Keto Mashed Cauliflower
This Keto Mashed Cauliflower recipe is incredibly easy to make. It is so good the kids will think they are eating mashed potatoes! 🤣 Honestly, though this mash is super creamy, and so well-seasoned that it can certainly fill that desire for light, buttery and smooth mash.
Related Keto Recipes: Easy Keto Gravy / Air Fryer Green Beans
The Ingredients
With just 7 ingredients this recipe is not a hard one to make at home. Cauliflower can at times get a bit expensive so buy up while it is cheap and freeze it. I always have a stash in the freezer to tide me over when the prices rise.
Cauliflower – use a head of cauliflower or frozen cauliflower. It really doesn’t matter which you use to make cauliflower rice, in any of our cauliflower recipes.
Cream Cheese – cauliflower mash with cream cheese helps to make the mash super creamy.
Heavy cream / thickened cream – use any thickened style cream or even sour cream. You can also make low carb cauliflower mash with creme fraiche. Add more cream for a cauliflower puree. No milk is used to keep this keto / low carb. I wouldn’t recommend using any milk alternatives as the mashed cauliflower doesn’t have starch to hold it together like mashed potatoes.
Cheese – I use cheddar for extra flavour but this can be swapped for any cheese at all e.g. parmesan.
Extras – Add garlic, sour cream, chives, white pepper (my favourite), olive oil, and seasonings. Make cauliflower mash with truffles, sauteed onions, or even crispy bacon bits.
How to Make Cauliflower Mash
While a lot of mash recipes call for steaming or boiling cauliflower, I make it a totally different way. If you have been wondering how to make cauliflower taste like mashed potatoes? Here are my secrets to the perfect keto cauliflower mashed potatoes that everyone will love.
Step 1. Sauté the cauliflower rice in butter, ghee, or olive oil, until softened. This imparts a nice buttery taste and texture to the cauliflower mash.
Step 2. Puree in a blender or food processor with the remaining ingredients and puree until smooth and creamy. Adjust any seasonings as needed. You can also use a stick blender for this too.
Thermomix Cauliflower Mash
Making Thermomix cauliflower puree or mash is super simple. This recipe suits all models including TM31, TM5 and TM6. All Thermomix alternative appliances should be suited as well.
Step 1. Chop cauliflower 4 sec/speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Step 2. Add butter and cook 11 min/110°C/speed 1.
Step 3. Add cream, cream cheese, salt flakes, and white pepper. Mix 40 sec/speed 7. Fold through grated cheese and season to taste.
What to serve it Cauliflower Mash With
Here are just a few of my favourite recipes that team perfectly with cauliflower mash.
- Instant Pot Mexican Shredded Beef
- Pork Knuckle German Style (Schweinshaxe)
- Rougaille Sausages
- Easy Curried Sausages Recipe
- Homemade Healthy Beef Stew
FAQs and Hot Tips
For a super creamy cauliflower make sure the cauliflower has softened. I prefer to use a Thermomix, blender or food processor or stick blender to puree over actually mashing it. The result is far smoother and silkier.
Can I freeze it? Yes, you can. Simply place it into a ziplock bag and press flat and seal. Store flat on the shelf in the freezer. To defrost, place it in the fridge overnight to defrost gently. Reheat and use as needed.
Can I make dairy free cauliflower mash? Omit cheese, cream cheese and cream. Cook cauliflower in olive oil, and puree with 1/4 cup of vegetable broth, 1 tbsp of yeast flakes, and 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard. This makes the most perfect creamy keto vegan cauliflower mash!
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Keto Mashed Cauliflower
Ingredients
- 460 g (5 cups) (21oz) cauliflower florets roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons (3 tablespoons) (60g) butter
- 4 tablespoons (4 tablespoons) (60g) thickened cream or heavy cream
- ¾ cup (¾ cup) (90g) cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) salt flakes
- ½ teaspoon (½ teaspoon) white pepper
- ½ cup (½ cup) (50g) shredded cheddar
Instructions
CONVENTIONAL METHOD
- Chop cauliflower in a food processor until finely riced. (Alternatively use a box grater and grate the cauliflower).
- Melt butter and sauté cauliflower over medium-low heat for 8 minutes or until softened.
- Return cauliflower to the food processor, add cream, cream cheese, salt, and white pepper. Blend until smooth. Fold through grated cheese and season to taste.
HOW TO MAKE THERMOMIX MASHED CAULIFLOWER
- Chop cauliflower 4 sec/speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Add butter and cook 11 min/110°C/speed 1.
- Add cream, cream cheese, salt flakes, and white pepper. Mix 40 sec/speed 7. Fold through grated cheese and season to taste.
Notes
- Butter can be substituted with ghee, olive oil or bacon drippings.
- Cream can be replaced with stock or broth.
- Store in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- Mash is suitable to freeze in an airtight container.
Your Own Notes
Nutrition
40 responses to “Keto Mashed Cauliflower”
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Glad to find this recipe. I had this at a restaurant and loved it so I am glad to be able to make it at home. Love the easy recipe and the mash came out perfect.-
Yay! So good to hear it turned out well
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Did not know that you can make a mash with cauliflower!? That’s gorgeous! I will try your recipe as soon as possible! My husband will be very happy, he loves cauliflower! Thanks for the recipe!!!-
Happy to help Nora
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I love cauliflower!:) But I have never tried it mashed.:) This looks so delicious, I’m excited to try this creamy cauliflower mash recipe this coming weekend, I’m sure my kids would love it too. Thanks!:)
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Enjoy it Jerika
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You won’t miss mashed potatoes with this cauliflower mash! So, so delicious. Thanks for the recipe.-
So true
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Wow, my kids loved your mashed cauliflower. Great recipe and goes along with many meals. Thank you!-
Always a win when the kids eat it too!
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This cauli mash is so good! I made it for dinner and my family loved it 🙂-
Yay!
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super creamy and fluffy!! Almost don’t miss potatoes!-
Yay!
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Great alternative to mash potatoes and healthier too!-
Absolutely!
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OMG, this is the best!!
I’m loving your recipes Megan, i look forward to cooking now that t I’ve discovered MAD.
Thank you 🙏-
That is music to my ears Di. I hope you find loads of new recipes to call your own and enjoy for many years to come.
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Just had this and it was unbelievably good
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I am a bit of a fan too John.
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Absolutely the best, served with your mushroom sauce !
Thanks for your awesome recipes.-
It is soooo good isnt it Di!
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Absolutely yummo !
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This is so good. I make it at least twice a month. -
No Megan … I do not agree it serves 6 people …. OMGGG I can devour this in one portion … how can I portion control when this recipe is super yummy !!! I don’t want to share 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for an awesome recipe ❤️🙏🏻 -
Can I sub with frozen cauliflower?
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Hey Mac, you sure can.
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I forgot the 5+ stars -
This is soooo delicious. Even my cauliflower hating husband enjoyed it. Bangers and mash are back on the menu. Thanks Megan
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Made this for on top of our cottage pie tonight. So yum 😋
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Awesome flavour, loved it.-
Yay! Thanks for letting us know Kath.
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Made this tonight for dinner … simply delicious 😍
Loved how creamy it was.
Will be making this again and again 💯
Love your food Megan ❤️
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