Amish Mashed Potato Candy Recipes

OLD AMISH POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine potatoes, butter, cocoa, and vanilla.
• Gradually blend in sugar, then coconut.
• Knead until completely mixed.
• Shape into one-inch balls and press a pecan into the center of each.
• Wrap in foil and store in airtight container.

THE OLD FASHION POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• 1. The main ingredients for this old fashioned candy are mashed potato and confectioners sugar. You can use any flavor you want and even add peanuts, coconut, chocolate, maraschino cherries and wrap dough around them. In a mixing bowl combine the potato, salt, and vanilla.
• 2. Sift the confectioners sugar over potato, stirring and adding about 1 cup at a time. Mixture will liquefy when first sugar is added then gradually begin to thicken.
• 3. Mix in your add-ins (like chocolate chips, coconut, etc).
• 4. When it becomes the consistency of stiff dough, knead it even though not all the sugar has been added. After kneading, cover with a damp cloth and chill until a small spoonful can be rolled into a ball.
• 5. Shape in the size of balls you want.
• 6. Heat a pan of water about 2-3" deep keeping it a low temp set a pan on top and add your chocolate chips, stir until melted.
• 7. Add 1 - 2 tbsp shortening to thin it down enough to dip the balls in and coat. If it begins starts to thicken add a little more shortening.

MASHED POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• Mix together all ingredients, except peanut butter.
• Add sugar until it's of dough consistency.
• Refrigerate to chill dough for an hour or two.
• Roll out onto powdered sugar dusted bread board or waxed paper.
• Spread peanut butter over potato dough.
• Roll it up like a jelly roll loaf.
• Refrigerate for about an hour, then slice into pinwheels.