Old-Fashioned Potato Candy

Potatoes are usually associated with savory dishes while candy is not. But some sweet recipes are made with sweet potatoes, such as sweet potato pie. This candy however is not. Instead, it’s made with regular white potatoes. Peanut butter is another ingredient in this intriguing dish which also boasts vanilla, milk, powdered sugar, and a pinch of salt. Peanut butter and potatoes don’t appear in many recipes together and the vanilla and powdered sugar make another unlikely trio with the mashed potato.

But don’t worry – this is a winning recipe.

Because this candy is so easy to prepare and tastes so good, it’s surprising that more people haven’t heard of it, but it seems that way.

Now you also know how to make potato candy and whether you want to make something deliciously different and brand new to your repertoire or you have some plain mashed potatoes to use up and don’t know how, let this recipe come to your rescue. You won’t be anything less than delighted with the yummy results.

Why You’ll Love the Recipe:

This recipe is really unusual but sometimes the ones you haven’t heard about tend to be the best. Once you make these candies, you’ll be wondering how you lived without this delicious recipe for so long!

How to Serve Them:

Potato candies are great for any occasion. They’re cute to look at too, so consider whipping some up for a special event or occasion, or else you might like to give them as gifts.

Ingredients:

• milk
• vanilla extract
• russet potatoes
• peanut butter
• powdered sugar
• salt

How to make Old-Fashioned Potato Candy:

Step 1. Beat the potatoes with the vanilla, milk and salt for 2 minutes using an electric mixer.

Step 2. Mix in a cup of powdered sugar at a time, until you have a dough that’s a bit thicker than cookie dough.

Step 3. If the mixture is too loose, you can add more powdered sugar, a tablespoon at a time.

Step 4. Shape the dough into a ball and then dust it with powdered sugar.

Step 5. Roll it out to make a 12×10-inch, 1/8-inch thick rectangle on a sheet of parchment paper.

Step 6. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top then put another sheet of parchment paper on top.

Step 7. Flip the whole thing over and peel off the parchment paper on top (that started off on the bottom).

Step 8. Spread the peanut butter over the dough

Then roll from long side to long side to make a jelly roll shape.

Step 9. Wrap in parchment or wax paper or in plastic wrap and freeze for an hour to set.

Step 10. Cut into ¼-inch pieces to serve.

Make this to surprise your family, as a gift you can wrap up in cellophane and tie with a ribbon, or just because you can’t imagine what potatoes, peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla would taste like. Potato candy is an old-fashioned favorite you’ll want to make again and again.

Can You Make Them Ahead?

Yes, you can make these a few in advance if you choose.

Storage Instructions:

Leftover potato candies will be fine in an airtight container in the fridge. Eat them within a week.

Variations and Substitutions:

If you want to make these but you’re not really a peanut butter lover, you can roll the filling into cigar shapes adding in some cinnamon, to make potato cinnamon cigar candies. If you do like peanut butter, feel free to use the crunchy kind if that’s your preference.