Best Creamy Mashed Potatoes (How to Make Mashed Potatoes)

Best Creamy Mashed Potatoes are light, fluffy, and creamy delicious!  The secret to making the best creamy mashed potatoes is in our 4-ingredients and the way we mash them.  Whether you need an extra side for the holiday table, or for a quick weekend dinner, this is the recipe on How to Make The BEST Creamy Mashed Potatoes!  Super easy and one you cannot mess up!

 

Best Creamy Mashed Potatoes…

• These mashed potatoes are guaranteed to be your favorite side dish to serve with your front-runner dishes.

• Perfect side dish for any holiday, large gathering, or casual dinner party.

• This recipe is very simple, no-fuss to make – and yet, it is loaded with a ton of flavor!

• Best of all, no need for any extra dairy or ingredients to add additional calories and fat to this recipe.

What makes these mashed potatoes better than other recipes?

Too many recipes for mashed potatoes are loaded with a ton of cream cheese, heavy cream, and buttermilk. 

Plus, all that “unnecessary” calories and fat only weigh it down.

It’s just not healthy for anyone.

Our recipe for mashed potatoes is both delicious and light for the entire family to enjoy!

These Creamy Mashed Potatoes are not only easy to make, but also very flavorful and fluffy.

We bet these mashed potatoes will be the first side dish everyone will ask for seconds. 

Serve them alone or with your favorite gravy on top.

They are SO GOOD!!  You’ll just have to try them.

 

How To Make the Best Creamy Mashed Potatoes?

For this recipe, there are 4 main ingredients.

(Follow along with our step-by-step directions, or jump down to the bottom for our full recipe card!)

Ingredients Needed for Best Creamy Mashed Potatoes:

• POTATOES – choose Russet, Idaho, or Golden Potatoes, and you will need at least 5 large potatoes.
• BUTTER – you will need at least 4 tablespoons and extra to taste.

• MILK – 1% low-fat milk, and you will need about 1 cup of milk

• SEASONINGS – some salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste.

*For Dairy-Free?

Use chicken or vegetable broth in place of milk. Also, use vegan butter or olive oil in place of dairy butter.

 How Many Potatoes Needed?

• How many potatoes do we need?  As a side dish, it’s best to count 1 large potato per person, per serving.
• Then add one extra potato to make sure there is enough for those who adore mashed potatoes.

Directions To Make The Best Creamy Mashed Potatoes:

1.  First, gather the potatoes needed. Then peel and coarsely chop the potatoes. (See my notes below).

2. Next, place the potatoes into a ( 4 or 5 quarts) medium-sized saucepot filled with water.  Add some salt to the water, about 1/2 teaspoon.  Bring to a boil and boil the potatoes for about 8 to 10 minutes, or until a fork can easily slide through the potato.

3.  Drain the potatoes in a colander and transfer them back into the pot.  Toss in the butter.

4.  Start to mash the potatoes with a potato masher and do this in the same pot.  Pour in the milk (or broth for dairy-free) and continue to mash them until the milk gets completely absorbed into the potatoes.

5.  Add in some salt and black pepper.  Taste, and adjust the seasonings.

6.  Final step, use a hand-held mixer and blend the potatoes on a medium speed until the potatoes are smooth and creamy about 2 to 3 minutes.  You can use a hand-held immersion blender as well.  Then transfer mashed potatoes to a serving dish or platter and serve.

Can we warm up the liquid?

Yes, you can warm up the milk (or broth) before adding it to the potatoes. This will ensure the potatoes will be warm and ready to serve.

To Make Ahead…

• Make the mashed potatoes and leave them in the pot, covered, and on the stove until you are ready to serve them.
• When ready to serve, turn on the “lowest” heat, and stir the potatoes until they become warm enough to your liking. 
• If you prefer, you can stir in additional milk and add more butter to your desired consistency.

Great Options for Leftovers…

We love leftovers and have many options to turn them into another delicious side or meal! Here are a few recipes you can make with leftover mashed potatoes:

• Potato-Cauliflower Soup – allows you to use mashed potatoes to make a creamy soup quickly and easily!
• Mashed Potato Cakes (Croquettes) – allows you to whip up these potato croquettes in minutes! Perfect little side, and freezes well too!
• Mom’s Best Mashed Potato Pie – a delicious side dish that is baked into a small casserole with a few additional ingredients. It is divine!

 

Finally, More Comfort Side Recipes…

• Mom’s Best Mashed Potato Pie
• Mashed Cauliflower (Vegan)
• Sweet Mashed Potatoes with Mascarpone
• Easy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
• Mashed Cauli-Potatoes
• Mashed Potato Cakes (Croquettes)

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Nutrition FactsServing size: 1 cup  Servings: 6Amount per serving Calories207% Daily Value*Total Fat 8.3g11%Saturated Fat 5.2g26%Cholesterol 22mg7%Sodium 277mg12%Total Carbohydrate 29.9g11%Dietary Fiber 4.3g15%Total Sugars 4.2g Protein 4.4g,  Vitamin D 26mcg132%Calcium 67mg5%Iron 1mg5%Potassium 786mg17%.

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