Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes | How to Make Homemade Mashed Potatoes | Mashed Potato Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier with unsaturated fats.

cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

Clean, peel, and quarter about half of a five-pound bag of yukon gold potatoes.

Add the quartered potatoes and 7 cloves of garlic to a pot of boiling water.

Boil the potatoes and garlic for about 25 minutes until the potatoes are fork tender.

Drain the potatoes and garlic from the water.

Add 1 stick of butter and half a block of cream cheese to the drained potatoes.

Mash the potatoes and cream cheese together until combined.

Over low to medium-low heat, add about half a cup of heavy cream to the mashed potatoes.

Season the potatoes with a generous amount of black pepper and a sprinkle of salt.

Taste the potatoes and add garlic powder to enhance the garlic flavor.

Optionally, add a couple dollops of sour cream for extra richness.

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