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These Crockpot Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes are easy to make and absolutely delicious. Read on for detailed step by step information, video tutorial, and our most frequent reader FAQ's answered.

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes close up on a spoon with salt and pepper.

Have you made Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes before? I am always shocked when people say they haven't tried it. I've been making this recipe for crock pot mashed potatoes for as long as I can remember, and they never disappoint.

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Other slow cooker potatoes recipes in my arsenal are my Loaded Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes and these amazing Slow Cooker Ranch Potatoes. You know what my favorite thing about using my slow cooker is? You only need one pot! There's no pre-boiling, and no transferring necessary.

How To Make Mashed Potatoes In Crockpot

We love these for Sunday dinners or busy weeknights, and especially for Thanksgiving. Some of our favorite side dishes to serve along with these potatoes are Green Bean Casserole and my Grandma's Famous Homemade Rolls.

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes with melted butter, salt & pepper,herbs in a white bowl.

Ingredients:

Potatoes
Water
Salted Butter
Milk
Salt & Pepper

I like to use russet potatoes for this recipe. You can use new potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes instead, just make sure that you use 5 lbs. of potatoes.

Kitchen Gear:

Make Ahead Crockpot Mashed Potatoes

Peel potatoes and chop into small chunks, then add them to your slow cooker.

Peeled and chopped potatoes in a white slow cooker bowl.

Pour water into slow cooker and add 1 teaspoon of salt and a little bit of pepper.

Peeled and chopped potatoes in a slow cooker with water being poured into the bowl.

Now, cook potatoes in the slow cooker on low for 6 hours or on high for 3-4 hours, until potatoes are soft.

Peeled and chopped potatoes in a white slow cooker with lid being put over it.

As soon as potatoes are soft, mash them with a potato masher.

Potato masher in mashed potatoes in a slow cooker bowl.

Add milk, butter, salt and pepper to taste. Taste as you go and add more milk until you get your desired consistency.

Pro Tips:

Don't over-mash your potatoes. Mash until they are soft and creamy, then stop.
You can add other mix-ins to these potatoes. Some of our favorite things to add are sour cream, cream cheese, garlic, chives, dill, or rosemary.

Can you warm mashed potatoes in a crock pot?

Yes! Whether you make them in the crock pot like in this recipe, or make them on the stove top and transfer them to keep them warm until dinner, the crockpot is a great vehicle to keep potatoes warm until ready to serve.

How long can mashed potatoes stay warm in crock pot?

You can make mashed potatoes the day before Thanksgiving and re-warm them with great success.

Once mashed potatoes are cooked, add an extra dose of milk and butter, so that the potatoes are kind of... soupy. This would not be ideal if you were eating them right away, but this will ensure that after being refrigerated, they will still be soft and creamy.

Put them in a deep casserole dish and store in the fridge overnight. Warm them up in the oven the next day, uncovered, with a little butter on top.

Transfer the mashed potatoes back into the slow cooker, and set it to low. Do this for up to 4 hours, stirring once an hour. Stir before serving. The mashed potatoes will stay warm and creamy.

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Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes are so easy to make, so creamy and so delicious. After trying this, you won't want to make mashed potatoes any other way.

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Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 4

Total Time: 4 30

Servings:

Calories: 215.03kcal

Author: Pretty Providence

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Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

5 Pounds Potatoes
2 Cups Water
½ Cup Milk
1 ½ Sticks Salted Butter (12 Tablespoons)
Salt and Pepper to Taste

Instructions

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Peel potatoes and chop them into small chunks. Add potatoes to slow cooker and add water.
Cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
Once potatoes are soft, drain water. Mash quickly with a potato masher.
Add milk, butter, salt, pepper, or whatever else you like to add to mashed potatoes and combine until they reach your desired taste and consistency.
Set your slow cooker to warm until you are ready to eat, then enjoy.

Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

After cooking, add an extra dose of milk and butter, so that the potatoes are kind of... soupy. This would not be ideal if you were eating them right away, but this will ensure that after being refrigerated, they will still be soft and creamy.
Put them in a deep casserole dish and store in the fridge overnight. Warm them up in the oven the next day, uncovered, with a little butter on top.
Transfer the mashed potatoes back into the slow cooker, and set it to low. Do this for up to 4 hours, stirring once an hour. Stir before serving. The mashed potatoes will stay warm and creamy.

Notes

Pro Tips:

Don't over-mash your potatoes. Mash until they are soft and creamy, then stop.
You can add other mix-ins to these potatoes. Some of our favorite things to add are sour cream, cream cheese, garlic, chives, dill, or rosemary.

Serve With:

Some of our favorite side dishes to serve along with these potatoes are Green Bean Casserole and my Grandma's Famous Homemade Rolls.

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Can you warm mashed potatoes in the crock pot?

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This post was originally published December 2012, and has been updated with new photos, video and more detailed information.

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