Easy Potato Candy Recipes

IRISH POTATOES CANDY

Steps:

• NOTE: Be sure to use regular cream cheese, not whipped or reduced fat type.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese.
• Add vanilla and confectioners' sugar.
• Beat until mixture forms a ball.
• Stir in coconut with a spoon.
• Roll the mixture between your hands to form small potato-shaped candies or roll into small balls.
• Place cinnamon in a shallow dish and roll the balls in it.
• Place the balls on a cookie sheet and chill for about 1 hour or until firm.
• If you prefer "dirtier potatoes" roll the candy a second time after they have chilled.
• Alternatively dip in melted chocolate for Easter eggs.

AMISH MASHED POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• Mix powdered sugar with mashed potatoes.
• Add vanilla and mix until it is like pie dough.
• Roll out in shape of pie crust with a rolling pin.
• Spread with peanut butter.
• Roll up small and cut in slices, about ½-inch thick.
• Place on large platter and put in refrigerator until chilled

MAINE POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Line a 9-in. square pan with foil; butter the foil. Spread coconut mixture into pan. Cover and chill overnight. Cut into 2x1-in. rectangles. Cover and freeze. , In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip bars in coating; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper to set. Store in an airtight container.

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.

IRISH POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Add the vanilla and confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Using your hands if necessary, mix in the coconut. Roll into balls or potato shapes, and roll in the cinnamon. Place onto a cookie sheet and chill to set. If desired, roll potatoes in cinnamon again for darker color.

EASY POTATO CANDY BONBONS

Steps:

• Peel and boil potato.
• Drain water, mash with fork, and add milk.
• Use beaters on high speed to make as fluffy and LUMP-free as possible.
• Add almond flavoring, still beating.
• Either use beaters or a spoon and add confectioner's sugar, a little at a time. Sugar and potato have a chemical reaction that makes the potatoes look like they are melting.
• Keep adding sugar until the melting effect is almost completely gone and the mixture is forming a stiff dough.
• Knead in chocolate chips (as many as the dough will hold, or enough to suit to taste.)
• Immediately form into little balls, walnut-sized or smaller. I like to put them into mini cupcake papers (red) or whatever works best with the season, and to leave them in mini cupcake pans to dry and finish hardening.

POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• Beat mashed potato and next 3 ingredients at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric mixer 2 minutes. Beat in 6 cups powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time. Add up to 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 Tbsp. at a time, to form dough.
• Gather dough into a ball; dust with powdered sugar. Roll to ⅛ inch thick on parchment paper, and cut into a 12- x 10-inch rectangle. Generously sprinkle powdered sugar over dough, and place a piece of parchment paper over rectangle. Invert rectangle; discard parchment paper on top.
• Spread peanut butter over dough. Starting at 1 long side, tightly roll up candy, jelly-roll fashion, using parchment paper as a guide. Wrap in parchment paper, and freeze 1 hour. Cut into ¼-inch-thick slices, and serve. Refrigerate sliced candy in an airtight container up to 1 week.

IRISH POTATO CANDY (VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• In a stand mixer or large bowl with a hand mixer, beat together the vegan butter and cream cheese until creamed.
• Slowly add in the powdered sweetener, cup by cup, with a low speed until incorporated into the creamed butter and cream cheese.
• Now add in the vanilla extract and shredded coconut. Mix everything together until thoroughly combined.
• If needed, scrape the mixture out of the stand mixer into a large bowl or transfer the bowl you used directly to the fridge to chill for 20-30 minutes.
• Set up 3 stations: Line a baking sheet or large plate with parchment or wax paper and set aside. Pour the cinnamon out onto another large plate. Then take out the bowl of coconut cream.
• Roll about a tablespoon-sized amount of chilled coconut dough, using your hands, into an oblong potato-like shape. Then roll the coconut ball on the plate of cinnamon until it is completely covered and no white is showing. Place the potato candy on the lined baking sheet. Repeat until all the coconut dough is used.
• Keep the potato candy in the fridge or freezer until ready to eat.

