Vertical slicing and an extra-long roast in the oven make these potatoes both beautiful and delicious. Look at all those crispy edges!

Photography Credit: Sally Vargas

When is a baked potato not a baked potato? When it’s a hasselback potato!

These crispy, crunchy, buttery potatoes with their accordion-like appearance take only a little more effort than a baked potato and are a knockout when served alongside a special dinner. Think holiday roast, date night steak, or Easter ham.

Video! How to Make Hasselback Potatoes

Where Do Hasselback Potatoes Come From?

A Swedish chef at a restaurant called Hasselbacken in Stockholm back in the 1950s purportedly invented these potatoes. Rest his soul and bless him to the nines.

How to Cut Hasselback Potatoes

Here’s how it works: Slice the potatoes thinly, accordion style, but stop short of cutting all the way through so the slices remain attached at the bottom. Leave them unpeeled!

Here’s a trick! To help guide your slices, place a chopsticks on either side of the potato while you cut — this will help to keep you from accidentally slicing through.

Drizzle the potatoes with plenty of butter and olive oil, and sprinkled with salt. Give them an extra-long roast in the oven so that the insides have time to become creamy and the outsides turn golden and crisp.

What Kind of Potatoes Work Best for Hasselback?

You can use just about any potato with this method, but I like Yukon Golds for their creamy texture and because the fist-sized potatoes are usually just the right size for one person. But don’t rule out larger Russets and sweet potatoes, or even small red potatoes. These also make good hasselback potatoes; just keep an eye on the portion sizes.

How to Season Hasselback Potatoes

We have dressed these potatoes simply with salt, pepper, melted butter, and olive oil. Other herbs such as thyme or rosemary in combination with the parsley would do nicely here, as would using all butter or all olive oil. You also could gussy up your potatoes with garlic, breadcrumbs, chopped nuts, Parmesan or other cheese.

But really, why would you? These frilled potatoes are decidedly scrumptious all on their own, and deserve their place in spud heaven as is.

How to Reheat Hasselback Potatoes

To reheat, place on a baking sheet or baking dish and bake at 350°F for 10 to 15 minutes, or until hot all the way through.

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