12 Ways to Turn Potatoes Into Breakfast, From Hash to Sticky Buns (2024)

Make the most of potatoes in the morning with pancakes, latkes, or hash browns, or utilize leftovers with breakfast hash recipes.

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Updated on September 29, 2023

12 Ways to Turn Potatoes Into Breakfast, From Hash to Sticky Buns (1)

Prepare a filling, flavorful start to the day with these breakfast potato recipes, from hash browns and breakfast hash to latkes and sweet potato pancakes. Whether you have leftovers to repurpose or a brunch spread to keep interesting, breakfast potatoes can feed a crowd and pair perfectly with eggs. Dig in with a satisfying breakfast potato recipe among our favorites.

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Breakfast Potatoes

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These savory and golden breakfast potatoes can be customized with your favorite spice blend or dashes of hot sauce.

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Candied Sweet Potato Pancakes

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Mashed sweet potatoes give these light, fluffy pancakes a beautiful color and keeps them extra moist and tender. Flecked with orange zest and studded with crunchy walnuts, they're a decadent fall breakfast and a great way to use leftover candied sweet potatoes the morning after Thanksgiving.

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Potato Pancakes

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The trick to a crispy potato pancake that holds together well is to use Russet potatoes, which have a high starch content. You can grate the potatoes on a box grater, or a food processor makes this recipe especially fast and easy.

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Julia Child's Hash Browns

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These potatoes are crispy outside, creamy inside, and delicious with fried eggs.

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Latke Breakfast Hash

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Pastry chef Caroline Schiff, who loves to fry up latkes the way her great-grandmother did, likes to use a dash of pimentón, Spanish smoked paprika, to give extra depth to this eggy, savory breakfast dish.

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Chicken Hash with Eggs

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Jonathan Waxman uses leftover chicken in a hash with green pepper, onion and jalapeños for a nice, hearty breakfast that welcomes a dash of hot sauce.

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Hash Brown Chaat

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Sweet, spiced apple butter chutney and an herbaceous green chutney, crunchy toppings, and plenty of spices and herbs make this potato-based dish, from blogger and cookbook author Hetal Vasavada, a riot of texture and flavors. Top scrambled eggs with the green chutney, too.

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Sweet Potato Hash Browns

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Kay Chun tops sweet potatoes and smoky poblano peppers with a fried egg for a savory, hearty breakfast.

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Potato, Mushroom, and Chicken Hash

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This hash is the perfect place to use leftover cooked turkey or chicken. Just toss it in at the end with the mushrooms, and top the brunch favorite with a fried egg.

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