Vegan Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe with White Bean Gravy (2024)

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My apologies for anyone who is waiting for a kale salad recipe: I have even more potatoes for you today. Generally I would try to avoid posting a slew of recipes in a row all featuring one ingredient, but this is the way that the vegan cookie crumbled, in terms of my recipe testing. And I had a feeling some of you might like to have this recipe for SUPER creamy vegan roasted garlic mashed potatoes in time for Thanksgiving next week. They come together with only 3 ingredients (plus water, salt and pepper) butare flavorful, crowd-pleasing, and maybe even healthy? (I’ll let you be the judge of that one.)

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I have grand ambitions of someday hosting a fancy, all-vegan Thanksgiving for my loved ones, but this year I’m keeping it simple — by skipping Thanksgiving altogether. I get Thursday and Friday off from work that week and I’m fully planning to enjoy my mini-vacation; it’s just not going to involve any feasting this time around. However, as the world #1 potato lover I don’t need a holiday as an excuse to make a big batch of garlicky vegan mashed potatoes, so here we are.

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Everyone has their mashed potato preferences. I like to use Russet potatoes in mine because texture-wise they’re very forgiving and have less tendency to turn pasty. I don’t have a ricer or food mill but instead use a handheld potato masher (the sort like this). This results inmashed potatoes that are nice and fluffy, with no big lumps but still a little bit of chunkiness and texture to them. I also don’t peel my potatoes because I’m lazy and don’t mind eating the peel. However, the Russet potato peel tends to stay in bigger pieces that aren’t as attractive as little bits of lighter potato peel, so if you’re concerned with appearances you might want totake that extra step with these. In general, please use your favorite potato variety and technique!

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These vegan roasted garlic mashed potatoes are oil-free despite being incredibly rich and creamy. It’s all thanks to the power of cashews! I blended a bunch of raw cashews with two entire heads of roasted garlic until super smooth and then folded it into the mashed potatoes. Aside from that, all you have to do is season to taste with salt, pepper, and maybe some green onions or chives if you like. The roasted garlic flavor can be tasted in every bite, but is delicate rather than overpowering. Make sure to use plenty of salt to get the seasoning just right.. and enjoy!

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I served my roasted garlic mashed potatoes with homemade vegan gravythat’s secretly made with white beans!I think that might technically make this a complete meal ;). The gravy doesn’t require any roux, starch or flour, instead being thickened by a puree of cooked cannellini beans. I did use (and recommend) oil for browning the onions, so if you’re concerned with this whole dish being oil-free use an alternate gravy recipe instead.

These mashed potatoes are omnivore-approved and undetectably vegan! Give them a shot and let me know what you think. Or, if you’re looking for a more streamlined “classic” recipe, check out my super simple vegan mashed potatoes.

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3-Ingredient Vegan Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Ultra creamy vegan roasted garlic mashed potatoes that have no added butter or oil, take only 3 main ingredients to make and are omnivore-improved!

Course sides

Cuisine gluten-free, grain-free, soy-free, sugar-free, vegan, vegetarian

Keyword vegan roasted garlic mashed potatoes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 5 servings

Calories 383kcal

Author Yup, it's Vegan

Ingredients

For the vegan roasted garlic mashed potatoes:

  • 2 pounds Russet potatoes scrubbed, peeled (if desired), and cut into large pieces
  • 1 cup raw cashews soaked in filtered water for 8 hours, and drained
  • 2 heads of roasted garlic (see notes for instructions if needed) - cloves only (remove the paper)
  • plenty of salt + pepper to taste

Instructions

For the vegan roasted garlic mashed potatoes:

  • Add the potatoes to a pot with cold, salted water. Bring to a boil and cook until completely tender, around 20 minutes. (I make the cashew mixture in step 2 while I wait). Drain the potatoes, reserving the cooking water, and mash them well with a potato masher.

  • In a blender or food processor, combine the raw cashews and roasted garlic cloves with 1/2 cup of reserved potato cooking water. Blend until completely smooth, stopping occasionally to scrape down the sides with a spatula. In a food processor, this could take a few minutes to get smooth. Add a little more water if needed to help blend.

  • Add the cashew and garlic mixture to the mashed potatoes, and use your spatula to fold it in until combined.

  • Season with additional salt and pepper to taste (I find that it needs a good amount of salt). Serve hot with gravy or toppings of your choice.

Notes

HOW TO ROAST GARLIC: Use your method of choice. Here's one method for oil-free roasted garlic and another that doesn't use aluminum foil either.

