Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes are so delicious and easy to make.

We took this healthy mashed potatoes recipe from our bestselling Instant Pot Cookbook and revamped it a bit to make it even lower in calories and easier to make.

These low calorie mashed potatoes areas enough for weeknight cooking, and fancy enough for holiday dinners.

No one will be able to tell these mashed potatoes are healthy, just rich and delicious, thanks to our calorie and fat cutting tips and tricks.

These Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes are just 120 calories…

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

This article will supply you with everything you’ll need to make mashed potatoes healthy and easy.

From a shopping list, to a printable recipe card. You’ll find a nutrition label, healthy Instant Pot Recipes, and more in the sections below.

To make this instant pot mashed potato recipe easy, we’ve supplied you with the following sections.

Read through them for helpful resources, or skip ahead to the recipe card.

What You’ll Find in this article:

• Ingredients for Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes (shopping list!)
• How to Make Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
• Healthy Mashed Potato Recipe (printable card!)
• Mashed Potato Calories and Nutrition

Helpful Tip for Shopping: Take a screenshot of the shopping list to your phone. This way you have it at your fingertips the next time you go grocery shopping.

Recipe Card Uses: You can email yourself this recipe card so you can easily search for it (I have a folder in my email just for recipes!) Or print it so you have it handy, and can make notes. You can even pin this easy instant pot mashed potatoes recipe to Pinterest so it is safely stored for you.

Up next, a shopping list for our healthy mashed potatoes recipe…

Ingredients for Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

I cut calories with smart swaps like using Greek yogurt and almond milk and by reserving some of the potato water.

Still want to add butter? Try using it on top instead, so that guests can indulge or abstain according to their preference.

Shopping List for Low Calorie Mashed Potato Recipes:

• Potatoes (gold is best, but russet will work)
• Garlic salt (or regular salt)
• Unsweetened almond milk
• 0% Greek yogurt
• Pepper
• Fresh thyme (optional for garnish)

Special Tip: You can find all the measurements in the recipe card below. There you can choose how many servings of this low calorie mashed potato healthy recipe you want to make. It will do all the measurement math for you! All of the ingredients for this recipe for healthy mashed potatoes can be doubled or tripled with the click of a button.

Up next, how to make mashed potatoes in an instant pot…

How to Make Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

It’s so easy to make mashed potatoes in the Instant Pot! In this section I will show you how to make the perfect mashed potatoes, in a flash!

This mashed potato healthy recipe is easy enough for weeknight cooking, but impressive enough for holidays!

Make Ahead! You can make this instant pot mashed potatoes recipe ahead of time, move to a serving dish and cover. Place in the fridge 1-3 days before you want to serve. Then you can just warm it up in the oven for your holiday dinner.

How to Make Mashed Potatoes in an IP

1. Pour the water into the Instant Pot. Peel the potatoes and cut them into 1-inch cubes, dropping them into the pot as you work.
2. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the garlic salt. Cover and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
3. Quick-release the pressure. 
4. Use a coffee mug to scoop out and reserve about 1 cup of the potato water. Drain the potatoes of the remaining liquid.
5. Add the almond milk, Greek yogurt, pepper and remaining garlic salt to the potatoes. 
6. Use a potato masher to mash until smooth, adding the reserved potato water 1/4 cup at a time to reach your desired consistency. 
7. Move to a serving dish and top with a sprig of time. Serve hot. 

Special Tip: You can find these directions, along with measurements, nutrition and more in the sharable recipe card in the next section!

Up next, a sharable recipe card for the best instant pot mashed potatoes…

Healthy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

This mashed potato healthy recipe is delicious and impressive… and low calorie!

P.S. you can find the mashed potato calories and nutrition below the recipe card!

Mashed Potato Calories and Nutrition

This nutrition and calories for our mashed potatoes healthy recipe is based off 1/2 cup of mashed gold potatoes made according to the recipe above.

If you choose to add a pad or two of butter to the recipe, it will slightly change the calories and fat… but not much as it will be divided between 10 servings.

Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating it is our goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.

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