The Best Vegan Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
The perfect duo, match, and dish to help elevate each other. Mashed Potatoes and Gravy are the classic duo to help supplement any winter holiday meal. Although if I am being honest, I absolutely indulge in this all year round because these are the best vegan mashed potatoes!
Focusing on the holiday factor of Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Thanksgiving and Christmas are the perfect time to whip up these delicious vegan recipes! Mashed Potatoes and Gravy are the true MVPs of any holiday meal. Whether you’re whipping these up for a holiday potluck, dinner, or meal prep for you or your vegan/non-vegan friends and family, everyone will be more than satisfied.
The secret to making the best vegan mashed potatoes is the type of potato. Many people will use plain old russet potatoes, but I prefer Yukon Gold potatoes. You also have to make sure the potatoes aren’t too wet, otherwise they won’t be fluffy.
In terms of gravy, I am a huge advocate for mushroom gravy, but on special occasions this just doesn’t cut it. Instead, use a gravy that is more neutral in taste and based on a vegetable broth.
Give this simple and easy-to-make recipe a shot! Let me know what you think of the recipe in the comments section below or on any of my social media platforms. If you’re posting on Instagram, make sure to tag me at @nuttinelli and include #nuttinelli so I can see your amazing creations!
Tips and Tricks
- Use Yukon Gold potatoes to get fluffier and more buttery mashed potatoes, trust me!
- Using a simpler gravy, like the one below, will let you taste the base dish more than a different style of gravy.
- Using a good tasting vegan butter will lead to a tastier gravy.
- Use whole wheat flour to give the gravy the brown color. Other flour can be used but the color won’t be the same.
The More You Know
Seasoned Vegetable Base
I recommend using Better Than Bouillon’s seasoned vegetable base. It’s so easy to keep in the fridge and use whenever a recipe calls for vegetable broth. This stuff is amazing and my go-to vegetable broth. All you have to do is add water and the jar can make up to 30 cups for vegetable broth.
Roux
Many soup recipes require starting with a roux. This helps with thickening and in this case very important to help thicken the gravy. It’s not a complex cooking technique and only requires cooking butter and flour together. I recommend using a vegan butter and whole wheat flour.
Vegan Butter
There are a variety of different brands you are able to find at most grocery stores. I use the most commonly found vegan butter brand, Earth Balance. This butter can be found in almost every grocery store. Miyokos vegan butter has been found to be a “better” brand with the absence of palm oil, but it is much more expensive.
Thanks for Reading!
I hope this will help you grow your appreciation for mashed potatoes and gravy. I can guarantee that you will be trying to sip your gravy from the serving bowl after a taste, so ENJOY cooking and even more so ENJOY your feast!
– Janelle
Vegan Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Equipment
- Potato Ricer
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs Yukon Gold Potatoes peeled and halved
- 3 tbsp Vegan Butter
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and cut in half.
- Boil the potatoes until very tender, about 30 minutes.
- Drain and dry potatoes by placing them back in the pot over medium heat.
- In a bowl, mash the potatoes with a potato rice, potato masher, or by hand. I prefer to use a handheld potato ricer that I bought from Ikea.
- Pour in the melted butter and seasoning. Mix up with the potatoes. Taste and add extra seasoning if needed.
- Top with gravy and serve!
Easy Vegan Gravy
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Vegan Butter
- 5 tbsp Whole Wheat Flour
- 2 cup Vegetable Broth
- 1/2 tsp Poultry Seasoning
- Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in the microwave and pour into a pot.
- Sift in the wheat flour and mix with the butter. There should be no chunks of flour in this roux.
- Heat the pot and cook the roux until fragrant.
- Add in the broth and bring to boil.
- Once boiling, reduce to a simmer and add in the poultry seasoning. Add pepper to taste.
- Keep warm until ready to serve.