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The Best Damn Vegan Mashed Potatoes
5-ingredient vegan mashed potatoes that are fluffy, creamy, buttery, and loaded with roasted garlic and chives. Perfect as is, with gravy, or with a giant scoop of vegan butter.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 247 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Vegan
Ingredients
- 6-8 medium Yukon gold potatoes (if large, cut in half)*
- 1 tsp sea salt (divided)
- water to cover
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 5-6 cloves raw or roasted garlic (or sub minced garlic sautéed for 3 minutes in olive oil)*
- 3-4 Tbsp vegan butter (such as Earth Balance // melted/softened)
- 1/4 cup fresh chives (for topping // optional)
Instructions
- For creamier mashed potatoes, peel your potatoes at this time. Otherwise, just halve your potatoes and place in a large saucepan or pot and cover with water by ~1 inch.
- Bring to a light boil over high heat and add 1 tsp of sea salt (as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size), and cook for 25-30 minutes or until very tender. They should effortlessly slide off a knife when pierced with a knife.
- While the potatoes are cooking, chop up your chives (optional) and measure your vegan butter.
- Once tender, drain your potatoes and place them back in the hot pot off the heat for 1 minute to evaporate any additional water.
- Mash your potatoes using a potato masher until fluffy.
- Add in vegan butter, garlic, salt, and black pepper and stir to combine. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
- Lastly top with chives (optional, stir and serve as is or with your favorite gravy (or mushroom gravy). Leftovers will keep in the fridge covered for up to a few days. Not freezer friendly.
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Notes
- *Use organic potatoes if possible, especially since you leave the skin on.*To roast a head of garlic, simply cup the top off to expose tips, rub with olive oil, wrap in foil and bake for 50 minutes – 1 hour in a 400-degree F (204 C) oven directly on the rack. Cloves should squeeze out easily once cooled. Discard skins/peel.*Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated with 6 yukon gold potatoes and the lesser amount of Earth Balance vegan butter.
- *Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated with 6 yukon gold potatoes and the lesser amount of Earth Balance vegan butter.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
247
(12%)
Carbohydrates
40.5g
(14%)
Protein
4.9g
(10%)
Fat
8.3g
(13%)
Saturated Fat
2.3g
(12%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1.9g
Monounsaturated Fat
3.8g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
(0%)
Sodium
956mg
(40%)
Potassium
958mg
(27%)
Fiber
3.2g
(13%)
Sugar
1.6g
(3%)
Vitamin A
133IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
43mg
(48%)
Calcium
42.8mg
(4%)
Iron
1.8mg
(10%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 247
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 247 | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 40.5g | 14% |
| Protein | 4.9g | 10% |
| Fat | 8.3g | 13% |
| Saturated Fat | 2.3g | 12% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.9g | 11% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3.8g | 19% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 956mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 958mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 3.2g | 13% |
| Sugar | 1.6g | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 133IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 43mg | 48% |
| Calcium | 42.8mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.8mg | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.