Crispy Leaf Potatoes

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Crispy Leaf Potatoes - the BEST roasted potatoes you'll ever make! Crazy delicious sliced potatoes that taste like layers of potato chips. Make this for holidays or every day!!

Crispy roasted leaf potatoes in a baking tray.
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What Are Leaf Potatoes

Leaf potatoes are roasted potatoes by Australian celebrity chef Donna Hay.

The potatoes are sliced thinly and they are arranged piece by piece in a baking sheet. As the potatoes are paper thin, and they do look like leaves, hence the name leaf potatoes.

Top down shot of quick and easy crispy leaf potatoes.

The Best Roasted Potatoes For Holidays Or Every Day

The best roasted potatoes recipe is crispy bay leaf potatoes.

You haven’t tried roasted potatoes until you have tried these crispy leaf potatoes. Believe me!

Imagine layers upon layers of super crispy potatoes that taste like potato chips, seasoned with rosemary, butter and salt. My mouth is watering at the very thought.

The texture is unlike any roasted potatoes I have ever tasted. I personally think that it’s way better than hasselback potatoes, smashed potatoes or scalloped potatoes.


How Do You Make Crispy Roasted Potatoes

Sliced potatoes.

I am going to show you the tips and techniques:

  • Use a Mandoline Slicer to slice the potatoes to thin pieces. Click here to buy.
  • Dab off the moisture on the potato slices with paper towels.
  • Arrange the sliced potatoes upright in a baking pan and bake at 400F.

Butter Or Duck Fat For Roasted Potatoes

Crispy baked leaf potatoes with butter.

The original recipe by Donna Hay calls for duck fat. Any foodies who have tried duck fat with roasted potatoes will never go back to butter again.

For this recipe, I used butter, but go ahead and use duck fat if you like. Duck fat is supposed to be “healthier” as it has higher percentage of monounsaturated fat, at 55% while butter has only 26%.


Layers Upon Layers Of Crispy Goodness!

Close up of crispy leaf potatoes.

Crispy leaf potatoes is an amazing side dish any time of the year. They are perfect for special occasions such as Thanksgiving or Christmas.

The reason is simple: they are very easy to make, with simple ingredients, but the presentation has a wow factor and the taste and texture are absolutely delightful.

Try this recipe, and use duck fat, if you will. Enjoy!

You can also turn this recipe into sweet potatoes, check out this Crispy Baked Sweet Potatoes recipe.


Mandoline Slicer

OXO Good Grips Adjustable Handheld Mandoline Slicer

I recommend the following OXO Good Grips Adjustable Handheld Mandoline Slicer. It’s available on Amazon for $14.99.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many calories per serving?

This recipe is only 559 calories per serving.

Crispy baked sweet potatoes in tray.

What To Serve With Crispy Leaf Potatoes

For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.

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4.42 from 230 votes

Crispy Leaf Potatoes

Crispy Leaf Potatoes – the BEST roasted potatoes you'll ever make. Crazy delicious sliced potatoes that taste like potato chips. Make this for holidays or every day!
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 10 People
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Ingredients  

  • 9 lbs. (4kg) potatoes, peeled, yukon gold or russet
  • 12 oz. (350g) melted unsalted butter , or 11 oz. (311g) duck fat
  • 3 teaspoons Maldon sea salt flakes, preferred or salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 teaspoons chopped rosemary or oregano

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F (207°C).
  • Using a Mandoline Slicer, thinly slice the peeled potatoes length ways. Pat dry the potatoes with paper towels.
    Sliced potatoes
  • Place the sliced potatoes in a large bowl. Using your hands, toss with butter (or duck fat), 2 teaspoons salt, black pepper and about 2 teaspoons of chopped rosemary until fully coated.
  • Carefully place the potatoes upright, from left to right, in a baking tray (I used a 8×11" (20x28cm) baking tray) until the tray is full. Do not pack in the potatoes too tightly, as this impacts the crispiness.
  • Bake for an hour, or until the potatoes are golden and crispy. Garnish with the remaining salt and the rosemary or oregano. Serve immediately.

