Name: Best Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 10 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 lbs baking potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch chunks; 1½ cups chicken broth; ¼ cup butter, cut into chunks; 1 block of cream cheese, 8 ounces; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon onion powder; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; ½ to 1 cup milk or half and half, warmed

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The BEST slow cooker mashed potatoes! So creamy rich and flavorful, they will be your favorite mashed potatoes recipe.

slow cooker mashed potatoes ready to serve in a crock pot

Making Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Crockpot mashed potatoes are the easiest recipe to make when you have the oven full of holiday recipes, or when you don’t want to heat up the kitchen and have a hankering for velvety creamy mashed potatoes. Just cut up the potatoes and add them to the crockpot. Just mash them up with the rest of the ingredients and your favorite side dish is ready! I never make mashed potatoes any other way now.

This simple Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes recipe requires no boiling, just cut the potatoes into chunks & season and let the slow cooker do the rest!

Slow cooker mashed potatoes served in a white bowl with orange and white towel and wooden spoon

The Best Potatoes To Use For Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Russet potatoes and Yukon Gold are the best potatoes to use for this recipe. Make sure to peel the potatoes for the best results. A really starchy potato makes the best-mashed potatoes. You can always use half and half of each potato.

Ready to serve slow cooker mashed potatoes in a slow cooker with white ladle spoon

Why Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes Are The Best

The result is creamy and flavorful potatoes which are the perfect side to any dinner. These potatoes can easily be prepped ahead of time and kept warm in the crock pot until serving. These are the easiest, most delicious mashed potatoes, you will never go back to boiling potatoes again.

Bowl of mashed potatoes served over lace table cloth with slow cooker and yellow striped towel

Tips for The Best Mashed Potatoes

To get the best result for mashed potatoes cooked in the slow cooker, make sure to follow these tips.

Potatoes should be hot: When ready to mash the potatoes, the potatoes should be very hot. The butter will melt easily as well as the rest of the ingredients will be easily incorporated into the crockpot. As soon as the mashed potatoes are ready to be served, cover and set the slow cooker on the WARM Setting.
Don’t over-mix all of the ingredients in the slow cooker. This is the key to any mashed potatoes recipe, especially for slow cooker mashed potatoes. Once the ingredients are mixed in, that’s it. No more mixing, or else your mashed potatoes will be the texture of gummy glue. Make sure the lumps have been mixed out, then you are ready to serve these delicious slow cooker mashed potatoes.

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes in a white bowl with slow cooker background over lace tablecloth

Ingredients For The Best Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch chunks
Chicken Broth
Butter
Cream Cheese
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Salt
Black Pepper
Half and Half or Milk

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To Make Ahead

Follow the recipe below and allow the slow cooker mashed potatoes to cool completely. Once they are cooled, simply store them in an air-tight container in the refrigerator until ready to eat. These slow cooker mashed potatoes can last up to three days.

slow cooker mashed potatoes served in a white bowl over orange and white towel and wooden spoon

Tips For Making Ahead

Prep the potatoes ahead: You can peel, chop, and soak your potatoes in water in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours in advance.

To Prepare the mashed potatoes 1-2 days ahead and reheat: Along with the milk, mix in cream cheese (this maintains a good texture when reheated).

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20 servings

Best Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 5 hours

Total Time: 5 hours 10 minutes

The BEST slow cooker mashed potatoes! So creamy rich and flavorful, they will be your favorite mashed potatoes recipe.

Ingredients

5 lbs baking potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch chunks
1½ cups chicken broth
¼ cup butter, cut into chunks
1 block of cream cheese, 8 ounces
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ to 1 cup milk or half and half, warmed

Instructions

Place potatoes, chicken broth, and butter in a 4- to 5-quart slow cooker
Cover; cook on High heat setting 4 hours to 4 hours 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Add remaining ingredients except for the milk.
Mash, crush or smash potatoes using a potato masher, or beat with an electric mixer on low speed until well blended.
Do not overmix, just enough to mix the lumps out. ( If overmixed will turn into a paste)
Stir in enough milk for desired creamy consistency.
Cover and keep warm on Low or Warm heat setting until serving time, up to 2 hours.
Stir before serving.