Vegan Mashed Potatoes

🥘 Ingredients

• Yukon gold potatoes
  8
• chives (optional)
  4 tbsp
• garlic
  6 cloves
• pepper
  1/2 tsp
• salt
  1/2 tsp
• vegan butter
  4 Tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• potato masher

1. 1

   For creamier mashed potatoes, peel your Yukon gold potatoes at this time. Otherwise, just halve your potatoes and place in a large saucepan or pot and cover with water by 1 inch.

   Yukon gold potatoes: 8
2. 2

   Bring to a light boil over high heat and add 1 tsp of sea salt (as original recipe is written, adjust if altering batch size), and cook for 25 to ⏱️ 30 minutes or until very tender. They should effortlessly slide off a knife when pierced with a knife.
3. 3

   While the potatoes are cooking, chop up your chives (optional) and measure your vegan butter .

   chives (optional): 4 tbsp, vegan butter: 4 Tbsp
4. 4

   Once tender, drain your potatoes and place them back in the hot pot off the heat for 1 minute to evaporate any additional water.
5. 5

   Mash your potatoes using a potato masher until fluffy.
6. 6

   Add in vegan butter, garlic , salt , and black pepper and stir to combine. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.

   garlic: 6 cloves, salt: 1/2 tsp, pepper: 1/2 tsp
7. 7

   Lastly top with chives (optional, stir and serve as is or with your favorite gravy (or mushroom gravy). Leftovers will keep in the fridge covered for up to a few days. Not freezer friendly.