Mock mashed potatoes made with cauliflower! This low-carb healthy alternative to starchy potatoes will fool the most discriminating taste buds!
Mock Mashed Potatoes
I try to limit my starchy carbohydrate intake, and over the years have substituted some white carbs for wheat and whole grain, and since I do the grocery shopping and cooking, my family has adapted as well.
My meat and potato kind of guys are troupers though, they go with the flow and will eat whatever I cook, but some switches take a little getting used to, like changing from white rice to brown rice.
Ok, that really took some getting used to. My son now prefers it, but it’s still not my Alan’s favorite, so I had some reservations swapping one of the comfort food darlings, mashed potatoes for “mock” mashed potatoes made from a veggie, cauliflower.
Cauliflower mashed potatoes
Like I do often, I just make a new dish and it and see what kind of a reaction I get, and the mock mashed potatoes were an instant hit!
No tweaking, and no leftovers!
Seriously, no one knew they were eating cauliflower instead of potatoes.
I’ve made this dish several different ways, adding butter and different spices, but sharing the recipe I keep going back to from the Food Network.
It really is hard to tell that this dish isn’t potatoes at all and made from cauliflower! They are that good!
Muffin Meatloaf with Mock Mashed Potatoes
Pile on the extra veggies 🙂 I layered them in my meatloaf muffins and also serve an extra scoop on the side.
Try this healthy alternative to mashed potatoes, and let me know if your family likes them as much as mine does! If you’re looking for more cauliflower dishes try this Easy Cauliflower Fried “Rice”, Open Faced Cheddar Melt, Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower, or this Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole.
Mock Mashed Potatoes (Cauliflower) - Low Carb!
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 65 Total Fat: 4g Saturated Fat: 2g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 11mg Sodium: 112mg Carbohydrates: 5g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 2g Protein: 3g
Hotly Spiced
June 24, 2013 at 1:36 amIt certainly looks like mashed potato to me. My uni students are very anti carbs in the evening so this is a wonderful option. I didn’t know cauliflower could look so creamy xx
Sandra
June 25, 2013 at 5:52 amI try to limit my evening carbs too! I don’t feel deprived or feel like I’m missing out when I make these 🙂
Choc Chip Uru
June 24, 2013 at 10:43 amHealthier, like faux potatoes… Fauxtatoes 😉
Yum!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Sandra
June 25, 2013 at 5:49 amOh, I like that, Fauxtatoes 🙂
Norma Chang
June 24, 2013 at 11:15 pmLooks like the real mashed potato, glad it went over well with your family.
Sandra
June 25, 2013 at 5:49 amI’m glad everyone likes it too. We’re hooked on these “potatoes”!
Karen (Back Road Journal)
June 25, 2013 at 7:41 pmI love the idea of adding cream cheese…I’ve just used cream when I have made them in the past.
Sandra
June 28, 2013 at 6:29 amHi Karen! Since there is so much moisture in cauliflower, it really helps to have a little thicker cream. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
mary
June 28, 2013 at 9:02 pm18 teaspoons of pepper?
These look good!
Sandra
June 28, 2013 at 9:11 pmWhoops, typo! Now that would be way overboard. It should be 1/8th teaspoon. Will fix that right now. Thanks for the second set of eyes 🙂
Heather @ SugarDish(Me)
July 4, 2013 at 3:58 amIt’s been awhile since I’m made mashed cauliflower– we used to do this all the time! Yours looks soooo yummy! All whipped and delicious. Thanks, Sandra!!
Jackie
January 9, 2015 at 1:08 pmCan you use frozen cauliflower for this
Sandra Shaffer
January 9, 2015 at 1:32 pmHi Jackie! Yes, you can use frozen cauliflower for this recipe. It may have more water in them, so be sure to remove as much water as possible. Hope you love the flavor!
Carol A Gallagher
March 18, 2017 at 2:43 pmI don’t have a food processor. What’s the best alternative?
Sandra Shaffer
March 18, 2017 at 8:20 pmA blender works just as well.