Not Your Mom’s Mashed Potatoes
These are Not Your Mom’s Mashed Potatoes! This is a rich and creamy mashed potatoes recipe that is the BEST mashed potatoes you’ll ever make!
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Not Your Mom’s Mashed Potatoes
Over the years I’ve perfected my creamy mashed potatoes recipe and at this point I feel it’s safe to say I have the BEST mashed potatoes recipe around! These are Not Your Mom’s Mashed Potatoes and I’m gonna let you in on the secret, it’s all about the cream cheese and butter. Yep, I said cream cheese…and lots of butter. The way I see it if you’re eating mashed potatoes you probably aren’t counting calories so go for it!
NOT YOUR MOM’S MASHED POTATOES
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For the last few years I’ve been making this awesome mashed potatoes recipe the day before Thanksgiving (and Christmas!) and putting them in the refrigerator overnight. The next day I put them in a slow cooker and set it to warm and let them heat up slowly until it’s time for dinner. Putting these creamy mashed potatoes in the slow cooker means I have time to do my second favorite thing (after eating) on Thanksgiving. I get to slip off to the dining room and set a beautiful Thanksgiving table. I love all of the gorgeous autumn colors and this year I found some great deals on some of the of the prettiest pieces for a place setting at Pier 1.
Just look at that table! It makes you want to sit down and spend time with friends and family, right? I’m not even sure what my favorite part is so I’m just going to give you guys a run down of everything I used on my Thanksgiving table.
Thanksgiving Table Decor:
- Gold Sheen Table Runner
- Fall Paisley Beaded Table Runner
- Amber Tones Beaded Placemats
- Plank-Edge Chargers
- Leaf Wine Glass
- Hammered copper flatware
Of course that beautiful table only lasts until the food is ready. We do Thanksgiving dinner in my house around 2 o’clock so all of the pretty decorations get moved and out comes the food. We always have broccoli casserole, sweet potatoes, stuffing, and of course the BEST creamy mashed potatoes! They are perfectly creamy and hot as they are scooped out of the slow cooker and into a big serving bowl. I add a few pats of butter on top and dinner is served!
Tips for making creamy mashed potatoes:
- Add the butter and cream cheese as soon as the potatoes are drained and back in the pot so they melt smoothly.
- If you’re cooking for the holidays make your mashed potatoes in the morning and then put them in a slow cooker set to warm and keep them warm all day long.
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Not Your Mom's Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 5 lbs. Potatoes
- ¾ - 1/ 1/4 c Milk
- 3/4 c Butter, (1 1/2 sticks of butter)
- 8 oz. Cream Cheese
- 1 Tbsp Salt
Instructions
- Wash and peel the potatoes then cut them into 1-2 inch pieces.
- Put the potatoes in a large pot and fill the pot with enough water to cover the potatoes.
- Cover and place the pot on the stove over high heat. Bring the potatoes to a boil and let them cook for 10-15 minutes or until the easily break apart with a fork.
- Drain the water from the potatoes and then place them back in the pot.
- Add the butter and cream cheese and use a potato masher or a hand mixer to begin mashing the potatoes. Slowly add the milk a little at a time until you reach the consistency you want.
- Add the salt a teaspoon at a time until you reached your desired level of saltiness.
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Beautiful and yummy ♥
What kind of potatoes do you use?
I used Russett potatoes
Best mashed potatoes ever!
My former MIL, an excellent Southern cook, made her mashed potatoes with sour cream and cream cheese, as well as LOTS of butter, and they were simply amazing!! They almost stole the show at any meal she brought them to, which was a great many, and there were never any leftovers because the five of us could and did polish them off happily. She made fabulous meatloaf, too, and when she put the two on the table for the same meal, my FIL would beam from ear to ear, that being his favorite meal of all time, along with corn and green beans (my favorite meal, too 🙂 ). They’re both long gone, but Gladys’s mashed potatoes recipe is still my favorite, and I use it to this day.
Mashed potatoes are just one of those dishes where you can’t cut back on the butter! 🙂 So glad this brought back memories for you!
Joyce, I love your response. I too was lucky enough to have a wonderful Southern cook for a mom. Giving a recipe a title with “Not your Mom’s” in the description is pretty insulting to all those great women who were so talented in the kitchen. My mother passed away a few years ago and I would love to be able to sit in her kitchen again and would be honored to have my cooking compared to hers.
Susan, I stood in the kitchen making these mashed potatoes with my amazing southern mother standing right next to me. She loves the recipe and the title and is proud to say that the student has surpassed the master. If anyone finds offense with the name of the recipe I think they are looking for an insult where there isn’t one.
Not sure what either of those women are talking about. This a great recipe and the title is just that, a title. Wonderful job!
Hey there, I also use sour cream, whipped cream cheese, butter, and some half and half. These mashed potatoes are always a big hit during family gatherings. The only drawback is no one else wants to make them and I always end up having to do it.
Im extremely excited to “try” this recipe. My mouth watered as i was reading it
I hope you like it as much as we do!!
Absolutely amazingly wonderful mashed potatoes! I was bummed out that I had over cooked my roast and I made these mashed potatoes. WOW! I never gave the roast a second thought. It was mashed potatoes and gravy for dinner. And these potatoes don’t need gravy. They are excellent on their own. Thank you for posting!
Do you ever whip your potatoes?
I often use a whisk attachment to get silky smooth potatoes. This recipe works with any consistency!
I made these mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving this year….and OMG!!! I have had an ongoing love affair with mashed potatoes. I used to make my Mom make them for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I told her one year that it wasn’t the holidays without mashed potatoes. Since that day many years ago I have had a love – hate relationship with carbohydrates and potatoes have been off the menu for a very, long, (sad) time. But I am happy to report that they are back, I swear to never eliminate a whole food group ever again!! I have found my one and only recipe for mashed potatoes.
Thank you for posting this most wonderful recipe.
Signed,
Carbs are back!
p.s. I wish there were more than 5 stars to give.
I’m so glad you liked them! I made them for Thanksgiving this year (as usual) and used that slow cooker tip for keeping them warm. Truly one of my family’s favorite recipes!
Oh, and I forgot to mention, your tip for making mashed potatoes ahead and keeping them warm in a crockpot is pure genius. I worked like a champ. Thank you for that too!!
