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potato candy

(1 rating)
MarshaKRShannon avatar
Recipe by
Marsha Shannon
@MarshaKRShannon
Louisa, KY

My Mom, and grandmother used to make this without peanut butter! A family favorite. I made it not so long ago for my great niece, and she thought it was cream candy. Since then we've added the peanut butter and sometimes even dip the chilled pieces into melted chocolate.

(1 rating)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Microwave

Ingredients For potato candy

  • 1 md
    potato
  • 1 - 2 pkg
    powdered sugar
  • 1 stick
    butter or margine
  • 1 pinch
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract

How To Make potato candy

  • 1
    Boil potato
  • 2
    Or bake potato (in microwave, Mom and Grandma never had this luxary)
  • 3
    Fork potato and peel with knife, (deep fry the skin for a snack later) Pour out water if used, put potato in bowl at least 2 qt size.
  • 4
    Mash potato with fork add butter, (use 1/2 stick if very small potato), vanilla and salt, mix well
  • 5
    Mix in gradually the powdered sugar until you can get no more mixed in.
  • 6
    Either form ropes of candy and place on buttered platter to chill.
  • 7
    Or roll out, cover with peanut butter
  • 8
    Roll like jelly roll, chill on platter.
  • 9
    After set, at least an hour, cut to bite sized pieces.
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