Easy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
These garlic mashed potatoes are unbelievable easy! No need for roasting garlic, because the whole garlic cloves are boiled alongside the potatoes! Cream, butter, and cream cheese are then added to complete these creamy, delicious garlic mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
- 4 Russet Potatoes, peeled and cut into large pieces
- 10-12 Whole Garlic Cloves, peeled
- 4 tbsp Butter or Garlic Butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup Heavy Cream, warmed
- 1/2 cup Herb & Garlic Cream Cheese, at room temperature
- Salt & Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place potato pieces and garlic cloves into a large pot, and cover with enough water so that the water is 1 inch over the potatoes. Add enough salt to the water so that the water is similar to seawater. Place over medium-high heat and cook until potatoes are fork-tender.
- Drain potatoes with a colander, and using a potato ricer, rice the potatoes and garlic back into the empty pot. Add butter, cream, and cream cheese to the pot, and mix well until completely combined (using a hand-mixer makes very easy work of this!). Season with salt and pepper, and serve!
- (Optional) If you do not have a potato ricer, pull the cooked whole garlic cloves out before mashing, and either use a garlic press to crush them into the mashed potatoes, or add the cloves to the cream and blend in a blender or food processor.