Creamy slow cooker mashed potatoes are packed with amazing flavor! I love topping these off with butter and just a dash of paprika. That way they are beautiful for any time of the year!
Are you as excited for Thanksgiving dinner as I am? Not the part where you cook for 2 days and sit down for 30 minutes and it is over; just the part that you get to sit and enjoy some amazing food and some great conversation.
What Ingredients Do I Need For Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes?
Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make these Potatoes (scroll down for the full recipe):
- Red potatoes
- Sour cream
- Canned milk
- Garlic pepper
- Salt
- Butter and parsley for garnishing (I also used paprika)
How Do I Make Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes?
Here’s the simple steps you’ll follow to make these Potatoes (scroll down for the full recipe):
- In a medium or large slow cooker, place 1 cup of water and the potatoes.
- Sprinkle with the salt and the garlic pepper.
- Place the lid on and cook 2-3 hours on high or 5-6 hours on low.
- Drain the water off.
- Add sour cream and milk to the potatoes.
- Use a hand mixer to blend all the ingredients together.
- Serve with gravy or any topping like bacon bits or butter!
This creamy slow cooker mashed potatoes recipe is a fast way to cook potatoes so that you can spend your time working on other recipes. Place the potatoes in the crock pot, sprinkle them with the spices, put the lid on and move on to something else that you need to work on!
Even better, if these are the only dish that you are bringing, then you get to do something that you enjoy! Is that read a book, play a game or just visit with loved ones? Whatever it is, good for you!
Tips and Tricks for Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes:
- This is truly one of the best and easiest ways to make your Thanksgiving potatoes, just garnish them with paprika, and not cayenne pepper. Ha ha, I did that once!
- If you have a hard time mashing the potatoes with a hand held potato masher, use an electric mixer on low, just be careful of the sides of the pan or bowl as it does tend to scratch them up.
- If you do not mind the fat, we love to use 4 ounces of cream cheese to make the creamy slow cooker mashed potatoes even creamier.
- Any kind of potato will work, like Russet, Red or Golden.
Also it seems like I never have enough stove top space or oven space, so you can put these out of the way. And, I always take mine out of the crock pot to blend them because I don’t want to scratch my crock pot.
I remember one year we had a new pan and my husband stuck the hand mixer into the pan to mix the potatoes, and you guessed it, the inside of the pan started to come off. That’s not too healthy for you!
So I just dump them into a plastic bowl and then return them to the crock pot. They are so good and turn out great every time. If they seem a little dry, you can always add just a little bit more milk or sour cream. Happy Thanksgiving and Enjoy!!
More Delicious Side Dishes:
Garlic Parmesan Mac and Cheese
Italian Potatoes with Parmesan Cheese
Cheesy Crock Pot Au gratin Potatoes
Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
Creamy slow cooker mashed potatoes are moist and creamy. Loaded with flavor, and sour cream and topped off with garlic pepper butter.
Ingredients
- 2-3 pounds of red potatoes, cut into six pieces (leave the skins on)
- 1 cup water (you will drain this after cooking)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4-1/3 cup canned milk
- 1 teaspoon garlic pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- butter and parsley for garnishing (I also used paprika)
Instructions
- In a medium or large slow cooker, place 1 cup of water and the potatoes that have been cut into pieces.
- Sprinkle with the salt and the garlic pepper.
- Place the lid on and cook 2-3 hours on high or 5-6 hours on low.
- Drain the water off.
- Add sour cream and milk to the potatoes.
- Use a hand mixer to blend all the ingredients together.
- Serve with gravy or any topping like bacon bits or butter!
Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 195Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 13mgSodium 304mgCarbohydrates 34gFiber 3gSugar 3gProtein 4g
This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix
Mashed potatoes are the best!! Especially when they can be made in the slow cooker!
Yes, we really like the slow cooker mashed potatoes.
I love that these can be made in the slow cooker! One less Thanksgiving dish to fuss over. PINNED!
Yes, we are in the kitchen long enough, we need more relax time on Thanksgiving Day!
OH, These sound wonderful. Thanks for the idea. I would only make them a bit healthier, by replacing the canned milk with Organic Coconut milk and replace the butter with Ghee (clarified healthier butter). YUM.
I like your ideas for making them a bit healthier – I’m always for that! Thank you for coming by and leaving a comment. I hope that you enjoy the mashed potatoes.
I’m so very excited for this recipe Amy, thank you so much for sharing!
I love doing my mashed potatoes in the slow cooker! Thank you for coming by.
Thanks for sharing with us at the To Grandma’s house we go link party. I’ll be featuring you on my blog!
Thank you for the feature. I love making these Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes for Thanksgiving.
Great idea to put the potatoes in a slow cooker and save stovetop space.
We love these potatoes and saving stove top space is definitely a bonus. Thank you for coming by and leaving a comment.
Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!