MAKE AHEAD: Roasted garlic and roasted garlic cashew cream can be made ahead of time. Bring it to room temperature or warmer before adding it to the potatoes. Leftover fully-assembled mashed potatoes reheat pretty well with a splash of water or nondairy milk added to loosen them up. (A touch of olive oil also helps if reheating, but of course, they would not be oil-free anymore).

NUTRITION: Nutrition information is for mashed potatoes without gravy or toppings.

Nutrition

Serving: 1fifth recipe | Calories: 383kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 1323mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin C: 79.2mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 3.8mg

Inspired from this non-vegan Food Network recipe.

Vegan Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe with White Bean Gravy (2024)

FAQs

How to add garlic to mashed potatoes reddit? ›

Literally just throw a garlic clove or two into the boiling water with the potatoes. It will soften enough to be mashed up with the potatoes.

How to make chef quality mashed potatoes? ›

Directions
  1. Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil. ...
  2. Drain potatoes, then return to the pot. Turn heat to high and allow potatoes to dry for about 30 seconds. ...
  3. Mash potatoes with a potato masher twice around the pot, then add milk and butter. Continue to mash until smooth and fluffy.
Aug 16, 2022

Is KFC potato gravy vegan? ›

Is the gravy at KFC vegan? Surprisingly, KFC's gravy also contains milk, so just like the mash it's a no-go for vegans.

Are KFC mashed potatoes vegan? ›

At KFC, their mashed potatoes can be enjoyed by vegans as well. Made with real potatoes and a special blend of seasonings, KFC's mashed potatoes are a vegan option that deserves a spot on your plate. However, it's worth noting that the gravy typically served with the mashed potatoes is not vegan-friendly.

What does adding an egg to mashed potatoes do? ›

They just taste rich (almost impossibly so). They do, however, feel creamy, because egg yolks are also emulsifiers (and are, in fact, the ingredient in mayo that makes it an emulsifier). The yolk emulsifies water and fat to create a cohesive, velvety bite, while providing a little fat and body of its own.

Why add butter before milk in mashed potatoes? ›

Overworking the potatoes will cause them to get gummy, potatoes should still be light and fluffy. 6. Add the butter first. Adding the butter first helps to coat the starch in the potato, resulting in a creamier potato.

What does 1 clove of garlic mean? ›

Garlic is often sold as a whole bulb, covered with papery white skin. A garlic bulb, also known as a head of garlic, is made up of individual lobes that are attached to the main root. A clove of garlic is one of those individual lobes.

Why do people add sour cream to mashed potatoes? ›

Sour cream adds a little bit of tangy flavor and a boost of richness to mashed potatoes. It's a fun change from the standard milk or cream and butter combo usually flavoring mashed taters. You can even try your hand at making homemade sour cream from heavy cream!

Is milk or water better for mashed potatoes? ›

Milk! Water will thin them too much and kill any flavour added. Stock can be used if you want to use half the amount of milk/cream the recipe calls for. Milk is the best for mashed potatoes.

Why do restaurant mashed potatoes taste better? ›

Instead of regular milk, pro chefs generally use a generous helping of buttermilk and plenty of half-and-half or (even better) heavy cream in their potatoes. If you think the bartenders up front are pouring heavy, they've got nothing on the cooks in the back who are in charge of the mashed potatoes.

Who makes the best mash in the world? ›

The Best Mashed Potato Recipe In The World. With just four ingredients, Joel Robuchon's luxurious puree de pomme really brings the wow factor. Buttery mashed potatoes. Photo, Erik Putz.

What do professional chefs use to mash potatoes? ›

The secret weapon, a good potato ricer (affiliate). This pushes the potatoes into strings, which helps them soak up every bit of the cream and achieve maximum fluffliness.

What is the KFC gravy made from? ›

What is the gravy at KFC made of? The restaurant uses a simple combination of gravy powder, water, and – their secret ingredient – chicken crackling. This is a collection of the browned bits and pieces leftover from frying their world famous chicken.

Does KFC potato gravy have beef? ›

The fast food chain confirmed to Vice back in 2018 that stock is used to create the gravy. While there were no specific details about what goes into it, Mashed deduced that the gravy likely uses a blend of chicken and beef stock to create the rich flavor.

Does KFC mashed potatoes have gravy? ›

KFC Potato and Gravy is known for the soft, fluffy yet creamy mashed potato doused with their signature gravy, perfect for dunking in crusty Fried Chicken and fries.

Why is KFC gravy different? ›

And although people were impressed by its similar taste, as it turns out KFC's gravy is made very differently. As a self-identified KFC employee revealed in a TikTok, KFC's gravy is made of chicken cracklings, not bouillon, as the copycat recipe suggests.

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