Yukon Gold Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Yukon Gold Garlic Mashed Potatoes are yukon gold potatoes and garlic mashed to creamy, fluffy perfection!
There’s nothing like fluffy, creamy mashed potatoes, and these Yukon Gold Garlic Mashed Potatoes has been my go-to recipe for years.
Yukon Gold potatoes are my secret ingredient for perfect mashed potatoes. I’d heard how amazing they were in mashed potatoes countless times before I tried it, and the difference was…well…golden 🙂
Yukon Gold Garlic Mashed Potatoes
The texture of yukon gold potatoes is so creamy that I’ll never use russet potatoes in my mashed potatoes again. The difference is life changing.
I always add garlic in my mashed potatoes for flavor. I used to use roasted garlic, which is always good, but it’s time consuming.
A family member filled me in years ago about cooking garlic cloves with the potatoes and I’ve been doing it ever since. The garlic gets nice, soft, and mash-able!
Simply cut the potatoes into 1″ chunks and toss them into a large pot with the garlic cloves. Fill the pot with water until it covers the potatoes by about 2″, cover, and bring to a boil.
Boil for 10-12 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
I don’t go over the top with the fattening additives. I actually like my potatoes to taste like potatoes!
I add just enough softened cream cheese and butter to add richness, and enough milk for creaminess. If you prefer more indulgent potatoes, you can add more butter, more cream cheese and even substitute half and half or heavy cream for the skim milk.
Mashed potatoes are very personal to people, so use this recipe for a baseline and change it up according to your own personal preference!
I typically use a potato masher to mash my potatoes so they end up with a few chunks. One day I’ll break down and get a ricer for perfectly smooth potatoes, but until then this method works for me.
These Yukon Gold Garlic Mashed Potatoes are the perfect side dish for any meal. All I know is, once you go Yukon Gold, you’ll forget all about those other potatoes.
Russet, who?? 🙂
More mashed potato recipes you’ll love:
Kabocha Squash Mashed Potatoes
Instant Pot Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Mashed Potato Casserole by The Kitchn
Yukon Gold Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. Yukon Gold potatoes peeled and chopped into 1" chunks
- 4 garlic cloves smashed, peeled, and cut in half width-wise
- 2 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter softened, plus more for serving
- ½ cup milk
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place the potatoes and garlic cloves in a large pot. Fill with water up to 2" over the potatoes. Cover and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Once boiling, remove the lid, and reduce the heat slightly. Boil for 10 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender. Drain in a colander.
- Place the potatoes in a large bowl. Add the softened cream cheese, butter, milk and salt and pepper, to taste. Mash with a potato masher or beat with a hand held mixer until they reach the desired consistency. Taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary.
- Serve warm with chives and additional butter, if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
- For richer mashed potatoes, substitute half and half or heavy whipping cream for the milk.
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
6 Comments on “Yukon Gold Garlic Mashed Potatoes”
Well these mash potatoes look darn near perfect my friend. 🙂 I love the addition of cream cheese, too. They look creamy, rich, and flavorful. Of course, I I adore the garlic too. Whenever I see garlic mashed potatoes on the menu, I will probably be ordering it!
I always love a good mash! For sure, there’s gotta be garlic!
I love yukon golds!!! these look delicious, and the garlic? Yes please!
I know, right? The more garlic the better!
Hi Sally,
Love your site. I’ve been steaming my potatoes instead of boiling lately. I find they really taste better not being waterlogged with regular boiling. Have you tried it that way? Nancy
Thanks so much….and I’m glad you enjoy the mashed potatoes Nancy. I typically don’t steam them but I’ll bet the potatoes turn out great that way…thank you for sharing. 🙂