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Potato Candy
Potato Candy
"These powdered sugar rolled, peanut butter-filled, potato-based candies live up to the hype! You only need 3 ingredients to make delicious homemade potato candy. Potato candy is incredibly easy to make. This old-fashioned recipe is a classic during the holiday season. For those of you who haven’t tried it, don’t worry, it doesn’t taste like potatoes! I know the name can be a little off-putting, but I promise these little peanut butter candies are tender and sweet. "
Serves25
Cooking Vessel Sizehand mixer, baking sheet, offset icing spatula, saucepan
Ingredients
- 1 Russet Potato
- 6 cups Powered Sugar
- 1 cup Peanut Butter
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Peel and dice the potato. Boil in water until fork tender, about 10 minutes. Drain the excess water and mash with a hand mixer until smooth.
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Mix in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time with a hand mixer. Depending on humidity and water content in the potato this can take 6-8 cups. The final result should look like that of shaggy dough. Slowly keep adding powdered sugar until the consistency is that of play-dough or putty
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