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Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes Recipe

Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes are the creamiest, easiest, no-fuss Mashed Potato Recipe you'll find! Making Mashed Potatoes in the Instant Pot takes minutes to make and you don't even have to babysit a pot of boiling water! You'll never make Mashed Potatoes any other way!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time6 minutes
Additional Time14 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Instant Pot
Keyword: 5 lb, easy, fast, for a crowd, instant pot, instant pot mashed potatoes, instant pot potatoes, mashed potatoes, potatoes, pressure cooker
Servings: 16 servings
Author: Karli Bitner

Ingredients

  • 5 lbs russet potatoes washed, peeled and cut
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 3 tbsp cream or milk

Instructions

  • Wash, peel and cut the potatoes. To cut the potatoes, cut each potato in half and then quarter each half. You will end up with 8 similar sized potato cubes.
  • Add the water to the Instant Pot liner, add in the cut potatoes.
  • Secure lid, set the vent to sealing. Cook on Manual (pressure cook) HIGH for 6 minutes. Quick Release the pressure.
  • Drain any remaining water.
  • Add in the butter, salt, pepper and cream. Mash until no longer lumpy.

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