Healthy Recipes Side Dishes Healthy Potato Side Dish Recipes Healthy Roasted Potato Recipes 14 Melting Potato Recipes That Are the Ultimate Combination of Creamy and Crispy By Camryn Alexa Wimberly Camryn Alexa Wimberly Camryn Wimberly is EatingWell's Editorial Fellow. As a food and mental health blogger, Camryn explores how food and cooking can help improve mental health and also be an avenue to connect with one's culture and heritage. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Published on November 2, 2024 Close Photo: Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle Once you get a taste of these melting potato recipes, you'll never want to make your spuds another way. The key to these creamy-on-the-inside, yet crispy-on-the-outside potatoes is to roast them at a very high temperature. You'll be rewarded with a delicious potato that will simply melt in your mouth. Recipes like Balsamic-Rosemary Butter Melting Potatoes and Everything But the Bagel Melting Potatoes are flavorful, warm and the perfect accompaniment to any dinner. 01 of 14 Balsamic-Rosemary Butter Melting Potatoes Photographer: Robby Lozano, Food Stylist: Jasmine Smith, Prop Stylist: Tucker Vines These melting potatoes earn their name with a technique that combines high-heat roasting and braising for a crispy outside and a wonderfully creamy texture inside. The broth cooks off, leaving behind a sweet and tangy coating. Serve them with roasted chicken or pork and a side salad for dinner. View Recipe 02 of 14 Everything But the Bagel Melting Potatoes Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle Everything bagel seasoning, featuring seeds, roasted garlic and onion flakes, offers a delightful blend of flavors and a satisfying crunch to these creamy and crispy potatoes. View Recipes 03 of 14 Melting Potatoes with Garlic, Prosciutto & Sage Photographer: Carson Downing, Food Stylist: Annie Probst, Prop Stylist: Joseph Wanek These potatoes live up to their name and then some! They melt in your mouth, with the edges getting lightly crisp. We leave the skin on the potatoes for texture and a boost of fiber. Sage, marjoram and prosciutto combine for a warm flavor. If you don't have marjoram on hand, use dried oregano or thyme in its place. View Recipe 04 of 14 Miso Melting Sweet Potatoes Inspired by melting potatoes, we gave the same treatment to sweet potatoes. The results? Roasted potatoes that are creamy on the inside but perfectly crisp on the outside. Adding miso to the butter mixture adds great umami flavor and helps the potatoes caramelize while baking. Don't skip lining the baking sheet or the miso-butter might burn on the pan and cause the sweet potatoes to stick. View Recipe 05 of 14 Melting Potatoes The name for these spuds hints at their creamy interior. Roasting these melting potatoes at high heat ensures they get crunchy on the outside. Then, adding a little broth at the end allows the potatoes to absorb the liquid, making the insides extra moist. View Recipe 06 of 14 Melting Potatoes with Creamy Lemon Dressing Jacob Fox These savory potatoes roast in a hot oven before they're bathed in broth and slathered in a creamy lemon-infused sauce. Serve these silky potatoes alongside roasted chicken or beef. View Recipe 07 of 14 Melting Sweet Potatoes with Sage Brown Butter Photography / Dera Burreson, Styling / Lauren McAnelly / Holly Rabikis Once you "melt" sweet potatoes, you won't want to make them any other way. These roasted sweet potatoes soak up broth to turn the interior into a creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture. A sage-brown butter sauce finishes these potatoes for a truly stunning side dish. View Recipe 08 of 14 Melting Sweet Potatoes with Mini Marshmallows If you like sweet potato casserole, you'll love these tender, creamy melted sweet potatoes. Slices of sweet potatoes "melt" into a savory broth with spices and are topped with mini marshmallows for a hint of sweetness at the end. They're perfect for Thanksgiving or anytime in fall or winter when cooler weather settles in. View Recipe 09 of 14 Lemon-Rosemary Melting Potatoes These full-flavored potatoes are a great new approach to your typical potato side dish. The potatoes roast, then "melt" with the flavors of lemon, rosemary and garlic. They're good enough for a special occasion, but easy enough for a weeknight. View Recipe 10 of 14 Melting Sweet Potatoes with Maple Butter As the name implies, these sweet potatoes melt right in your mouth. After browning in a hot oven, thick slices of sweet potato simmer in broth and soak up the flavors of maple syrup and lemon. This simple dish is great alongside roasted chicken or pork and makes a great Thanksgiving side dish. View Recipe 11 of 14 Garlic-Parmesan Melting Potatoes Crispy, buttery, cheesy, garlicky potatoes--what else could you ask for? Serve these melt-in-your-mouth potatoes alongside steak, pork chops, chicken or fish. If you have leftovers, throw them into a breakfast scramble the next morning. View Recipe 12 of 14 Melting Sweet Potatoes with Herbs & Garlic This savory spin on sweet potatoes uses earthy herbs and aromatics to help cut through the sweetness of the spuds, creating a beautifully balanced dish. Leaving the skins on helps the sweet potatoes retain some texture after being roasted, but they work just as well peeled. Look for sweet potatoes that are similar in diameter, which will help them cook at the same rate, and try smoked paprika instead of sweet to give them even more of a savory edge. View Recipe 13 of 14 Salt & Vinegar Melting Potatoes We love this method of roasting potatoes with broth because it creates a crispy exterior and a creamy interior. This recipe takes inspiration from one of our favorite potato chip flavors: salt and vinegar. Serve these potatoes alongside roasted chicken or with crispy fish for a fresh take on fish and chips. View Recipe 14 of 14 Sour Cream & Onion Melting Potatoes Try this fun spin on sour cream and onion potatoes. The potatoes roast, then "melt," absorbing a savory onion flavor. They're perfect for holidays but simple enough for a weeknight. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit