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Freezing Mashed Potatoes

November 5, 2009

Dish of mashed potatoes.I would be interested in tips for freezing mashed potatoes.

By Jan from Yakima, WA

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November 6, 20090 found this helpful

I freeze mashers all the time ;-) Just let them cool and place in approriate size zip lock baggies, remove as much air as possible and place in freezer :-)

 
November 6, 20090 found this helpful

We raise a lot of potatoes in our garden and when we make mashed potatoes, we will make a large batch, and just place the extra mashed potatoes in zip lock bags and place in freezer. We just defrost and heat in the microwave. If they are too thick, just add a little milk. We started freezing single servings or small servings of mashed potatoes, and when our small grandchild was here, we could have a vegetable for him as he began to eat table foods.

 
November 7, 20090 found this helpful

My sister freezes them by using a small scoop like you would use for cookies and making small balls of them on a baking sheet. Then freezing several hours. Once frozen place into a Ziplock bag and when you want to use them take out only the amount you need and heat in the microwave.

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They got the idea from the Schwans' mashed potatoes that are so convenient but so expensive.

 
July 14, 20110 found this helpful

How well do these store in the freezer? I keep my freezer at 0* fahrenheit and will be using large freezer containers.

 
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February 22, 2012

Can I freeze mashed potato?

By Delia

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February 22, 20120 found this helpful

You can, but that doesn't mean that they are going to taste good when they are de-thawed .

 
February 24, 20120 found this helpful

Indeed you can, just look at frozen tv dinners.

 
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November 28, 2012

My family loves mashed potatoes and on busy weeknights I'm embarrassed to admit that I've used powdered potato flakes. My husband is not a fan of the flakes. Just before Thanksgiving huge 10 lb bags of potatoes were on sale for same price as a 5 lb bag. I could have made a lot of potatoes! Has anyone successfully frozen mashed potatoes and how did they go about it.

By Carolyn

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December 3, 20120 found this helpful

I freeze mashed potatoes whenever I have any left over. I freeze them in a plastic container and when I remove them from my freezer I add a little butter and heat them in my microwave until hot.

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Then take a whisk and beat them and they taste freshly made.

 
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November 5, 2009

Can you freeze mashed potatoes? I was thinking about making a large batch and freezing so we can use portions as we need without making them each time.

 
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November 5, 2007

Can mashed potatoes be frozen without altering taste or texture? Thank you in advance for your help!

 
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