Comments on How to Make Reduced-Fat Mashed Potatoes

After draining the potatoes, return to stove top and keep over heat to cook off any remaining water. Push potatoes through a ricer. Start with salt and pepper, then low or non-fat cream cheese (instead of butter or margarine). Add in non-fat half-and-half until creamy, then check again for seasoning.

After straining the potatoes, return to pan, and cover with a heavy folded towel for 5 minutes. Mash, stirring in non-fat half-and-half, pepper and margarine that you've heated together in the microwave. As good as the "real" thing!

After straining the potatoes, return to pan, and cover with a heavy folded towel for 5 minutes. Mash, stirring in non-fat half-and-half, pepper and margarine that you've heated together in the microwave. As good as the "real" thing!

While I bet a potato ricer is great, I prefer to use my electric hand mixer!! I use some of the cooking water & mix it with either 2% or skim milk & butter/margarine. Mash the potatoes till they are crumbly & slowly add the mixture. Fluffy every time!!