Grammy's Kitchen · Mashed Potatoes · The BEST Mashed Potatoes
One of 115 mashed potatoes recipes we measured
from www.momontimeout.com
36 cooks on www.momontimeout.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 115.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 8% | 5% |
| dairy | 16% | 11% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 2268 g | 5 pounds potatoes (Russet or Yukon Gold, preferred) |
| 170 g | 12 tablespoons butter (softened and cubed, salted or unsalted is fine) |
| 183 g | 3/4 cup whole milk (warmed) |
| 119 g | 1/2 cup heavy cream (warmed) |
| 58 g | 1/4 cup sour cream (or cream cheese) |
| salt and pepper to taste (start with half a teaspoon of each and add more as needed) |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.momontimeout.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“We love these potatoes! I made them, a week ago, as a test run for Thanksgiving. The only thing I changed was the method. I cooked the potatoes in a crockpot covered with chicken broth. It took about 4 hours on high. I like this method because it frees me” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made these mashed potatoes ahed of when I would be serving them for dinner and they turned out great! I followed the directions but used half & half instead of heavy cream. I kept the potatoes covered in a 9 x 13" pan with foil until I needed to warm th” — a cook, 5.0★