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November 17, 2014 By Nicole Harris 14 Comments

The Best Mashed Potatoes Recipe

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What makes this The Best Mashed Potatoes Recipe?  Several things.  These creamy mashed potatoes are easy to prepare, perfectly seasoned and drenched in thyme infused brown butter! This unique twist on a favorite holiday side dish is sure to be a hit!

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Homemade Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes are my JAM!  I love, love, love me a generous helping of taters.  When I am serving myself up a holiday plate, I allot half of the plate just for mashed potatoes!

Comfort food at it’s best.  There is nothing more comforting that buttery potatoes that have been perfectly seasoned with fresh cracked salt and pepper.

creamy potatoes topped with brown melted butter

Brown butter is all the rage the last couple years.  It sounds fancy but is really simple to create.  It is just a matter of heating butter until it turns a golden brown color.

Brown butter adds a special flavor to otherwise plain dishes.  Dare I say a ‘complex flavor’ without getting thrown out of here for being too pretentious?!?

Check out this Brown Butter Tutorial for step by step visual instructions.

Thyme infused brown butter in pot

The most important step . . . seasoning.

There is nothing more disappointing than underseasoned potatoes.  B-O-R-I-N-G.

You want to have a light coating of fresh cracked salt and pepper over the top of these mashed potatoes.  It will bring the dish to life!

salt grinder over mashed potato bowl

There you have it.  The Best Mashed Potatoes Recipe Evuh!  {well, in my humble opinion anyway}

Is there anything more glorious than mountains of mashed potatoes flecked with salt and pepper?  Nope.

And just look at that butter shine!

closeup of creamy golden mashed potatoes topped with brown melted butter and fresh thyme

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bowl of potatoes topped with melted butter and thyme

Mashed Potatoes with Thyme Infused Brown Butter

Yield: 8
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

What makes this The Best Mashed Potatoes Recipe?  Several things.  These creamy mashed potatoes are easy to prepare, perfectly seasoned and drenched in thyme infused brown butter! This unique twist on a favorite holiday side dish is sure to be a hit!

Ingredients

Mashed Potatoes

  • 5 lbs Gold Potatoes - cut into large chunks*
  • 1/2 Cup Butter
  • 1-1½ Cups Whole Milk

Brown Butter

  • 1/2 Cup Butter
  • 2-3 Thyme Sprigs

Instructions

Mashed Potatoes

  1. In large pot, cover potatoes with water and boil just until a fork can be easily inserted into potatoes. Turn off burner, drain potatoes and return to pot. Add butter. Mash** to desired consistency. Stir in milk a half cup at a time until creamy.

Brown Butter

  1. Cut 1/2 cup butter into cubes. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat then add the thyme. Stir continuously the entire time. Remove from heat once the butter has reached a golden brown color. (takes about 4-5 minutes). Remove and discard sprigs. (some thyme leaves will remain in butter.

Serving

  1. Transfer mashed potatoes to a serving dish. Pour brown butter over the top. Generously season with fresh cracked salt and pepper.

Notes

*White or red potatoes work great too!
**I use a manual potato masher. An electric hand mixer can also be used.
Yields approximately 10 cups

Nutrition Information
Yield 8 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 495Total Fat 25gSaturated Fat 16gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 7gCholesterol 66mgSodium 231mgCarbohydrates 62gFiber 6gSugar 6gProtein 9g

Nutritional information on WonkyWonderful is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site.

© Nicole Harris
Cuisine: American / Category: Side Dishes
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If you like these taters, you’re gonna love my recipe for Garlic & Bacon Roasted Potatoes!

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  1. Lori @ RecipeGirl says

    November 17, 2014 at

    This is one of those WHOA kind of recipes. Thyme-Infused Brown Butter??? I could drink that stuff 🙂

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    • Nicole Harris says

      November 17, 2014 at

      Lol, these mashed potatoes ARE hard to resist! I had to get them out of my house asap because I’m still getting ready for that January retreat 😀

      Reply
  2. [email protected]+Jen's+Favorite+Cookies says

    November 17, 2014 at

    I never thought to use brown butter in the potatoes, but I think this is genius!! And I love thyme, too, I put it in everything. I’m totally making this recipe!

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  3. Lori @ Foxes Love Lemons says

    November 18, 2014 at

    I am totally with you on all of this! Mashed potatoes are my absolute favorite part of Thanksgiving, and yes . . . half my plate, devoted to potatoes. For sure. I also just wrote an entire blog post about how to season them properly. Because yeah, bland potatoes are the worst! I am loving this brown butter idea.

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  4. Faith (An Edible Mosaic) says

    November 20, 2014 at

    Yes – mashed potato girl here too! I have to say, your mash looks waaaaaaaaaaay better than mine ever did. I need to try this recipe!!

    Reply
  5. Beverley says

    November 21, 2014 at

    Always on the look out for a yummy new recipe for mashed potatoes and wow at that brown butter!

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  6. [email protected]+Crazy+for+Crust says

    November 21, 2014 at

    There are so many fabulous things going on here I cannot stand it!!

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  7. Aimee @ Simple Bites says

    December 7, 2014 at

    Sounds so so good!! I need some comfort food this week. 🙂

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  8. [email protected]+Barbara+Bakes says

    December 8, 2014 at

    What a fabulous way to change up ordinary mashed potatoes.

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  9. Elizabeth says

    December 15, 2014 at

    These look soooo good! And I’m totally on team lots of pepper/brown butter/herbs a plenty. Yes!

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  10. a says

    November 26, 2015 at

    can dried thyme be used instead of thyme sprigs? if so, how much?

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    • Nicole Harris says

      November 27, 2015 at

      Yes, you can use dried thyme. I would start with 1/2 teaspoon and increase from there depending on personal taste.

      Reply
  11. Warren Buffett quotes says

    December 24, 2016 at

    I have made this many times. It is wonderful.

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    • Nicole Harris says

      December 29, 2016 at

      Awesome!

      Reply

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