Potato Candy
Potato Candy is a must-have dessert at Christmas. It may sound surprising using potatoes in a dessert but don't let that scare you off. This treat holds a special place in many families' hearts as a holiday tradition. The recipe is simple and the results are irresistible.
Servings: 40
Calories: 143kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup plain mashed potatoes cooled (see below)
- ½ cup salted butter softened
- 7 cups powdered sugar plus more for rolling
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- In a large bowl using an electric mixer combine the mashed potatoes, butter, vanilla and one cup of powdered sugar until combined.
- Add remaining powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time until all combined. The dough should not be sticky and should be like playdoh.
- Cover and refrigerate the dough for just 1 hour.
- Once the dough is chilled split it in half.
- Dust your parchment lines surface with powdered sugar and roll out a rectangle about ¼ inch thick.
- You want to work quickly so your dough doesn’t crumble.
- Spread half of the peanut butter on the rolled out dough.
- Starting with the longer side of your rectangle and using the parchment paper to help you roll the it in a tight log.
- Wrap the log in parchment paper and refrigerate for another hour.
- Repeat with the other half of the dough.
- Slice the logs into about ½ pieces.
Notes
You need ½ cup of plain mashed potatoes. Just peeled russet potatoes that you boiled and mashed until there was no lumps.
Nutrition
Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 46mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 71IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.1mg