These Cheesy Vegan Mashed Potatoes have all the cheesy flavor without any of the cheese, you won't believe they're actually dairy-free. These low-FODMAP mashed potatoes swap out garlic for garlic-infused olive oil, replace dairy-based milk with almond milk and use nutritional yeast in place of cheese.
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If you've been a follower of our blog, then you know that Greg was diagnosed with IBS in 2015.
If you're new to our blog, you also now know that Greg was diagnosed with IBS in 2015. 😉
You'll have to excuse my madness...I'm running on empty here.
Like so many others this Thanksgiving week, I am inundated with things to do and not enough hours in the day in which to do them.
Of course, my mind has chosen 2 am to worry about each one of them rather than allowing my body to get its much-needed sleep. And, so begins the holiday season. 🙂
Anyway, due to his IBS, Greg has been noticing some intermittent issues with dairy lately. Some days he can tolerate it, and some days he just can't.
Therefore, I've been trying to create more dairy-free options of our favorite dishes.
So, I set out to make a dairy-free version of cheddar mashed potatoes.
I also decided that I wanted to keep this dish low-FODMAP, so that those who are following such a diet can still enjoy a deliciously delightful side of mashed potatoes this holiday season.
Just because you have to eliminate foods from your diet, doesn't mean you have to eliminate flavor.
Ingredients Needed to Keep These Mashed Potatoes Low-FODMAP and Vegan
To keep these mashed potatoes low-FODMAP, I used garlic-infused olive oil rather than garlic cloves or garlic powder and unsweetened almond milk in place of dairy-based milk.
I also added dried chives, ground mustard, white pepper and kosher salt for the seasonings and nutritional yeast for the "cheese." This Monash University article lists nutritional yeast as low-FODMAP.
These super taters are so creamy and flavorful, if I didn't tell you, you just might not know they're dairy-free. Yup, they're that good! 🙂
How to Make Cheesy Vegan Mashed Potatoes
Start by peeling and chopping your potatoes.
Next, add the potatoes to a 4-qt. pot and cover with one inch of cold water. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to a maintain a simmer.
Cook until potatoes are tender all the way through (approximately 15-20 minutes).
Be careful not to overcook or the potatoes will become too starchy. Drain the potatoes in a colander and then return them to the pot.
Add garlic-infused olive oil and almond milk. Mash with a potato masher until lumps are gone.
Stir in nutritional yeast, chives, ground mustard, white pepper and kosher salt.
Time to bust out that potato peeler!
What to Serve These Non-Dairy Mashed Potatoes with
If you want more dairy-free taters, check out this recipe for mashed potatoes with almond milk and vegan cream cheese next.
Cheesy Vegan Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 ½ lb. yukon gold potatoes
- ¼ cup garlic-infused olive oil
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- ½ cup nutritional yeast
- 2 teaspoon dried chives
- ½ teaspoon ground mustard
- ⅛ teaspoon white pepper
- ½ to 1 teaspoon kosher salt (to taste)
Instructions
- Peel and chop potatoes so that they are uniform in size.
- Add the potatoes to a 4-qt. pot and cover with one inch of cold water.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to a maintain a simmer.
- Cook until potatoes are tender all the way through (approximately 15-20 minutes). Be careful not to overcook or the potatoes will become too starchy.
- Drain the potatoes in a colander and then return them to the pot.
- Add garlic-infused olive oil and almond milk. Mash with a potato masher until lumps are gone.
- Stir in remaining ingredients until combined.
(Please refer to the post above for instructional photographs and other helpful information for this recipe)
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Gina Hoskins
"Just because you have to eliminate foods from your diet, doesn’t mean you have to eliminate flavor." <--- No truer words have been spoken!! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
Sherri Hall
Yes!! 🙂 Thank, you so much, Gina!
Karyl Henry
Yum these potatoes look so delicious! I've never used nutritional yeast, but I do have several GF friends and they swear by it. I'll have to make these potatoes for them next time they come to visit
Sherri Hall
Thank you Karyl! Hope you and your friends enjoy! 🙂
Lauren
Nutritional yeast is such a great way to make things vegan cheesy! I love how you added chives too for a fresh burst of flavor. This is a great option for dairy free potatoes.
Sherri Hall
Nutritional yeast is amazing! Thanks so much, Lauren!
Ruchi
How awesome to see a cheese mashed potato recipe, that actually has no cheese in it. I was looking for a recipe like that!
Sherri Hall
Thanks Ruchi! Glad you found what you were looking for! Hope you enjoy! 🙂
Veena Azmanov
I think mash potatoes are the easiest comfort food you can make. More cheese for me. Love how simple and easy this is to make too. So glad this is vegan
Sherri Hall
Thank you so much, Veena! 🙂
Aditi Bahl
nothing beats a creamy mashed potato and that too vegan is simply brilliant.
Sherri Hall
Thank you Aditi! 🙂
Dawn @ Words Of Deliciousness
These potatoes sound and look delicious. I have heard about nutritional yeast but I have not tried it. I will have to do that. I have the same problem as you laying away worrying about how I will be ready for the holidays. Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving!!
Sherri Hall
Thanks Dawn! I hope you'll give the nutritional yeast a try. And hope you (and I) both get some sleep! Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
Sharon Chen
Cheesy mashed potatoes are simply the best! Yum!
Sherri Hall
Thank you Sharon!
Mary Bostow
Mashed potatoes is one of the favorites in my family. This recipe looks super easy and full of ingredients my family loves. Looking forward to trying soon.
Sherri Hall
Thanks so much, Mary! Hope you enjoy! 🙂
Corina Blum
This sounds like such a tasty side dish. I really would like to try out nutritional yeast soon as I've seen so many great looking recipes with it in.
Sherri Hall
Thanks Corina! Nutritional yeast is definitely a great thing to have in your pantry. 🙂
Maria
Nutritional yeast is such a great way to add cheesiness! This is a perfect side dish idea for the holiday season.
Sherri Hall
It definitely gives it that cheesy flavor. Thank you Maria!
Danielle
You can't beat cheesy creamy mash - total comfort food. This is a great vegan option.
Sherri Hall
Thank you so much, Danielle!