Crockpot Mashed Potatoes
Well, I wish I had figured this one out years ago. I’ve always gone to the boxed potatoes because making my own real mashed potatoes was reserved for Thanksgiving. And who am I kidding? My mom made them at that time. So, for a special occasion a few months ago, I decided to make REAL mashed potatoes. And to be honest I was dreading it. It makes such a mess and the steps all have to be accomplished when you’re trying to entertain or accomplish other tasks for dinner. I might be weird, but that usually means I’m not participating in whatever recipe requires that.
Ironically, earlier that week I had made a roast. And like all good roasts in the crockpot I had thrown in some potatoes and carrots to steam together with the juices of the roast. A light bulb went off that very moment. Why don’t I just try to make crockpot mashed potatoes- and THEN use my electric hand mixer to blend them. It could all be done ahead of time to make the entire dinner so much easier!
Genius, I tell you. Sometimes I surprise myself. But then again, maybe everyone but me knew about this trick. Just in case there’s a few of you out there like me, I just had to share.
So, because my guests were my family, I decided to give it a try on the very night I would be serving the mashed potatoes.
I first peeled all the potatoes. I personally like the skins, but my dad does not. This is how much I love you dad!!
I sprayed my crockpot with cooking spray and then filled the crockpot with the potatoes after cutting them into fourths. I poured about a cup of water over them. (You could also use chicken broth if you have it on hand and want to be fancy.) I set my crockpot to high and cooked them for about four hours.
You could cut your potatoes smaller to lower the cooking time. It’s really fool proof.
After the crockpot mashed potatoes were done, I turned the crockpot off and let them sit until just before dinner time. I poured in some warmed milk (cold milk would cool the potatoes) and some butter and sour cream. Honestly, I didn’t measure a thing. I turned on my hand mixer and in a few minutes – mashed potatoes! Don’t be afraid to taste and add more butter or salt. They were so good!
This was just about as easy as making them from the box and they’re homemade! Score another point for the crockpot!
Enjoy!
Looking for another great potato recipe? You will love this Easy Crockpot Potato Soup or this campfire Potatoes on Grill recipe.
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Crockpot Mashed Potatoes
Prep Time: 15 mins- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Total Time: 5 hours 15 minutes
Yield: 12
Category: Main
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Easily make mashed potatoes in the crockpot!
Ingredients
- Potatoes
- Optional:
- Milk
- Sour Cream
- Butter
- Salt
Instructions
- Clean the potatoes. You can skin them at this point if you prefer.
- Spray your crockpot with cooking spray.
- Cut the potatoes into fourths.
- Add the potatoes to the crockpot and pour 1 cup of water over them.
- Turn the crockpot on low and cook for 5 hours or high for 3 hours.
- When the potatoes are fully cooked, add warmed milk, sour cream, butter and salt to your liking. Using a hand mixer, beat the potatoes. (Don’t beat them for too long or they will become gummy.)
- Serve immediately.
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I love the crockpot for mashed potatoes too, but, as someone else mentioned, I use it just to keep them warm after I’ve made them the traditional way. That way you don’t have to do any of the prep at the last minute – you can make them even a day or so ahead, and then just throw them in the crockpot to heat up and stay warm and perfect for serving when you’re ready!
Mashed potatoes in crockpot sounds nice idea.
Taking this wonderful recipe one step further because I never had an original idea in my life, keep adding your favorite liquids to make a fabulous potato soup that I never have time to do!
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I’ve never made them in the crock pot.
When I make mashed potatoes, I then put them in a crock pot on WARM, and they will stay warm and not dry out for 4 hours.
Great idea.
Yum! I make mashed potatoes in my slow cooker too! My recipe is for refrigerator mashed potatoes because I make them the day before (with cream cheese and sour cream) and reheat them in the slow cooker whenever I need them. I do love mashed potatoes.
Sounds yummy. I make mashed potatoes all the time the regular way, but I live in Idaho, so that is the thing to do here! I used to use butter, milk and sour cream, but have changed to using butter and cream and everybody dies over how good they are. I really like it better by far.
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