18 Mashed Potato Recipes: From Grandma's Kitchen to the Modern Table

Try out 18 delicious mashed potato recipes, from classic comfort food to exciting new flavor combinations. You'll find recipes that Grandma would have made, like creamy and buttery mashed potatoes, alongside modern twists like mashed potatoes with roasted garlic or truffles.

Dive into creamy, buttery goodness with these easy-to-follow mashed potato recipes that promise to elevate any meal to new heights of comfort and flavor.

Mashed Potatoes with Creme Fraiche

A side dish that goes with everything. These Mashed Potatoes with Creme Fraiche and Roasted Garlic are creamy and so flavorful. Put this recipe in your cookbook, it's going to become your favorite mashed potato recipe ever! Get the recipe.

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

This delicious Mashed Sweet Potatoes is an absolutely must-try for the holidays! It’s naturally sweet, incredibly creamy, and absolutely satisfying. In just 30 minutes, you can have it ready using only six ingredients. Get the recipe.

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

These are, hands down, the BEST Mashed Potatoes you’ll ever have, with the creamiest consistency ever and the most delicious hint of roasted garlic. Get the recipe.

Cheesy Mashed Potatoes

Cheesy Mashed Potatoes are a quintessential holiday side dish. Cheesy, fluffy, and pure comfort in every bite! Get the recipe.

Mashed Potatoes with Celery Root

Mashed potatoes are a must in every household. But when do you say that you made the best damn vegan mashed potatoes? Well, we say it if it is creamy, fluffy and flavorful. How to do that? A bit of vegan butter, a bit of dairy-free milk and the addition of other veggies like celery root to make it even more unique. Get the recipe.

Berbere Spiced Mashed Potatoes, Parsnips & Carrots

Potatoes, parsnips and carrots come together in a flavorful coarse mash. Get the recipe.

Mashed Potatoes with Sour Cream & Chives

Mashed Potatoes with Sour Cream & Chives are a perfect side for the holidays or even for weeknight meals. Try with one of our meatloaves! Get the recipe.

Potato Pancakes from Mashed Potatoes

When you don’t feel like spending hours cooking, these Potato Pancakes are just the answer. Crisp and golden, these easy savory pancakes are made from mashed potatoes and a few delicious additions. They're good for a vegan breakfast, side dish, or even dinner. Get the recipe.

Ultimate Cheesy Mashed Potatoes

This is the best cheesy mashed potatoes recipe. It is like having an ultimate potato bar for dinner without all the work. Get the recipe.

Truffle Mashed Potatoes

Truffle mashed potatoes are the perfect way to take a classic side from good to gourmet with one simple ingredient: truffle oil. You definitely need to include these at your next holiday gathering, or whatever meal you need to impress at! Get the recipe.

Instant Pot Cauliflower Sweet Potato Mash

This Instant Pot cauliflower sweet potato mash is the perfect side dish for almost any comfort food. If you love comfort foods like meatloaf and other such dishes that require mashed potatoes as a side dish, then I’ve got a fabulous recipe for you today! Get the recipe.

Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Welcome to a world where comfort meets savory goodness in a bowl! Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes are the ultimate side dish that everyone will love. This recipe combines the creamy goodness of potatoes with the tangy flavor of cream cheese, delivering a taste you won't forget. Get the recipe.

Mashed Potato Casserole

With just a few minutes of prep, this mashed potato casserole recipe comes out super creamy and cheesy. These baked mashed potatoes are the perfect side dish and a great way to use up leftovers. And best of all? You can prep them ahead of time! Get the recipe.

Red Skin Mashed Potatoes

It’s hard to go wrong with red-skin mashed potatoes. This rich, creamy, comforting side dish has a rustic appearance and a delicious flavor that will have everyone asking for seconds. Plus, it’s super easy to make, with no peeling and no special equipment or fancy ingredients required. Get the recipe.

No-Boil Mashed Potatoes

With no need to peel, or even boil, the potatoes first, this is by-far the best garlic vegan mashed potato recipe you’ll ever need! Done from start to finish in less than half an hour! Get the recipe.

Dreamy Mashed Potatoes with Butternut Squash

Naturally creamy and delicious Japanese sweet potatoes, butternut squash, and garlic are steamed and mashed with butter, sour cream, and milk to create these incredibly dreamy mashed potatoes. Make your next Thanksgiving or holiday gathering extra special with this tasty side dish! Get the recipe.

Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes with Cabbage)

Colcannon is the perfect side dish for St. Patrick's Day, or really any other time of year. It combines family favorite ingredients of potatoes, cabbage, onions (or leeks), cream and butter into a massive comfort food. Get the recipe.

Mashed Potatoes with Cream

Mashed potatoes with cream is 100% the way to make mashed potatoes. Milk? We don't know her. These mashed potatoes are creamy, silky smooth, and so incredibly flavorful. Get the recipe.