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Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Published: Jul 18, 2019 · Modified: Jul 18, 2019 by Farah Abumaizar · 12 Comments

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Mashed Potatoes in a dark bowl garnished with chives, with a kitchen towel under the bowl

No fuss, three ingredient mashed potatoes made super creamy by whipping them with a stand mixer. These are the first mashed potatoes I’ve tried that have worked out for me! No cream cheese, sour cream or heavy cream, just good old butter and milk. I know this will be my go to recipe from now on!

My many mashed potato fails

I’ve made lumpy, under cooked, starchy, gluey and gummy mashed potatoes. I’ve made bland ones and over seasoned ones. It’s kind of shocking how bad my history is with mashed potatoes since I’m pretty confident in the kitchen. But these have been my kryptonite. That’s why I was reluctant to try yet another recipe. We were having an eat steak and play board games night with friends (best kind of night) and they wanted mashed potatoes as as side. So, I grit my teeth, started looking for a recipe and found this one. It had great reviews, seemed super easy and asked for the simplest ingredients. I was still worried given my track record.

Creamy mashed potatoes for the win!

Finally, success. And they are so easy to make:

The method:

You place your peeled potatoes in a saucepan. The pieces shouldn’t be too big, so either quarter or half them until you get 1-2 inch pieces. Cover them with COLD water. The reason you use cold water is so that the potatoes don’t begin cooking the second you add the water to them which would result in uneven cooking. Boil partially covered until potatoes are tender.

Once potatoes are cooked, you drain them, mash them a little by hand, then whip them with the whisk attachment of your stand mixer, while drizzling hot milk in little by little. Milk should be HOT, because cold milk won’t be absorbed well into the potatoes. You then add the butter piece by piece, to allow even absorption, and season.

a spoon of mashed Potatoes being lifted out of a dark bowl garnished with chives, with a kitchen towel under the bowl

Variations:

Garlic Mashed Potatoes: Add two minced garlic cloves to the potatoes before whipping, or roast some garlic cloves and squeeze out the roasted garlic paste into the mash for richer flavor.

Sweet Potato Mash: Sub the potatoes for orange sweet potatoes. Try adding some cinnamon!

Creamy mashe dpotatoes in a dark bowl over a ktichen towel with a whisk and salt and pepper in the background

Creamy Mashed Potatoes

The simplest, no frills, four ingredient mashed potatoes made lump free by using an electric mixer. Creamy and perfect!
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 397kcal
Author: Farah Abumaizar

Ingredients

  • 12 medium russet potatoes, peeled 4 lbs or nearly 2 kg
  • 1 1/4 cup hot milk optional, add 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary or thyme to the hot milk to infuse the flavor, remove before adding to potatoes.
  • 2 sticks room temperature butter, cut into cubes 225 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • chopped parsley or chives, to garnish

Instructions

  • Cut peeled potatoes into halves or quarters if very large. Place in a pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and boil partially covered for 20-25 min or until potatoes are tender when you poke them with a fork.
  • Drain well, and transfer to bowl of your stand mixer. Mash the potatoes a little by hand to break them up, then attach whisk to the stand mixer and whisk on low speed for 30 seconds, then increase speed to medium and slowly drizzle in the hot milk.
  • Once milk is combined, add the butter, one cube at a time while mixer is still running. Wait a few seconds between each addition. Once all butter is added, add in the salt and pepper.

Notes

I prepared the mashed potatoes the night before, and warmed them up in the microwave before serving and they tasted perfect!
Recipe adapted from Natasha’s Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 397kcal
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  1. Mansoor says

    August 03, 2019 at 9:39 pm

    5 stars
    those look amazing and creamy

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    • Farah Abumaizar says

      August 04, 2019 at 11:07 am

      They really are! Thanks Mansoor!

      Reply
  2. Tatiana says

    July 18, 2019 at 2:36 pm

    5 stars
    I ADORE all of your recipes and always could not find the right way to make mashed potatoes, either they were way to watery or chunky. Plan to try it this weekend. Perfect comfort food!

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    • Farah Abumaizar says

      July 18, 2019 at 9:26 pm

      I really hope you like it and thanks for the very kind words Tatiana❤️

      Reply
  3. ali randall says

    July 18, 2019 at 2:11 pm

    5 stars
    Hot milk is the key! I have a stand mixer but always mash by hand because of the same results you have had. These potatoes look amazing and I will definitely try this method.

    Reply
    • Farah Abumaizar says

      July 18, 2019 at 9:26 pm

      I hope you do and like it!!

      Reply
  4. Danielle says

    July 18, 2019 at 1:40 pm

    5 stars
    mashed potatoes are so wonderful. I love them with a big pd of butter 🙂 These sound great!

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    • Farah Abumaizar says

      July 18, 2019 at 2:11 pm

      The more butter the better to be honest! Thanks Danielle !!

      Reply
  5. Kate says

    July 18, 2019 at 12:53 pm

    5 stars
    There’s nothing better than creamy mashed potatoes when done right! These look incredible.

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    • Farah Abumaizar says

      July 18, 2019 at 1:36 pm

      Thanks Kate! I totally agree

      Reply
  6. Tisha says

    July 18, 2019 at 12:49 pm

    5 stars
    Mashed potatoes are my all time favorite comfort food! Love this recipe!

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    • Farah Abumaizar says

      July 18, 2019 at 1:35 pm

      Nothing like good old fashioned carbs! Thanks Tisha!

      Reply

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