Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes | Mad Genius Tips | Food & Wine

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier with unsaturated fats.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories; water is budget-friendly.

Add the peeled and diced potatoes to the bowl of the slow cooker.

Add 3/4 to 1 cup of water and a gigantic pinch of salt to the slow cooker.

Cover the slow cooker and let it cook for three to four hours.

After about three and a half hours, remove the lid from the slow cooker.

Add a lot of butter to the potatoes.

Add sour cream, milk, and heavy cream or half-and-half to the potatoes.

Add a humongous pinch of salt and black pepper to taste.

Use a potato masher to mash the potatoes until desired consistency is reached.

Put the lid back on the slow cooker to keep the mashed potatoes hot.

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