This post starts the week of posts geared towards different candies that I make during the holiday season. Even though I am not a baker, I love to make candy. And the more outrageous they are, the better. A childhood favorite of mine that I can remember having as far back as my memory goes is Potato Candy. Yes, it sounds weird, but it is sooo good, and easy.
POTATO CANDY
1/2 cup cooked potatoes, mashed
2 boxes of 10X Confectioners Sugar (or a 2 pound bag)
1 tsp vanilla
1 jar of Peanut Butter
Combine the vanilla and potatoes, slowly adding in the sugar. Mix to form a stiff dough. Take a handful size portion and roll out flat. Spread the peanut butter over the top of the dough and roll up. Wrap in wax paper and chill for 1 hour. Slice into discs and serve.
The Ingredients
When you first start mixing the potatoes and sugar it will look soupy, don’t worry, it will firm up the more sugar you add.
Once it turns into a dough and is mixed well divide it into at least 2 dough balls
Roll each dough ball out until it is pretty thin, about 1/8 to a 1/4 of an inch is what I strive for
Smear it with peanut butter, I like LOTS
Roll it up, then wrap it in the waxed paper, the refrigerate for about an hour
After it has chilled, slice it
Now eat and enjoy!
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my grandma makes htis everyyear!! thank you for the recipe im going to have to make it now!!
I’ve heard of potato candies so many times, I’ve just never had it!
I have never used Instant Potatoes Lola so I am not sure if it would work or not. I have always just peeled one potato and boiled it and mashed it up for this recipe. And Wendy, you don’t add anything to the potato, it needs to be plain.
Question………when using the mashed potatoes…….do you just mash the potatoes leaving out the butter and cream, or do you make them with the butter and cream for the candy????
I will have to try this as all of us like peanut butter. I seems so easy too. Have you ever tried using made instant potatoes?
Yep, see that knife in action. Looks pretty handy.
That looks pretty neat. Love peanut butter!