Whole30 Mashed Potatoes
Creamy Whole30-style mashed potatoes made with vegan butter or ghee, garlic-infused butter, and almond milk. Can be cooked in an Instant Pot or on the stovetop.
Equipment
- Instant Pot
- Potato Masher
Ingredients
Ingredients
- ?2 lbs1 kgpotatoes
- ?4 tbspvegan butter or ghee2 tbsp + 2 tbsp check notes below
- ?1/2 cup125 mlalmond milk
- ?1 clovegarlicminced
- ?1 tbspfresh herbsthyme sage, rosemary
- ?salt and pepperto taste
Instructions
Instructions
- Peel the 2 lbs (1 kg) potatoes and chop them into evenly sized pieces for even cooking.
- In a small saucepan, melt 2 tbsp of the 4 tbsp vegan butter or ghee over medium heat. Add the 1 minced clove garlic and 1 tbsp fresh herbs (thyme, sage, rosemary). Cook 1–2 minutes until fragrant, then remove from the heat and set the melted garlic-herb butter aside to infuse.
- Instant Pot method (choose this or the stovetop method in step 4): Place the chopped potatoes in the Instant Pot inner pot with 1 cup water. Close the lid, set the vent to SEALING, select Manual or Pressure Cook on high, and set the time to 8 minutes. Allow the pot to come to pressure and cook. When the timer finishes, perform a quick release, open the lid carefully, and transfer the potatoes to a colander to drain.
- Stovetop method (alternate): Place the chopped potatoes in a pot, add enough water to cover them, bring to a boil, add a pinch of salt if desired, and cook until the potatoes are fork-tender (about 12–20 minutes depending on size). Drain the potatoes in a colander.
- Return the drained, hot potatoes to the pot (or to a large bowl). Mash them while hot with a potato masher or fork. Add the remaining 2 tbsp vegan butter or ghee and ½ cup (125 ml) almond milk, and continue mashing until the potatoes reach your desired smoothness.
- Stir in the reserved melted garlic-herb butter. Taste and season with salt and pepper to your preference.
- Serve the mashed potatoes warm.
Notes
To get really creamy and smooth mashed potatoes, make sure that youmash them as they’re still hot. As otherwise, a skin develops to the potatoes and that might result in a slightly chunky mash.
Make sure that you drain the water well after the potatoes are cooked.
Feel free toleave the potato skins onif you’re using organic potatoes, and don’t mind a bit of chunky texture in your mash.
If you’re using the Instant Pot method, and don’t have a trivet, you have nothing to worry about. You can cook them covered in water, and you won’t need to completely cover the potatoes. Just use 1 cup of water.
Feel free to serve the mash with additional butter or ghee, and/or chopped fresh herbs.
If you don’t have a potatoes masher, you can either used a stand mixer and beat the potatoes until they’re creamy but make sure not to overbeat them. Otherwise, you can use the back of a wooden spoon, but note that it won’t result in super-smooth mashed potatoes.
If you’re following Whole30 diet, double check that the vegan butter that you’re using is Whole30 compliant. Otherwise, just used clarified ghee.
If you’re following a vegan diet, and would like to use ghee then double check that it’s vegan. I found vegan coconut ghee before that tasted like butter.
You can use coconut oil instead of vegan butter or ghee if desired.
Make sure that you drain the water well after the potatoes are cooked.
Feel free toleave the potato skins onif you’re using organic potatoes, and don’t mind a bit of chunky texture in your mash.
If you’re using the Instant Pot method, and don’t have a trivet, you have nothing to worry about. You can cook them covered in water, and you won’t need to completely cover the potatoes. Just use 1 cup of water.
Feel free to serve the mash with additional butter or ghee, and/or chopped fresh herbs.
If you don’t have a potatoes masher, you can either used a stand mixer and beat the potatoes until they’re creamy but make sure not to overbeat them. Otherwise, you can use the back of a wooden spoon, but note that it won’t result in super-smooth mashed potatoes.
If you’re following Whole30 diet, double check that the vegan butter that you’re using is Whole30 compliant. Otherwise, just used clarified ghee.
If you’re following a vegan diet, and would like to use ghee then double check that it’s vegan. I found vegan coconut ghee before that tasted like butter.
You can use coconut oil instead of vegan butter or ghee if desired.