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Alternatively, you can dilute evaporated milk with waterâone part milk to one part waterâand use the milk in place of the water required. Perhaps the easiest way to thicken instant potatoes and create the flavor and consistency of ârealâ mashed potatoes is to actually add more potatoes. If you have a can of diced potatoes in the back of your cupboard, drain them and toss them into the mix.
When it comes time to mash the potatoes, first cut them up into 2-inch chunks. In the same pot that you boiled them (now off the burner and cooled) use a potato masher to mash them. Use milk with a higher fat content for mashing, as it will make them creamier. And most importantly, make sure the milk has been warmed beforehand. If the milk is cold, then the potatoes will come out gummy.