These delicious Baked Breakfast Hash Browns are healthy and easy to make! You only need 3 ingredients!
I’ve never been one to eat at fast food restaurants very much, especially not burger ones, but McDonald’s hash browns have always been a weakness of mine. I’m a little embarrassed to admit that, but I’m guessing I’m not the only one who feels that way, or at least I hope not! They are salty, crispy and potato-y, which happen to be 3 of my favorite traits when it comes to food.
I don’t eat at McDonald’s these days but I still need to get my hash brown fix, so I decided to make my own and they are so good! If you liked my 4-Ingredient Zucchini Tater Tots then you are going to love these too! And, if you don’t count the olive oil or salt as ingredients there is really only 1 main ingredient in these hash browns! But, I highly recommend topping them with avocado slices. Avocado hash browns are a close rival to avocado toast!
There are a few steps to making these hash browns but they aren’t hard at all. You boil the potatoes until you can stick a fork in them but there is some give in the middle. You will be grating them so you want to be able to hold onto them without them falling apart. Next, you gotta be patient and wait for them to cool down until you can handle them. I’ve made these a few times and I am really bad at being patient and have gotten a few burned finger on more than one occasion.
After they are cooled you can peel them, grate them, toss them with some salt and form them into hash browns. Bake until brown and crispy and you have some breakfast hash browns that are 10 times better than the fast food ones 🙂
Print3-Ingredient Baked Breakfast Hash rowns
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
- 4 medium sized russet potatoes
- 2 teaspoons salt
- Olive oil, about 2 tablespoons
Instructions
- Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with cold water. Bring potatoes to a boil and boil until just fork tender, 20-25 minutes. You want there to be a little give in the middle so you can still grate them on a cheese grater.
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Drain the potatoes and let cool until you are able to handle them without burning yourself. Peel the potatoes either with you hands (the skin will come off easily) or with a potato peeler. Grate the potatoes, using the large side of the cheese grater, and place grated potatoes into a large bowl. Add salt and toss the potatoes until it is evenly mixed in. I used about 2 teaspoons but you can salt to taste if you would like.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Use your hands to form the potatoes into patties. You can do whatever shape and thickness you like. I prefer them to be about 1/4 inch thick. Brush the top of each hash brown with a small amount of olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake hash browns until browned and crispy on each side, about 50 minutes, flipping once.
- Enjoy with ketchup or avocado slices, if desired. Recipe makes about 12 hash browns depending on how thick you make them.
Notes
-Hash browns can be made ahead of time and frozen for up to a month. Make sure to freeze them before baking them and place parchment paper between each hash brown so that they don’t stick together.
-You can also adjust the recipe amounts if you want to make a huge batch of these or if you just want to make a few.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 70 mins
- Category: Breakfast, Gluten Free, Vegan
I’m using Golden potatoes instead of russets. And let’s just say they don’t need to boil for as long. I ended up with mashed hashed browns. I’m going to baken them in the morning I’ll update after they’re gone to let you know how well it works.
OH no! I hope it works for you anyway!
I have made these several times and they are delicious! I want to make some ahead of time and freeze them. Just wondering how long they need to be baked from frozen?
Thanks!
Yah! So glad you like them! Hmm, I would probably bake them for about 45 minutes from frozen. Just make sure to check on them just in case they don’t need quite so much time 🙂
Hey! These look great! I love that I can freeze and reheat them, perfect for breakfast! I was wondering if anyone has a rough estimate of the nutrition information, thanks! xoxo
Hi Lucy, I don’t currently have them up, but am working on getting them added to more of my recipes, sorry!
Thank you so much for this recipe! I airfried them with no oil and they came out perfect.
Awesome! I need to get an air fryer!
By “give” do you mean resistance? The word give implies “gives way” – that it’s soft in the middle and the fork passes through easily. But do you want there the be some firmness left in the middle?
Hi Christine, sorry, yes you do want their to be some firmness in the middle. I guess when I said “give” I meant that you want some give on the outside but firmness on the inside. Sorry that wasn’t clear!
Have these in the oven now and they smell amazing. We had baked potatoes for supper last night and I popped 2 extra in the oven for a small batch of hash browns. Can’t wait to try experimenting by adding oregano or rosemary to the mix.
Yah! I hope you enjoy them! I love the sound of adding some extra herbs 🙂
Hi love ur recipe! And i love how its vegan in a way but ummm one really stupid question sorry uhh can i cook them on a pan???
Not a stupid question! I would probably recommend baking them in the oven because they do need some time for the potatoes to completely cook through, but you can easily re-heat them in a pan once they’ve baked in the oven 🙂
A little late to the game, but these look amaaazing! I’m making breakfast for my boyfriend for Valentine’s Day and these will be on the menu! 🙂 Just one question: For flipping them… so that’s just leaving the oven on and baking and I just take them out, flip, and back in? Or am I missing something? I love to cook, but am still getting over my nerves around ovens… [ya I know…] so just wanted to make sure I’m doing it right. 🙂 Thanks!
Hi Rhianna, sorry for the delay! Not missing anything at all! Yes, Just take them out, flip them over and put them back in 🙂 I hope your boyfriend enjoys them!
These hash browns are spectacular! Thanks so much for the recipe!
Awesome!! So glad you liked them! 🙂
I love to make home made burgers with hashbrowns instead of buns but i usually buy the boxed frozen hashbrowns. I ran out of my boxed ones so i googled it. Your recipe looks the best…..and baked not fried! Even better!
That sounds awesome to use hash browns instead of buns! I hope you enjoy them 🙂