Old Fashioned Potato Candy Recipes

3 INGREDIENT OLD FASHIONED POTATO CANDY (NO BAKE)

Steps:

• Place potato in a smal pot, cover with water, and boil until very tender. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Mash (or use a hand mixer) until smooth and lump-free.
• Add 4 cups powdered sugar and mix until blended (will be a sticky mess and this point). If opting to use vanilla, mix in now. Mix in more powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until mixture is very thick (slightly thicker than cookie dough).
• Lay down a large sheet of wax paper and sprinkle generously with powdered sugar. Transfer candy mixture to the wax paper and sprinkle the top with more powdered sugar. Roll out to 1/4 inch thick rectangle.
• Spread peanut butter evenly over candy. Roll tightly (long side toward long side), then wrap in the wax paper. Cut in half crosswise and put the two halves inside a large resealable bag. Seal the bag and chill for at least 30 minutes until firm, or until about 30 minutes before ready to serve.
• Unwrap candy and slice into 1-inch thick slices and serve or store in airtight container, chilled, up to 2 weeks.

POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• Place potato in a small saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until tender, 10-12 minutes. Drain. Transfer to large bowl., Using a stand mixer, beat potato until smooth. Leave only 1/2 cup in bowl (save remaining for another use). Beat in 4 cups sugar until smooth. Gradually add enough remaining sugar until dough forms a ball., Divide dough in half. On a surface dusted with confectioners' sugar, roll half of dough into a 10x7-in. rectangle. Spread 1/4 cup peanut butter to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up jell-roll style, starting with a long end. Cover and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour. Repeat with remaining dough and peanut butter. Cut into 1/4-in. slices. Store in the refrigerator.

OLD FASHIONED POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• 1. In a small sauce pot, cover potato slices with water and cook over medium heat until soft.
• 2. Drain potato and place in mixing bowl.
• 3. Beat until mashed.
• 4. Add 1/2 sugar and mix well.
• 5. Mix in remaining sugar, scraping down sides as needed.
• 6. Line a counter top with a sheet of waxed paper dusted with confectioners sugar.
• 7. Scrape out dough onto waxed paper and dust top with more confectioners sugar.
• 8. Roll out to a thickness of about 1/4 of an inch.
• 9. Spread dough with peanut butter and roll up like you are making a cinnamon roll.
• 10. Once you have rolled into a log, roll log up in your wax paper.
• 11. Place halves in a gallon zipper bag, seal and store in refrigerator till ready to serve.
• 12. When ready to serve, slice into 1/4 inch slices. Store leftovers in the refrigerator. Note: There probably won't be any leftovers..... LOL!

OLD FASHIONED POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• Gather ingredients. Clean potato (leave skin on), and place in a small saucepan with water. Bring to a boil & cook until done.
• When potato is done, a fork can go through easily, remove from water. Allow to sit for 5 minutes, then take a paring knife and peel skin off & discard. It will come off easily.
• Mash potato with a potato masher. Add in vanilla and mix it through well.
• Add half the powdered sugar, one pound, and mix thoroughly. I use a fork to do this. When powdered sugar is mixed in well, slowly add remaining powdered sugar mixing thoroughly. I add about 1-2 cups at a time. Dough will get firm and difficult to mix with a fork, so I use my hands at this point.
• When you've mixed all the powdered sugar in and you have a nice ball of dough. Turn it out onto a board dusted with powdered sugar. Roll out to a 18x12 square... roughly. It doesn't have to be perfect. *** I use wax paper to roll my dough. One under dough dusted with powdered sugar and one above. Roll out to desired length and width.
• Once rolled out, spread peanut butter evenly across dough. You can use more or less depending on your taste. Crunchy peanut butter is pretty fabulous as a filling as well.
• Once peanut butter is spread on, roll dough, lengthwise like a jelly roll. Wrap in wax paper and place in refrigerator for two hours until set.
• Remove from the refrigerator, and slice in 1/2 inch pieces. When I serve this for the Holidays, I drizzle with melted chocolate.