3 INGREDIENT OLD FASHIONED POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• You need one medium potato that is baked and still warm. You can bake the potato a few ways. Rinse and dry the potato with all methods before cooking. I used a leftover baked potato that I grilled the day before. I simply cut it open and scooped out the insides once it was done and store it in the refrigerator. When I went to make the candy the next day, I reheat the mashed potato in the microwave a few minutes, until warmed.Microwave: poke the potato all over with a fork, microwave for about 5 minutes, flip potato over and cook again for 3-4 minutes, or until done.Oven: preheat oven to 400 degrees and then bake potato for 45-55 minutes until done.Air Fryer: Poke potato all over with fork, air fry at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Check for doneness, if not done, continue to air fry for abouthe 3-4 minutes, or until done.Grill: Preheat grill to Medium to Medium-high, depending on your grill. Wrap potato in foil and place on grill. Grill potato for 45 minutes, turning every 15 minutes. Check by poking a fork into foil-wrapped potato, if not done, continue cooking for a few more minutes.
• Once your potato is cooked, cut in half and scoop out the insides while the potato is still warm. Place potato in large bowl. Mash very well. If you are using the vanilla flavoring, this is the time to add it (1/2 teaspoon). I did not use it as the recipe I used doesn't call for it, but many other recipes do or even almond flavoring.
• Depending on the size of your potato, you may need to add more powdered sugar. Add in the powdered sugar, one cup at a time and mix well until the dough is stiff but workable. It will become difficult to stir with a wooden spoon. Using clean hands, you can better incorporate the sugar into the dough, if needed. I used the entire 2 pound bag of powdered sugar, as my potato was bit larger than I thought.
• At this point, refrigerate for at least 1 hour to stiffen the dough.
• Once the dough has chilled, place a silicon baking pad on a large cutting board (can also use parchment paper). Sprinkle a little powdered (confectioners' sugar) on the board; this will help the dough not stick to the pad. Using a rolling pin, roll the chilled dough into a large rectangular shape, approximately 1/4-inch thick. Add additional powdered sugar if dough gets too soft.
• Spread the top of the dough with 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter.
• Roll up the dough into a jelly roll shape (just like making cinnamon rolls). Roll up in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.
• After the chilling time is up, slice the chilled rolls into approximately 1/2-inch pieces. Store candy covered in the refrigerator; bring to room temperature to serve.

POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• Combine mashed potatoes, butter, and one cup of sugar in a large bowl and use an electric mixer to stir until combined.
• Add remaining sugar, 1 cup at a time and stirring until combined after each addition. Once you've added 6 cups of powdered sugar, check the consistency. If the dough is not moldable in your hands and can't be rolled into a ball, continue to add sugar until it is firm.
• Stir in vanilla extract.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour (if you chill longer it may become too firm and brittle and will just need to sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes until it is pliable).
• Once chilled, divide dough into two pieces and place one piece on a clean surface that you've generously dusted with powdered sugar. Dust the surface of the dough with additional sugar, and use a rolling pin to roll dough out into a rectangle about ¼" thick. If your dough is too sticky or falling apart, you may need to add more sugar, re-shape it into a ball, and start over.
• Once dough has been rolled into a ¼" thick rectangle, spread evenly with peanut butter, leaving a small amount of space peanut butter-free around the perimeter of the dough.
• Starting with the longer side of your rectangle, gently but tightly roll into a log.
• Use a knife to slice into pieces about ¼-½" thick.
• Repeat steps 5-8 with remaining half of dough.
• Serve and enjoy. Store leftover candy in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.

GRANDMA'S POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• Place the cooled mashed potatoes into a large bowl. Add the butter and beat with an electric hand mixer until smooth. Add the vanilla and stir in until combined.
• Slowly add in the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, fully mixing in the first cup before adding the next. How much you use depends on how watery your mashed potato is as well as humidity, etc.
• You want the consistency to be like cookie dough that you can roll out. When you put a little bit in your fingers you should be able to press and mold it together.
• In this step, you have to work pretty quickly because it can dry out. Layout a large piece of wax or parchment paper, dust it generously with powdered sugar. Place the potato mixture on the paper, add a generous amount of powdered sugar on top.
• Roll it out to ¼ inch thick. Try to get this into a rectangle shape as well as you can.
• Smear the peanut butter all over the top leaving a half-inch border.
• Tightly roll into a long log. Place on a piece of plastic wrap and roll the log up and tuck the ends under. Place in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to set.
• Unwrap on a cutting board and cut into ¼-½ inch slices to serve.

POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• Mix together potatoes, butter or margarine, and milk. Add enough confectioners' sugar to make a stiff dough.
• Roll out on a flat surface sprinkled with powdered sugar. Spread on a layer of peanut butter and roll up. Chill and slice.

PEANUT BUTTER MASHED POTATO CANDY RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare the mashed potatoes and set them aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, mix together the mashed potatoes, powdered sugar, and vanilla until a dough forms.
• On a clean surface, add a light dusting of powdered sugar, then roll the dough out into an even 1/4" thick layer.
• Heat the peanut butter for 15 to 30 seconds to make it easy to spread, then spread over the prepared dough evenly.
• Carefully, roll the dough into a log.
• Cover or wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Slice before serving.