If there’s one thing everyone wants along side their Thanksgiving turkey, it’s mashed potatoes and gravy! These browned butter mashed potatoes are rich, elegant, and taste like they could be served in a fancy steakhouse alongside a perfect steak from an overprice a la carte menu. However, there’s nothing fancy or complicated about the way they’re prepared! In fact, mashed potatoes don’t get any easier than when they’re make in the slow cooker. Whether you make them for Thanksgiving, Christmas dinner, New Year’s Eve, Easter, an anniversary night, or a just-because you wanted your carbs type of night, you just need to make them!
Ingredients for Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
I made these brown butter mashed potatoes with sour cream for additional moisture and flavor. For these buttery creamy mashed potatoes, you’ll need the following common fridge and pantry ingredients:
Russet potatoes Half-and-half (or 2% or whole milk), divided Low-sodium chicken broth (or water) Garlic, divided Salt Black pepper Butter Sour Cream Thyme – fresh or dried Rosemary – fresh or dried Parsley – fresh recommended
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
Make-Ahead Instructions
If you want to bring these Crockpot mashed potatoes over to a Friendsgiving or you’re attending a potluck-style Thanksgiving or holiday party, you can most definitely make the recipe from start to finish in your kitchen. The butter will melt, foam, turn clear, golden, turn brown, and then will smell nutty. As soon at the butter begins to turn brown and there are a few brown specks (but not black), take the pan off the heat, pour butter into a large bowl, and continue to stir for about 1 minute, to ensure carryover heat doesn’t continue to cook and subsequently burn the already browned butter.
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