These comforting Dauphinoise Potatoes with Cheese are the perfect mouth-watering cheesy side dish. Made with a few simple ingredients, they are perfect for serving with poultry, red meat, or vegetables.
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Dauphinoise potatoes are a famous side dish from the Dauphiné region in south-eastern France. This dish includes thinly sliced potatoes, milk or cream and it is baked in the oven. Dauphinoise potatoes are traditionally served with Simple Beef Brisket Joint, Beef Brisket & Asparagus, Cajun Honey Butter Salmon and Oven-Baked Salmon with Lemon and Pepper.
You may also enjoy my popular Easy Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes.
Why This Recipe Works
- These mouth-watering dauphinoise potatoes are a comforting side dish filled with delicious flavor and textures.
- Make it with less than ten ingredients!
- It can be served with various dishes like Easy Honey Roasted Parsnips or Quick Cauliflower in Air Fryer.
- You can make it in a circular dish or a cast-iron pan.
Ingredients
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Potatoes: For the best results, use baking potatoes. Cut thinly with a knife or mandolin.
- Double cream: Use double cream or heavy cream for this recipe.
- Melted butter: Select unsalted butter for this recipe.
- Garlic: Fresh garlic is best. However, you can use garlic powder or paste instead.
- Grana Padano/Parmesan/Mozzarella/Gruyere grated: Use any listed cheeses to add rich flavor to the potato dish.
- Thyme: Use fresh thyme for this recipe; however, if you do not have it to hand, use dried thyme.
Tips and Substitutions
- Add-ins: This dish is easy to change. If you would like less of a garlicky flavor, then add 1 garlic clove instead of three.
- Cream: You can substitute the double cream with a single cream for a healthier option.
- Potatoes: If you don't have a mandolin, you can slice the potatoes thinly with a knife. Ensure that the slices are the same size so that the potatoes cook evenly.
How to Make Dauphinoise Potatoes with Cheese
- Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/gas 5. Mix double cream, crushed garlic, melted butter, salt, and white pepper in a large bowl.
- Then, add thyme and grated parmesan.
- Stir well and set aside.
- Wash and peel the potatoes, then slice them thinly with a mandolin or knife.
- Grab an ovenproof dish and layer the sliced potatoes at the base. Continue layering until the dish is full.
- Pour some cream mixture over the potatoes, then sprinkle with grated cheese and fresh thyme.
- Bake in the oven for 1-1 ½ hours or until golden and fully cooked.
- Let the dauphinoise potatoes with cheese cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.
9. Serve this mouth-watering cheesy dauphinoise potatoes Best Christmas Turkey or Turmeric Whole Roasted Cauliflower.
Recipe FAQs
A mandolin is a kitchen tool that is used to slice, julienne, wavy blade and crinkle-cut vegetables. For this recipe, I used a mandolin to slice the potatoes. It was very easy to use, and the potatoes were sliced very quickly.
Traditional dauphinoise potatoes do not include cheese. However, you can add cheese to this recipe if you desire. Gruyere cheese works well in this dish, adding a sweet and slightly salty flavor. Mozzarella is mild and a bit salty. Grana Padano Riserva is creamy and mild with a lingering aftertaste.
Potato au gratin involves parboiling and slicing potatoes, then baking them in a creamy, cheesy sauce. On the other hand, dauphinoise potatoes are made by slicing raw potatoes and baking them in a creamy sauce without cheese.
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Dauphinoise Potatoes with Cheese
Equipment
- 1 Oven dish
- 1 chopping board
Ingredients
- 5 large potatoes
- 2.5 cups of double cream
- 3 tablespoon of melted butter
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 80 g of grana padano/parmesan/mozarella/gruyere grated
- Salt to taste
- White pepper to taste
- 2 teaspoon of thyme
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Add double cream, crushed garlic, melted butter, salt to taste, white pepper to taste and thyme to a large bowl and mix. Set aside.
- Wash and peel potatoes. Use a mandolin or a knife to thinly slice the potatoes.
- Grab an ovenproof dish and add the sliced potatoes to the base of the dish. Then, pour some of the cream over the sliced potatoes and add some of the grated cheese. Repeat this step until the dish is full (the final layer should be cheese).
- Bake in the oven for 1-1 ½ hours or until done.
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Notes
- Add-in: This dish is easy to change. If you would like less of a garlicky flavour then add 1 garlic clove instead of three. Also, you can substitute the double cream with single cream if you would like a healthier option.
- Cream: For a healthier option, substitute double cream with single cream.
- Potatoes: If you don't have a mandolin, slice the potatoes thinly with a knife. Make sure all the slices are the same size for even cooking.
Jen Sim
This recipe is a family favorite and it pairs well with various dishes. You won’t be disappointed!