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Bunny Potato Croquettes

5 from 5 votes
Easter Appetizer

Ingredients
  

Mashed Potatoes
  • 5 medium Idaho Potatoes
  • 1 Garlic Clove minced
  • Sea Salt
  • 3 TBSP Butter
  • 1 /2 Cup Whole Milk
Croquettes
  • 6 Oz Cream Cheese room temperature
  • 2 Large Eggs beaten
  • ½ cup Shredded Cheddar
  • 3 tbs Parmesan
  • ½ TSP Onion Powder
  • 1 cup Almond Flour
  • 3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
  • Oil Spray

Method
 

  1. Peel and cut the potatoes
  2. Add to a pot with cold water that covers the potatoes (water line should sits 1 inch above the potatoes)
  3. Add the garlic and 1 TBSP salt and boil for 20 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle of a potato goes in easily
  4. Carefully drain out all of the water
  5. In a small saucepan, heat the butter, milk and 1 TBSP salt
  6. Pan-dry the potatoes
  7. After draining the water, return the potatoes to the stove and turn the heat down to low and shake gently for about 1 minute to help cook off some of the remaining steam within the potatoes
  8. Mash the potatoes, preferably with a potato masher (but a fork, spoon or immersion blender can work too)
  9. Stir everything together
  10. Pour half of the melted butter and milk mixture over the potatoes, and fold it in with a spoon or spatula until potatoes have soaked up the liquid
  11. Repeat with the remaining butter
  12. Mix the potatoes and cream cheese together, then add eggs, cheeses and onion powder
  13. Add almond flour and mix
  14. Place bunny silicone mold on baking sheet and mist with cooking spray
  15. Coat the bottom of each mold with a half teaspoon of Italian breadcrumbs and shake to ensure full coverage
  16. Dollop the potato mixture into the molds
  17. Generously sprinkle bread crumbs over molds and pat down with spatula
  18. Mist tops with cooking spray
  19. Place in freezer for at least one hour
  20. Pop the bunny croquettes out of the molds
  21. Air-fry at 400 degrees for 15 minutes
  22. Serve with sour cream, parsley and herbed bunny butter