Healthy Vegan Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

These secretly healthy and totally creamy Vegan Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes are the perfect cool weather or holiday side dish. This mash is so fluffy, flavorful, and scrumptious, no one will even know it's hiding cauliflower!

I don't know about you, but mashed potatoes are one of my all-time favorite comfort foods. This lower-carb iteration replaces some of the taters with cauliflower, reducing the calories without sacrificing any flavor.

• 2 large russet potatoes (about 3 cups) chopped into about 1 inch pieces
• 1 head cauliflower (about 3 cups) chopped into about 1 inch pieces
• ½ cup raw cashews (soaked for either for 4 hours with cold water or 10 mins with boiling water)
• ½ cup water
• 1 TB vegan butter
• ½ TB nutritional yeast
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 2 tb chives (optional)