Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes are rich and creamy and so easy to make! Making mashed potatoes has never been quicker or tasted better than these Instant Pot mashed potatoes ready in 20 minutes!
I am completely obsessed with how creamy and delicious these mashed potatoes turned out in my instant pot. I have been wanting to try mashed potatoes in my pressure cooker for a while now. Because, mashed potatoes are obviously one of the most delicious side dishes on the planet, but, I don’t always feel like cooking them on a weeknight when we are busy. Now, I can have mashed potatoes ready in about 20 minutes and everyone absolutely loved them!
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes:
Making mashed potatoes in the instant pot starts out just a simple and easy as if you were making mashed potatoes on the stove like my reader favorite Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes.
You’ll start out with three pounds of potatoes. This is about 6 medium potatoes total. Go ahead and peel them. I haven’t tried this recipe leaving the skin on the potatoes because we prefer ours without skin.
Next, simply slice the potatoes into large rounds. For me, this came out to about 4-5 round slices per potato. There is no reason to spend time cutting them into cubes. You’ll then cover them completely in water which will be about 4-5 cups depending on what size of instant pot you’re using. The picture below shows the potato rounds in my 8 quart instant pot.
After the potatoes are covered in the water you will add 1/2 teaspoon of salt. This is just enough salt to flavor the potatoes while they cook without being overwhelming.
Then, that’s it for now! Go ahead and place the lid on your instant pot. Set the valve to sealed and cook on manual for 8 minutes. Keep in mind that it will take about 8-10 minutes for the pot to come to pressure.
Once the timer goes off you can quick release the pressure from your pot. You will need to drain the potatoes and then return them to the instant pot with the power off.
Then, simply add in the remaining salt, pepper, garlic powder, butter, milk, and sour cream. The garlic powder is, of course, optional, but, we really love that extra bit of flavor in our mashed potatoes!
You can mash these up with a standard potato masher if you wish. Or, you can mash then whip them with a hand-held mixer which is what I love to do!
After your potatoes are mashed you are set to go and eat! Make sure to taste and double check the seasoning. I have listed the amounts to our preference, but, you may prefer to add more. Always season to your own taste.
Enjoy!
~Nichole
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Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 Pounds Potatoes 6 medium, Peeled and Sliced
- Water to Cover Potatoes About 4-5 cups
- 2 Teaspoons Salt Divided
- 1/4 Cup Butter
- 1/4 Cup Sour Cream
- 1/4 Cup Milk
- 1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
Instructions
- Place the peeled and sliced potatoes into the bottom of the instant pot.
- Cover with water and add 1 teaspoon of salt.
- Place the lid on the instant pot and set the valve to seal.
- Cook on manual pressure for 8 minutes.
- When the timer goes off, turn the instant pot off.
- Quick release the pressure from the pot.
- Drain the potatoes and return to the instant pot.
- Add the remaining salt, pepper, garlic powder, butter, milk and sour cream to the potatoes. Mash until smooth.
- Serve topped with parsley if desired.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hello All!
I have used this recipe before and yes, agree with all it’s fabulous! With the holiday’s fast approaching and the dead of winter and people with this and than happening has anyone tried this recipe as a make ahead recipe? Thoughts? Tips and tricks? Thanks a bunch!
Try putting them in a casserole dish with a few pads of butter on top. Place them covered in the refrigerator. Before serving bake them at 350 for about 1/2 an hour. There will be a bit of browning on top and around the edges but still so good. I’m making my mashed potatoes today to serve tomorrow Thanksgiving day. Saves time. I also use 8oz of cream cheese when mashing them.
I’m not a huge mashed potato fan. However, my family is so I make them for them. I decided to try and find a new recipe and stumbled on this one and WOW, the best mashed potatoes I’ve ever had. I had gravy to go on the potatoes and we didn’t use it, just plain is perfect. This will now be what I use.
What type of potatoes do you recommend?
DELICIOUS! This was the very first recipe I made in our new insta pot. I used peeled russet potatoes and I doubled the recipe. I didn’t even need to mash before whipping with a hand mixer – it took less than a minute to whip and my daughter said they were like “buttery air”. I will definitely make these every time I make real mashed potatoes! GREAT recipe! Thank you!
Do you need to increase time when doubling recipe? If so, how many total minutes?
Do you need to add mire time to the instant pot of you double the recipe?
Russet or Yukon recommendation?
What type of potatoes are used in this recipe? Yukon, russet?
I typically always use Russett
We’ve made these two nights in a row and my kids declared we should never make another mashed potato recipe besides this one ever again!
These are the best mashed potatoes Ive ever made! And so fast and simple in our instant pot. This will be our family recipe from now on. Thank you so much for sharing!
Delicious! Can’t believe I made mashed potatoes on a busy Monday night… and they are so creamy. A perfect pair to our stuffed cabbage rolls! Will be making these for thanksgiving! Thanks for sharing.
Going to try this tonight. Could you use chicken stock instead of water?
Yes, water is fine 🙂
I’ve made them using chicken broth – soooo good!
Made these for dinner tonight and I may never make mashed potatoes any other way again. They were easier than ever and more delicious than ever. So very tender and easy to mash with my hand masher. No lumps!