Roasted Creamer Potatoes – Small Baby Potatoes

Easy baked or oven roasted creamer potatoes recipe uses a mix of both red potatoes and yellow potatoes, both of which are referred by the name creamer potatoes and are the size of small baby potatoes! If you like small baby potato recipes, do try this oven roasted baby red potato recipe and also instant pot boiled small baby red potatoes!

Also do try this instant pot boiled yellow potatoes, spicy roasted seasoned yellow potatoes and microwave baked yellow yukon gold potatoes if you like easy potato recipes!

What Are Creamer Potatoes? Are They Same As Small Baby Potatoes?

Creamer potatoes are basically yellow or red potatoes that are harvested before they are grown into their full size.

So they are also called are gold creamers (from the term gold yukon) or red creamers sometimes.

They are basically small potatoes but technically not all creamer potatoes are baby potatoes.

However, the kind of creamer potatoes I have used in this recipe are small in size similar to baby potatoes though they look different from other baby potatoes.

There are varieties of creamer potatoes that are grown or matured more than typical baby potatoes.

The important feature of creamer potatoes is that they are smaller in size than regular potatoes.

To me, they also look slightly different from other varieties of small baby potatoes.

I really do not think there is anything wrong with referring to them as baby potatoes or baby creamer or new potatoes, as they are small in size and do not look the size of fully grown potatoes.

Whether you call them baby potatoes or simply creamer potatoes, they are simply delicious when roasted and it is so easy to bake them in the oven with the skin on.

This roasted creamer potatoes recipe is a vegan/vegetarian side dish which you can enjoy with rice or bread for lunch or dinner.

I used spices to flavor the potatoes, which you can adjust as you like.

For example, I used red chili powder to make the potatoes little spicy, but you can replace the red chili powder with ground black pepper powder if you wish.

I also used curry powder and garlic powder to flavor the potatoes which I highly recommend for this recipe.

I used the skin of the potatoes in this recipe, you may peel off the skin if you wish.

If you are using the peel of the potatoes, try to use fresh potatoes, as the green tinted skin will cause slight bitterness.

In my post on pan fried baby potatoes recipe, you can find my tips on using potato skins which will be helpful.

While you bake the potatoes make sure to lay the potatoes in a single layer in the baking sheet preferably lined with  aluminium foil or nonstick silicon mat which will make the baking so easy.

As I mentioned above I used a mix of red potatoes and yellow potatoes in this oven roasted creamer potatoes recipe.

You can use either red potatoes or yellow potatoes or a mix of both as you wish.

I recommend soaking the potatoes in salt water if you are using the skin of the potatoes in the recipe, for best results.

If you love roasted potatoes, see my post on this simple roasted potatoes recipe here.

So here is how you can make this simple roasted potatoes following this oven roasted creamer potatoes recipe.

How To Make Oven Roasted Small Creamer Potatoes?

We use the following ingredients & steps to make easy and delicious oven roasted creamer potatoes.

Ingredients used

1 lbs creamer potatoes

salt as needed

2 tablespoons oil

1 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon red chili powder

2 teaspoons curry powder (optional)

Step By Step Instructions

Wash the potatoes and soak in enough water mixed with little salt. Let it sit for about 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes of soaking in salt water, rub the potatoes to get rid of any dirt, discard the water used for soaking and rinse the potatoes again in fresh water until clean.

Slice the potatoes in medium sized pieces evenly.

Transfer the sliced potatoes to a large bowl.

Add the salt, garlic powder and oil to the potatoes in the bowl, mix everything well with hands to combine all ingredients well.

Add the remaining spices to the bowl – turmeric powder, red chili powder and curry powder and mix all ingredients again to coat with the sliced potatoes.

Let the potatoes sit there for about 15 minutes to marinate.

To roast the creamer potatoes

Preheat the oven to 400 degree Fahrenheit.

After 15 minutes of marination, line a baking sheet with aluminium foil or nonstick silicon mat and transfer the potatoes to the lined baking sheet in a single layer.

It is important not to overcrowd the baking sheet, if there are more potatoes to be baked, you can always do in multiple batches.

Bake for 40 minutes or until the potatoes appears golden brown.

You may gently flip the potatoes (after about 35 minutes of baking) using a spatula and bake the other side for about 5 to 10 minutes if needed.

Notes: Creamer potatoes are delicious when roasted and you may replace the mix of yellow and red potatoes just with any one of the variety too.

Serve the delicious oven roasted potatoes with rice or bread for lunch or dinner or enjoy it as a snack!

Below you can get the recipe for oven roasted creamer potatoes in detail.