The base is a standard mashed potato; potato cooked until soft, mashed with milk until smooth and not too thin. The pumpkin puree and mascarpone go in at the same stage where butter would normally arrive. The mascarpone adds richness without the sharpness of sour cream or the heaviness of cream cheese, and the pumpkin’s sweetness is subtle enough that the dish still reads as mashed potato rather than squash. Nutmeg is the spice that ties the two together, so taste before adding salt and pepper, the seasoning in the potato base may already be enough.
This is a side dish sized for two, from potatoes and a small amount of each addition. A few sprigs of thyme and a small knob of butter on top at serving are the finishing details that make this look as considered as it tastes. Comforting, colorful, and done in twenty minutes.
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Key Ingredients in This Recipe
You’ll find the complete list of ingredients and exact quantities in the recipe below.
- Potatoes – russet or yukon gold
- Milk
- Pumpkin puree – self made (here is how to make pumpkin puree) or canned
- Mascarpone Cheese
- Nutmeg
There is very little extra work involved. Use your own recipe for making regular mashed potatoes. Then towards the end, where you would add butter, add Mascarpone cheese instead. This makes a creamier. Have a look at this recipe: Mashed Potatoes with Mascarpone.
At the same time add a couple of tablespoons of pumpkin (home-made or from a can). Salt and pepper and nutmeg are the spices I used. They may already be in your regular mashed potatoes recipe. So, please taste it first.
Decorate your Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes with some thyme and a little bit of butter. I know butter is not the best of ingredients, but everything is better with butter …. or was it bacon?
It goes without saying that this is not a specific Thanksgiving recipe; you can make if as long as you can buy pumpkins and/or pumpkin puree.
Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes
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- 1 pound potatoes, russet or yukon gold
- 1/4 cup milk, warm
- 1.5 tablespoons pumpkin puree
- 1.5 tablespoons Mascarpone Cheese
- salt & pepper
- nutmeg
Instructions
- Peel the potato and cut it in cubes.
- Transfer to a pan with water and salt and cook until soft (not mushy).
- Mash the potato with a mixer, potato masher or whatever tool you are comfortable with.
- Add the milk and mix, creating a mash. Make sure it is not too thin.
- Add pumpkin and Mascarpone cheese and mix again.
- Taste and add salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.