Wondering how to make perfect homemade mashed potatoes… every time? This Fluffy Mashed Potatoes Recipe is so easy to make, and will vanish at your next holiday meal!
Following is a tasty Fluffy Mashed Potatoes Recipe and guest post by
The Real Thing with the Coake Family… enjoy!!
So with Thanksgiving quickly approaching, I wanted to share with you my secret to getting light and fluffy mashed potatoes.
I have a simple Fluffy Mashed Potatoes Recipe for you today. Every year for Thanksgiving I make 10lbs of these mashed potatoes… I never come home with any! Look how light and fluffy they are.
These mashed potatoes are easy to make and taste great! Here’s what you’ll do to make the BEST Fluffy Mashed Potatoes this year…
Fluffy Mashed Potatoes Recipe
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When it comes to traditional fluffy mashed potatoes, the secret is to ALWAYS use Russet Potatoes. They create the most airy, fluffy, soft mashed potatoes that are what dinner dreams are made of!
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Mashed Potato Ingredients:
It takes just a few simple ingredients to make the BEST Homemade Mashed Potatoes!
- Russet Potatoes
- Milk
- Butter
- Salt
- Pepper
How to Boil Potatoes for Mashed Potatoes:
Before you can make your mashed potatoes, you’ll need to boil your potatoes. Wondering how long to boil potatoes before mashing? Here’s what you need to do…
- Peel Potatoes
- Cut into 1″ – 1.5″ chunks
- Transfer potatoes to large pot
- Fill pot with water, covering the potatoes + about 1″ more
- Boil gently for 25 – 30 minutes, or until soft when poked with a fork
How to Make Fluffy Mashed Potatoes with Mixer:
Making perfect fluffy mashed potatoes is so much easier when you use your stand mixer! Make sure to use your timer, as precise timing makes ALL the difference! Just follow these easy step-by-step instructions…
- Boil Potatoes
- Drain Potatoes & place in mixer
- Attach flat paddle attachment to stand mixer
- Mix on LOW for 1 minute, or until potatoes are fairly smooth
- Add remaining ingredients
- Mix for 30 more seconds on Medium {or Speed 4}
- Increase mixer speed to Medium High {or Speed 6} for 1 minute
- Remove mixer’s paddle attachment & change to whisk attachment
- Scrape the sides of the bowl down
- Taste test your potatoes, and add more salt or pepper if needed
- Mix on High {or Speed 10} for 3 minutes
- Serve & ENJOY!
How to Reheat Mashed Potatoes in Oven:
Did you know you can easily reheat mashed potatoes in a casserole dish in your oven? That means you can even prep these ahead of time before a holiday, and reheat just before your meal! We have to drive an hour to get to our Thanksgiving dinner, so I make my mashed potatoes the day before and reheat them. To help them not get dried out in the reheating process, here’s what you’ll do…
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Grease 9×13 casserole dish with butter
- Add a small amount of milk into mashed potatoes & stir well
- Transfer mashed potatoes to casserole dish
- Top with additional pats of butter
- Cover with foil
- Bake for 20 – 30 minutes, or until hot
- Serve, Enjoy & DEVOUR!
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No mashed potato dish is complete without the perfect gravy served on the side!
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Fluffy Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Russet Potatoes {about 7 medium}
- ½ cup Milk
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ⅛ teaspoon Pepper
Instructions
- Peel potatoes and cut into 1" - 1.5" chunks.
- Place potatoes in pot, and add water to cover plus about 1 inch above the potatoes.
- Gently boil for about 25-30 minutes or until you can easily push a fork through the potatoes.
- You will need a mixer with a flat and whisk beater for this recipe.
- After your potatoes have cooked, drain potatoes and place in your stand mixer bowl with the flat paddle attachment. Turn mixer on LOW and mix for 1 minute, or until the potatoes are relatively smooth.
- Add the remaining ingredients.
- Turn to speed 4 or medium/medium low for 30 seconds to allow the milk to absorb.
- Turn the mixer up to speed 6 or medium/medium high for 1 minute. {Seriously, time these things, it makes a difference in how they turn out.}
- Switch to your whisk beater attachment and scrape the sides of the bowl down. {This is also a great time to taste the potatoes and adjust for any additional salt or pepper needed.}
- Turn you mixer to speed 10 or high and whisk the potatoes for 3 minutes.
- It is important to time as you go, the times really make a difference in the potatoes coming out light and fluffy. You are done! Easy and sooo delicious!
Note: Recipe adapted from a recipe that came with my KitchenAid mixer.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! I hope you have a fantastic and relaxing day.
K Coake is a stay at home mom to two cuties, and loves running, reading, scrapbooking, Starbucks, hiking, cooking, picnics, pretending to be crafty, and having fun with her family. You can follow along with her at The Real Thing with the Coake Family on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.
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So have you tried this Fluffy Mashed Potatoes Recipe yet?
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Dan Sullivan says
Substitute some of the butter with REAL mayonnaise and listen to the comments. The mayonnaise gives just a bit of tang to the mashed potatoes and people love it.
Heidi says
Ooh ~ that’s a fabulous tip, Dan… thanks for sharing! It sounds delicious!
Jentry Nielsen says
These sound so delicious! I’ve tried fries, but have yet to try the mashed potato! Do you think it’d work the same with sweet potatoes? I am a bigger fan of those! ha
Thanks for sharing the recipe!!! I’ll have to try out that crockpot idea as well!
K Coake says
I think it would work with sweet potatoes. You may have to tweak the amount of butter and milk as that may be different, but my guess is that if you follow the timing and use of the flat and whisk beaters, they would come out nice and fluffy for you.
CateS says
You can keep those potatoes warm in a crockpot too.
Heidi says
Ooh ~ I love that crockpot idea for keeping the potatoes warm!
~ Heidi
K Coake says
I bet this method would help with the potatoes drying out, also. Sounds like a good idea.
Karen Kelly says
I use the liners for crockpots before I add my potatoes. At the end of the day, just pull out liner and your pot is almost clean. At least you don’t have to scrub it as much. kk