An old fashioned fun candy, this Potato Candy is made from mashed potatoes, powdered sugar, and peanut butter. They are super sweet but super fun!
Course Candy
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Refrigeration Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour20 minutesminutes
Servings 40servings
Calories 85kcal
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
1/2cupmashed potatoes*
1tablespoonmilk
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Pinchof salt
5-6cupspowdered sugar
1/2cuppeanut butter
Instructions
Combine the potatoes, milk, vanilla extract, and salt in a large bowl. Mix to combined.
Start adding in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time. Once you have added about 4 cups, start adding a little at a time. It will all come together into a dough. It will be hard to stir, so once it gets too hard to stir, pour it out onto a counter and knead, adding more powdered sugar as needed.
Once you have a stiff dough, transfer to a piece of parchment paper that has been sprinkled generously with powdered sugar. Roll the dough out with a rolling pin into a large rectangle, about 12 inches by 16 inches.
Spread the peanut butter evenly over the dough.
Roll the dough up jelly roll style, using the parchment paper to help roll the dough tightly.
Once the dough is rolled into a cylinder, I like to take it and stretch it to about 24 inches long to make it a little bit skinner.
Wrap the roll in plastic wrap. (It is usually easier to cut the roll in half then wrap the two sections separately.) Refrigerate for at least an hour, or overnight.
Once completely chilled, remove the plastic wrap and cut into pinwheels. You should get about 40 pieces, depending on how thick you cut them.
Notes
*I have only ever used this using plain mashed potatoes. It should take about 1 small/medium potato. I have not tried this recipe using leftover potatoes.Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should be used as a general guide.