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Easy Potato Candy
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Potato candy is a delicious treat made from potatoes, peanut butter, and powdered sugar. It's a popular snack in many parts of the world, and it's perfect for satisfying sweet cravings.
serves/makes:
ready in:
1-2 hrs
1-2 hrs
6 reviews
3 comments
ingredients
1 small potato
1 pound powdered sugar, more if needed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
peanut butter, as needed
directions
Heat a pan of water to boiling. Peel the potato and add to the water. Let cook until soft, about 15 minutes.
Remove the potato from the water, letting water drain off. Then, put the potato in a bowl and mash with a potato masher. Mash in the vanilla and enough powdered sugar until the mixture forms a pliable dough.
Roll the dough out on waxed paper sprinkled with powdered sugar. Roll into a rectangle. Spread the peanut butter over the top of the dough. Roll the dough up jelly-roll style, starting from the long side. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator until well chilled, about an hour.
When ready to serve, slice the potato candy into pinwheels.
nutrition data
282 calories, 4 grams fat, 61 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in sodium.
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reviews & comments
My mother always rolled it up in wax paper and put in the fridge for a bit till it got solid enough, then she would taken it out and cut it in small slices.
December 18, 2016
OMG this is the most wonderful candy. Easy to make. I could not stay out of it, think it only lasted 2 days. Next time I will make a double batch.
While I appreciate the positive reviews, I must note that I thought I was a good baker. lol...this for me, turned out to be one huge hot mess. My potato was small, so I thought, I ended up using over 2 lbs of confectioner sugar (after the first 2 lbs, I quit counting)and it would still not form into a "rollable dough". So I tried to let it "set up", then spread the peanut butter and rolled it...sort of, lol. I ended up having to throw it all away. So I now had to throw it away and am concerned that I have burnt up my cuisinart stand mixer. It has stunk up the whole house.
This recipe doesn't use a mixer so I'm wondering if that is why the recipe didn't work for you.
December 18, 2010
Great recipe thank you for posting, just like Grandma used to make.
I looked for my moms receipe after she died, but couldnt find it. I remember helping her make this when I was a child, it sounds like what we did. Cant wait to try it.
April 18, 2010
My mother used to make this potato candy when I was a child. It was always delicious. Thanks for sharing it. Now I can make it too!
October 26, 2008
I love potato candy, I eaten it since I was old enough to chew! So yummy!!!!
December 8, 2007
Best potato recipe that I have found. Very good!!!!!
September 3, 2007
My great-grandmother made a version of this recipie since she was a child. We do not use the vanilla but the rest is exactly the same. After spreading the peanut butter we roll it up like a jelly roll, slice it, and place in layers on a plate (with wax paper between) to refrigerate. It tastes much better cold.