Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes
Bring some excitement to the table with these Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes and get ready to have everyone asking for more!
Garlic Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes have been a favorite of mine since I could remember.
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, and it being pumpkin-mania time.
I thought I’d add some pumpkin goodness into my mashed potatoes.
I thought taste testing cookies were fun, well this just made for a very happy tummy.
This is the perfect recipe for people who don’t like gravy, can’t make gravy, or forget to make gravy on Thanksgiving day.
They don’t need added butter or gravy, just salt and pepper to taste.
I recently attended an event with the Calif Milk Advisory Board and made a new friend, lol!
He was the hit at the party! We had a fun evening learning about the benefits of milk. Some of which I was surprised to know. In the East Coast, skim milk is often referred to as blue milk, it has a blueish tint, almost translucent. In California, they add non-fat milk solids into the skim milk and it really white in comparison.
There is plenty of garlic in these potatoes to become your new savory favorite side dish. If you havne’t had a savory pumpkin recipe I have a few more to try (they are really yummy)
- Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce
- Pumpkin Risotto with Bacon
- Pumpkin Jalapeno Chili
- Savory Pumpkin sauce with Bacon
- Fresh Pumpkin Pasta in Browned Butter
Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 12 medium Idaho Potatoes
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1-1/2 cups Whole Milk
- 1 cup Sour Cream
- 4 Tablespoons Butter
- 2 cups pumpkin puree
- 1/4 teaspoon ground clove
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons coarse salt
Instructions
- Peel and cut potatoes, cover with water bring to a boil add 1 teaspoon salt, cook until tender.
- Drain potatoes, keep them covered in a pot so they stay hot.
- Heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil and garlic in a pan on the stove, do not over cook it or it will become bitter, just heat it up until the garlic is not translucent.
- Add garlic to potatoes along with milk, butter, sour cream and pumpkin.
- Beat on high with a hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Stir in two teaspoons salt, 1/4 teaspoon clove and 1/4 teaspoon ginger.
- Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
Love the addition of pumpkin!
What a great idea!
Oh Diane, This recipe makes me want to kiss your face! Sounds ridiculously good!
I love this idea with the little hint of cloves and ginger…you are a genius! A pumpkin loving genius.
Love love love this side dish! It’s a total genius idea!
WOW! What a great idea! I can’t wait to try this!
yumm! i love pumpkin and its good to see a savoury one instead of having an overload of sweet pumpkin desserts 🙂
how creative
Ah yes, I can tell how much you love pumpkin!
I am not usually a mashed potato kind of gal. With pumpkin the game changes. Looks amazing!
I’d never think to mix pumpkin with mashed potatoes, will have to give it a try!
How interesting! Cannot wait to try this one!
I love mashed potatoes but would have never thought to add pumpkin to them. Great recipe Diane and a great picture of you and your new friend. What a view behind you.
That’s such a creative idea! I just made mashed potatoes myself last night…pumpkin would have been a great addition. 🙂
This sounds awesome. Lots of garlic too. Just the way I like it.
What a great idea, love this combination. And what a great cause. Thanks for sharing this!
So, I really shouldn’t have looked at this since I’m pretty darn hungry. Looks marvelous!
You, my friend, are the pumpkin queen!!
LOL, maybe I’ll make a pumpkin crown 🙂 ah that’s just another reason to get out the pumpkin!
This looks so creamy and wonderful
This sounds amazing! I love the idea of adding pumpkin!
Love this idea! I never get sick of pumpkin!
If I could I would add pumpkin to everything! Great photo of you and Bessie, or whatever her name is.
Sounds like a great way to make those mashed potatoes healthier! I love adding pumpkin to everything in the fall.
Ooooh these sound really good!