Video

Notes

Watch the cooking video on this page for step-by-step guide.
Recipe sources: Donna Hay and Peter’s Food Adventures.

Nutrition

Serving: 10People, Calories: 559kcal, Carbohydrates: 71g, Protein: 9g, Fat: 28g, Saturated Fat: 18g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 73mg, Sodium: 726mg, Potassium: 1730mg, Fiber: 9g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 861IU, Vitamin C: 80mg, Calcium: 59mg, Iron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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149 Comments

  1. Lang Walsh says:

    Thank you for sharing, this recipe looks simple yet delicious and I want to try it but want to check the proportions; this calls for 9 pounds of potatoes for 8 servings, is that correct? Because that would mean each serving was a little over a pound a person, which seems like an awful lot for a side dish. Does it cook down a lot or something similar?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      You can cut down the recipe in halves if you like.

      1. Mary Tognazzini says:

        I JUST WENT WITH 2 PONDS. COOKING FOR TWO ISN’T EASY. LOVED IT AND PERFECT WITH SOUR CREAM.

  2. Raquel says:

    Delicious ? especially a plus when kids enjoy it ? Thank you!

  3. Jeffrey Raiffe says:

    This recipe looks quite tasty.

    However, it is using a very large amount of butter. Over 600 calories for a side dish is quite a lot.

    Is there any way to have the crunchy potato chip taste while at the same time using far less butter?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      You can cut the butter if you like. If you stack the sliced potatoes like my video they will be crispy.

  4. Grazor says:

    For eight people 9lbs of potatoes, is that correct? Yet 3 teaspoons of salt and one of black pepper..,,Just wondering if there is a mistake in the recipe portions.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      There is no mistake in the recipe.

      1. Grazor says:

        Ok thank you. I will be trying this dish at the weekend as a side dish for a dinner party. Will have to take a pik. Yours looks outstanding.

        1. Rasa Malaysia says:

          Awesome happy cooking!

    2. UncleTony says:

      Nine lbs of potatoes is insane How thin is thin? 1/8 1/4 inch makes a difference for cooking time Thyme works well.

      1. Rasa Malaysia says:

        Please check the video embedded in the post.

        1. Pam says:

          I checked the video but it just says slide thin not an exact size. I am very excited about making these.
          Pam

  5. Amy says:

    Can you prep this a day ahead of time and then just bake right before serving?

  6. Becky Slaybaugh says:

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious! Buttery and herby and crispy. Will definitely make again! I ended up cutting back to 1/3 of everything and it was the perfect amount for a family of four, with some leftover. Donโ€™t have a mandolin, but used my food processor and these came out great.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Hi Becky, thanks for trying this crispy leaf potatoes recipe.

    2. DONNA J MCCOSHAM says:

      Becky, I also want to cut the recipe to 1/3, what size of pan did you use?
      Thanks, Donna

  7. Eileen says:

    Would I be able to slice the potatoes in my food processor? The feed is narrower. would this effect the cooking time as the slices would be be narrower?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      You can try. Just eyeball the potatoes in the oven. Once the top become crispy you are fine.

  8. tj says:

    Hello, 9 lbs. of potatoes? Is that correct? Thank you!

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Yes. Or you can use less.

  9. ROMA PATE says:

    HEY LANCE…RELAX. And go and find 29 friends and make the recipie with 9 # of POTATOES…and enjoy…or go and buy a bag of potato chips. We are all learning and having fun here.. JUST RELAX

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      :)

  10. Larry Joseph Morgan says:

    Nine pounds of potatoes? I don’t have any intentions of cooking for a family reunion. Can we pare this down for 2 – 4 people?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      You sure can, just reduce the recipe in half.

      1. Larry Joseph Morgan says:

        I get it, but occasionally, the math doesn’t work for certain recipes. Thank you. I’ll give it a shot and try to make it for two, and let you know how it turned out. Larry

        1. Rasa Malaysia says:

          Hi Larry, awesome, please report back as I would love to know! :)

    2. Yen says:

      Do you melt the butter