This is the BEST TWICE BAKED POTATOES RECIPE and I’m going to tell you exactly how to make it. This creamy, cheesy, crispy Twice Baked Potato recipe is just too good and I can’t get enough of it. These potatoes are the perfect side dish for any meal. They are filled with all the best ingredients and they’re absolutely filled with flavor too!
Best Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe
Learn how to make a twice baked potato with the BEST twice baked potatoes recipe!
I love a good baked potato, but I love a Twice Baked Potato twice as much! A crispy potato shell filled with mashed potatoes…tell me what’s not to love? This is the BEST Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe and I can’t get enough of it. Cheese, sour cream, bacon, and buttermilk are all mixed in with the potatoes, and then scooped back into the baked potato shell. Doesn’t that just sound incredible?
Twice Baked Potatoes just seem a little fancier than regular baked potatoes. Maybe it’s just the presentation, with the mashed potatoes overflowing out of the shell, and covered with extra cheese and bacon bits. I love the mix of crispy skin and creamy potato when you bite into a twice baked potato. Okay, I’m drooling now…
This is the BEST Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe. I love the mix of crispy and creamy in a Twice Baked Potato, and I can’t get enough of it!
How to Make Twice Baked Potatoes
Twice Baked Potatoes aren’t that complicated to make. However, they do take a bit of time. You are baking them twice, after all!
Here’s a quick run-down on How to Make Twice Baked Potatoes:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees & place whole potatoes on the middle rack
- Bake potatoes for about 45 minutes to 1 hour (until tender)
- Remove potatoes from oven & let cool
- Cut each potato open and scoop out the inside, leaving the skin in tact
- Put the potato shells back in the oven to crisp them up
- Mash the potatoes together with sour cream, buttermilk, cheese, & butter
- Fill the potato shells with the mashed potato mixture, and add the remaining cheese, bacon, & scallions on top
- Now broil the potatoes for about 5-10 minutes
It takes quite a few steps to make these twice baked potatoes, but it’s totally worth it! Once you take a bite of the crispy, creamy, cheesy potato, you won’t want to make them any other way. This is the best twice baked potatoes recipe, and the taste will tell you why.
See the recipe card for more detailed instructions before cooking.
How to make Baked Potatoes
If Twice Baked Potatoes aren’t your thing and you prefer a classic Oven Baked Potato, you’re in luck! We have a post with all of our tips and tricks for How to Cook a Baked Potato, and its piping hot and ready for you. Enjoy!
How long do you cook a twice baked potato in the oven?
Initially, you will cook the baked potatoes in the oven for about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Once they are cooked, you’ll move on to the mashing and broiling of the twice baked potatoes. Once the potatoes have been refilled with the mashed potato mixture, you will broil them for another 5-10 minutes.
How long can you keep twice baked potatoes in the fridge?
If you have leftover twice baked potatoes, you can store them in the refrigerator for a few days. Just put them back in the oven on broil to reheat them.
What do you put in twice baked potatoes?
The best part about twice baked potatoes is the filling! Of course you have the mashed potato that you put back in the shell, but it’s the other ingredients that make them so tasty. I added cheese, buttermilk, scallions, bacon, and sour cream to the best twice baked potatoes recipe. But you can get creative and add so many different things to them. Try any type of cheese you like, peppers, caramelized onions, parsley, cilantro, chives, or toasted pecans. The possibilities are endless!
What to eat with a Twice Baked Potato
Twice Baked Potatoes could be a meal on their own since they’re stuffed with so much goodness. But they are such a tasty side dish and complement so many main dishes.
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Best Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe
This is the BEST TWICE BAKED POTATOES RECIPE and I’m going to tell you exactly how to make it. This creamy, cheesy, crispy Twice Baked Potato recipe is just too good and I can’t get enough of it. These potatoes are the perfect side dish for any meal. They are filled with all the best ingredients and they’re absolutely filled with flavor too!
- 4 7-8 ounce russet (or large Yukon Gold) potatoes; scrubbed, dried and rubbed lightly with canola or vegetable oil
- 1 cup 4 ounces shredded cheese: sharp cheddar, Gruyere, Mexican blend or your favorite, divided
- ¼ cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- 2-4 medium scallions thinly sliced, divided
- 4 strips bacon cut into ¼” lardons, cooked crisp, divided
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Garnish: Minced fresh parsley thyme, cilantro, chives
Heat oven to 400°F and adjust the oven rack to the middle position. Place a cooking rack over a foil-lined baking sheet.
Lightly rub each potato with oil and sprinkle with salt & freshly ground black pepper. Place the potatoes, evenly spaced, on the rack over the prepared baking sheet.
Bake the potatoes to an internal temperature of 209°F or until fork tender (45 minutes-1 hour).
Remove the potatoes from the oven, and leave the oven on.
Once the potatoes have cooled on the rack 10 minutes, cut the potatoes in half crosswise. Leave a 1/8 inch-¼-inch thickness of flesh in each shell, and carefully scoop out the potato flesh into a medium-large mixing bowl.
Transfer the potato shells back to the prepared baking sheet and cook at 400°F for 10 minutes (this is so the shells can crisp a little and hold their shape after filling).
While the shells cook, mash together half the cheese, sour cream, buttermilk, half the butter, half the scallions, half the bacon lardons to the baked potato flesh until smooth. Season with salt & pepper and mix together.
Transfer shells from the oven and set the oven to broil. Fill the potato shells, mounding in the middle, with the mashed potato mixture and top with remaining cheese, scallions, bacon lardons and butter.
Broil until the cheese has melted and the potatoes are spotty brown and little crispy on top, approximately 5-10 minutes. Watch closely.
Allow the potatoes to cool 10 minutes and serve.
Enjoy!
*Note: Yukon Gold potatoes will produce and slightly more moist potato and creamy result than Russets but are just as delicious.
**Note: So many toppings can be used: a variety of cheeses, sautéed sweet and/or green peppers, caramelized onions, fresh tomatoes, caramelized apples, dried cranberries, toasted pecans are a few examples. Softened cream cheese can be substituted for the buttermilk. Have fun!
Nutrition Facts
Best Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 511 Calories from Fat 288
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32g 49%
Saturated Fat 18g 90%
Cholesterol 83mg 28%
Sodium 360mg 15%
Potassium 999mg 29%
Total Carbohydrates 40g 13%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 2g
Protein 15g 30%
Vitamin A 14.9%
Vitamin C 14.7%
Calcium 26.8%
Iron 11.7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
