This super simple, 3-ingredient mashed potato recipe is vegan, wfpb, dairy-free and oil-free. It's naturally buttery (without adding any vegan butter!) from the variety of potato we're using.
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I mean, is there anything more comforting??? Okay, maybe pasta. But, mashed potatoes are up there pretty close to the top.
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🧄 Very useful ingredient notes
- Gold potatoes - Yukon gold is best for this recipe since they are naturally buttery! They're also fluffy when cooked and have a thin skin, so you don't have to peel them. You could use russet potatoes, too, but you'll be missing out on some of that natural flavor that comes with the gold or yellow potatoes.
- Unsweetened, plain plant-based milk - Be sure to use a plain, unflavored, unsweetened milk for this. I recommend almond milk or soy milk (you know I always have back-up cartons on the shelf of the Trader Joe's brand for my tea!)
🔪 Instructions
Here's how to make these vegan mashed potatoes without using vegan butter, step-by-step! It's really easy.
👨👩👦👦 Serving suggestions
Mashed potatoes go great with all kinds of meals! Serve them as your starch alongside green beans, corn, grilled vegetables or plant-based BBQ.
We eat lots of potatoes, in addition to many other plant-based foods. Below are a few real world simple 50/50 plates we've made with mashed potatoes.
What's a 50/50 plate? It's where you fill half your plate with starches (like potatoes, rice, grains, corn) and half your plate with non-starchy vegetables (like salad, broccoli, tomatoes, etc.).
🔄 Variations
Garlic mashed potatoes
- Add 3-4 cloves of garlic to the cooking water in the last 5-10 minutes of boiling your potatoes. Then, mash them up along with the potatoes.
- OR add garlic salt instead of sea salt when mashing your potatoes
- OR add granulated garlic or garlic powder when mashing your potatoes
Herb mashed potatoes
- Stir in sliced chives or green onion and minced parsley after mashing your potatoes
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📖 Recipe
3-Ingredient Vegan Mashed Potatoes (no vegan butter, oil-free)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2.5 pounds gold potatoes scrubbed and washed clean, cut into 2 inch pieces
- ½ cup almond milk unsweetened, unflavored
- ½ teaspoon sea salt more, to taste
Instructions
- Add cut potatoes to a stockpot and then cover with water and bring to a boil over high heat.2.5 pounds gold potatoes
- Boil until potatoes are fork tender.
- Drain water and put potatoes back in pot or in large heat-proof bowl.
- Add almond milk and salt and then mash well with a potato masher. Taste and adjust seasoning, to your preference.½ cup almond milk, ½ teaspoon sea salt
Melinda G Horton says
Easy and tasty.
Abi Cowell says
We think so, too! So glad you enjoyed them, Melinda.