Not your regular mashed potatoes. These are the silkiest, creamiest mashed potatoes you’ll ever make. This easy recipe is made with red skin potatoes and garlic-infused heavy cream, creating the ultimate comfort food and the perfect side dish for any holiday meal or weeknight dinner.
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Love at first bite
I fell in love with these mashed potatoes the first time I dined at Balthazar, the bustling yet romantic brasserie in SoHo, New York City, back in 1998. Years later, in 2007, I bought a signed copy of The Balthazar Cookbook—and there they were.
I slightly adapted the recipe, and since 2008, it has become a staple at my Thanksgiving table. Creamy garlic mashed potatoes that feel both indulgent and timeless. And let’s be honest: they are better than Williams-Sonoma’s and Alton Brown’s mashed potatoes too!
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Ingredients
To make these luscious mashed potatoes you’ll need:
- Red skin potatoes
- Fresh garlic
- Heavy cream
- Unsalted butter
- White pepper
- Kosher salt
How to make garlic-infused mashed potatoes
I summarized the step-by-step process as follow:
- Infuse the cream: Gently simmer fresh garlic cloves in heavy cream until tender and aromatic. Let cool slightly, then blend until smooth.
- Boil the potatoes: Peel and cut red skin potatoes. Cover with cold water and salt, then bring to a boil until fork-tender.
- Drain and mash: Drain the potatoes and mash while still hot using a potato masher, potato ricer, or food mill.
- Add the good stuff: Stir in the infused cream and unsalted butter until fully combined. Season with white pepper and kosher salt to taste.
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Creamy Garlic-Infused Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 10 garlic cloves peeled and cut in thirds
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 pounds red skin potatoes peeled and cut in thirds
- 12 tablespoons butter
- Coarse sea salt
- 1 pinch White pepper finely grounded
Instructions
- Put the garlic with the cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and immediately reduce the heat. Simmer for 30 minutes.
- Let the mixture cool down, pour it into a blender, and process it. Set aside.
- In a large pot, place the potatoes, cover them with water and boil them over medium heat for 20-25 minutes, until tender.
- While still warm, drain the potatoes and mash them with butter and garlic-infused cream.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix to combine.
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So simple and delicious! We love these kind of recipes, this is on my list for the next time we make mashed potatoes!
Yesssss! Thanks for stopping by.
so creamy and garlicky….on point. We loved it. definitely making it again.
Thank you, Gunjan.
These mashed potatoes turn out SO GOOD! They are creamy, rich, and delicious.
Thank you, Katie!
This turned out so creamy and delicious! It was full of flavors. Definitely doing it again!
Yesssss! Thank you Annie!
Looks creamy and delicious and I love the garlic flavor to it. Perfect side dish option too.
Indeed!
Oh yummy, yummy, yummy. I love garlic and the way the garlic is infused in these mashed potatoes is absolutely amazing. This recipe is seriously good.
I couldn’t agree more! Thank you, Dana.
We are a big mashed potato family, and these are perfect! They came out so wonderfully creamy with lots of garlic flavor. Delicious!
Yayyyyyyyyy! Thank you Amanda.
This is the only way I could eat mashed potatoes now! The garlic makes these potatoes extra delicious and we all love it!
Yessss! Aren’t they delicious?
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing creamy garlic infused mashed potatoes recipe! Will surely have this again! It’s really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
Thank you, Allyssa.
I am so craving all the items of your wonderful dinner. Would of loved to see a picture of the mountains and sunset. Although you described it well. This mashed potato is high level mash. Exsquisite! Well done, and Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, Loreto for stopping by.