Air Fryer Cheese Croquettes

Next Level Cheesy Potato Croquettes

Potato croquettes are nice but we thought we’d take ours to the next level by packing them with cheesy mashed potato and a speckle of fresh thyme. They are a great way to use up extra mashed potato however in this video we’ve made them from scratch.

We’ve used the Ninja 15 in 1 smartlid and Ninja Dual air fryer but you can easily make your mash on a stove top and then make the croquettes in our air fryer.

We used the Ninja Dual Air fryer but you can use any air fryer, here are our favourites.

SHOP NINJA SMARTLID

SHOP NINJA FLEXDRAWER

SHOP NINJA DUAL ZONE

Ingredients

750g potatoes

500ml stock

50g butter

150ml Milk

Salt and pepper to season

handful of fresh thyme

100g finely grated cheese e.g gruyere or cheddar

1 Egg

Breadcrumbs

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Method

Peel and chop your potatoes into 2cm chunks

Make up your stock to 500ml

Place potatoes into the Ninja 15 in 1 and add stock, milk, butter, salt and pepper. Stir gently to mix everything together.

Choose COMBI-STEAM then steam meals 330F 160C and cook for 14 mins.

Once cooked remove potatoes into a bowl and your cooking liquor into a jug.

Mash the potatoes adding the cooking liquor to reach the desired consistency, you want the mash to be a little drier than normal so your croquettes keep their shape..

Allow to mash to cool slightly and then add your cheese and some fresh thyme.

Form into croquette shapes.

Whisk your egg and place some breadcrumbs onto a plate then season to taste.

Dip each croquette into your egg then roll in your breadcrumbs.

Air fry for 10 mins at 200C turning half way through until golden.

Serve topped with thyme and finely freshly grated cheese.