baked Ranch Potato Poppers are a crowd-pleaser with light and fluffy mashed potatoes mixed with Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning and light sour cream in a potato skin topped with shredded Parmesan for the perfect bite-sized appetizer!
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Twice Baked Ranch Potato Poppers are a crowd-pleaser with light and fluffy mashed potatoes mixed with Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning and light sour cream in a potato skin topped with shredded Parmesan for the perfect bite-sized appetizer!

Twice Baked Ranch Potato Poppers

Yield: 8
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes

Twice Baked Ranch Potato Poppers are a crowd-pleaser with light and fluffy mashed potatoes mixed with Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning and light sour cream in a potato skin topped with shredded Parmesan for the perfect bite-sized appetizer!

Ingredients

  • 2 lb. small baby red potatoes
  • 1/2 c. light sour cream
  • 1 Tbsp. Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning
  • 1/3 c. shredded Parmesan
  • optional - finely chopped cilantro or parsley

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 400°. Wash and pat dry the potatoes and place them on a lined baking sheet.
  2. Bake the potatoes at 400° for 30-40 minutes, or until soft. Remove the potatoes from the oven and allow to cool to touch.
  3. Slice each potato in half and scoop out the center of the flesh using a melon baller or small cookie scoop.
  4. Add the sour cream and ranch seasoning to the potatoes and mash by hand until smooth. Pipe the mixture back into the potatoes and bake at 400° for 10 min. Remove the potatoes from the oven and quickly top each one with a sprinkle of parmesan cheeese and return to the oven to bake an additional 5 min.
  5. Serve immediately.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
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Comments

  1. Julie Evink says

    February 1, 2016 at 10:37 am

    These look TERRIFIC! Why is everything better in mini form?

    Reply
    • Danielle Green says

      February 1, 2016 at 10:42 am

      Maybe because we don’t feel as guilty? Lol

      Reply
  2. Melissa says

    February 2, 2018 at 10:11 am

    4 stars
    Yum! Do you think it would be more delicious with a cheddar cheese topping, or should I stick with Parmesan?

    Reply
    • Danielle Green says

      February 2, 2018 at 7:27 pm

      Parmesan actually adds more flavor,but cheddar would be good too!

      Reply

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