Creamy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

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Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Recipe

This twist on traditional mashed potatoes is creamy and delicious. It also cooks up in your Instant Pot! Check out our creamy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes recipe for an easy side dish idea.

This year as Easter rolled around, I started to kick around possible ideas for our dinner menu. I knew that I would be making a slow cooker ham, because it is a family favorite. I also made my slow cooker baked beans because they are the perfect compliment to a juicy ham! I wanted to make some sort of potato dish but I was torn between traditional mashed potatoes and a twice baked potato dish that my mom used to make. In the end, I actually made a hybrid of the two recipes. I basically made the twice baked potatoes but I skipped the “twice baked” cooking portion of the directions.

My goal for Easter dinner this year was to make as many of the dishes as possible ahead of time. Whenever we make our food ahead of time, we get more time to sit and relax and enjoy time with the family. I can’t stand being stuck over a hot stove during a holiday meal. So we used two crock pots and our trusty Instant Pot to take over much of our meal cooking.

It worked out great!

I wanted to share the Instant Pot mashed potato recipe with you! It is a one pot meal from beginning to end which means less dishes. That is always a bonus in my book.

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Creamy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Ingredients

8-12 large baking potatoes (rinsed, peeled, halved)
8 oz sour cream
8 oz cream cheese
1 stick of butter
1/2 tsp salt
dash of ground pepper

How to Cook Potatoes in the Instant Pot

First things first! Before you can make these Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes, you have to cook the potatoes! Traditionally, you might cook these potatoes by boiling them in a large pot of water. Let me tell you – it is SO much easier and faster when you use a pressure cooker.

To cook potatoes in the pressure cooker:

1. Place the metal trivet in your Instant Pot and fill the pot with about 1 inch of water (the water should just reach the bottom of the trivet).

2. Place potatoes in Instant Pot.

3. Cook on “pressure cooker” mode for 15 minutes.

4. When the timer goes off, do a quick release immediately.

Potatoes are cooked!

How to Make Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

1. Pull the trivet out of your Instant Pot and drain any remaining water from the pot.

2. Add all remaining ingredients to the Instant Pot.

3. Use a hand mixer to blend the ingredients together. Blend until the potatoes reach your desired consistency (ie lumps vs creamy texture).

4. Place the lid back on your Instant Pot and turn on “Slow Cook” mode.

5. Stir occasionally and serve anytime.

Let me know how your Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes turn out! We received many compliments on this side dish at Easter and will definitely be making them again soon!

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