Chocolate Almond Butter Potato Fudge

Recipe Rating:	2 Ratings5
Categories:	Candies, Chocolate, Quick & Easy
Prep Time:	25 Min

Ingredients

2/3 c	instant potato flakes, dry (i use hungry jack)
2/3 c	water
1/3 c	milk (i used 1%)
1 c	potato--stiffly mashed, plain cooked, pealed, instead of above 3 ingredients.
2 tsp	vanilla extract
2 lb	confectioners' sugar
1/4 c	cocoa powder, unsweetened--hershey's--leave out for vanilla fudge
1/4-1/2 tsp	salt--can be left out
1 1/2 Tbsp	very softened butter, not melted
1 jar(s)	12 0z. almond butter, no-stir; creamy or crunchy
	can use peanut butter or hazelnut butter or other nut butters.
	other possible ingredients: finely shredded coconut; toffee chips; chopped cherry, etc.

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Sandi Weiso Brown

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Hubbard Lake, MI (pop. 1,982)

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Sandi's Notes:

With a peanut allergy and several jars of almond butter, both smooth and crunchy, I searched for a way to use them that wasn't just substitute almond butter for peanut butter. The more I looked, the more I realized I needed to try to come up with a recipe to my taste, and my Hubby's. The potato candy recipes got me thinking, so I added cocoa and a couple other ingredients, and this is what I got. My husband declared it "better than fudge!"
The slices are usually about 2" in diameter. My rolling technique leaves something to be desired, so mostly, my slices aren't "round." This is a rich candy that can be vanilla or chocolate or other flavors can be added to the fudge part, for instance, a cherry fudge with the almond butter would be nice. (The almond butter swirls show up better in a lighter colored fudge.) Hope you enjoy it!

Directions

Ingredients:
2/3 C. potato flakes (Hungry Jack’s)
2/3 C. water
1/3 C. milk
Or
1 C. stiffly mashed, plain cooked, pealed potato
2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 pounds confectioner’s powdered sugar
¼ C. Hershey’s or good quality unsweetened cocoa (for vanilla fudge, leave out the cocoa)
¼ to ½ tsp. salt--can be left out.
1 ½ Tbl. Very softened butter, but not melted completely.
1 12-oz. jar no-stir (or thoroughly stirred) almond butter--Creamy or Crunchy. (can use peanut butter or hazelnut butter or other nut butters)
*Other possible ingredients: finely shredded coconut; toffee chips; chopped cherry, etc.

Directions: Please read ALL directions first!

Thoroughly mix or mash potato; mix in vanilla, and set aside.

Put about 1 pound of powdered sugar into a large mixing bowl. Mix cocoa and salt into sugar.

Stir the 1 Cup of potato mixture with vanilla into the 1 pound of p. sugar, until completely mixed. Mixture will be fairly moist.

Add the very soft butter, mixing well.
(Save a little sugar to powder the rolling surface so the fudge dough will not stick.)

This is important, and the fun part! Be patient, it will be worth it! Continue blending, very well, the remaining pound of powdered sugar about half a cup at a time into the mixture until the fudge dough is the texture of play dough. Use your hands to knead the fudge dough to the right texture.

You want the fudge dough to be thick, but not sticky, and flexible enough to roll out, and then, roll up as you would a jelly roll. If fudge dough is too dry, lightly moisten your hands with water and knead the dough until all moisture is evenly incorporated. A little water goes a long way! Continue to knead and add moisture as needed, until the fudge dough is ready to roll out.

Roll out dough into about a 12” circle or rectangle and thickness is about 3/8”. I do the rolling on non-stick foil or sugar-dusted wax paper or sugar-dusted surface. Try lightly rolling edge of dough into a tube, if the dough is too dry and cracks too much, you can re-knead adding more moisture into the dough. Continue until fudge dough has the consistency and flexibility of play dough, and not too sticky.

After rolling out dough into shape, spread the almond butter over the entire surface of the fudge dough. (If you would like, you can sprinkle finely shredded coconut or other ingredients over the almond butter for added flavor.)

Start rolling dough with almond butter into as tight a roll as you can (without squeezing out the almond butter) to start so the roll will not be too large in diameter when completed. (When finished, mine is a kind of "square" roll instead of round. It will make square pieces when completely cut.)

If the fudge dough is not already as stiff as you would like, you may chill the roll for half hour or so, then slice roll into ½” slices; then, cut slices into fourths (about normal fudge-size pieces), but, as it is a fudge, you can slice first, then refrigerate (I slice first since slicing will become more difficult as the fudge firms).

Enjoy!

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Sandi Weiso Brown sis03

Jan 22, 2011

The most difficult part of this recipe is the kneading to get the right consistency of the fudge. Kids like this part! Make sure it isn't too moist or too dry. Too moist won't allow the pieces to stay together and be easily held by hand; too dry, and the fudge will crack apart instead of rolling smoothly enough to be sliced. So, be patient and the time spent getting it to the right consistency will give you a good, easily-shared product. Have fun!

Sandi Weiso Brown sis03

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Sandi Weiso Brown sis03

Jan 23, 2011

We decided that 2" slices were too much of the richness of this recipe, so I cut each slice into quarters or "squares" and one smaller piece is plenty for us. (see the second photo)

Sandi Weiso Brown sis03

Feb 23, 2011

Decided to make the second photo the MAIN photo because this is so rich, the normal, fudge-sized pieces aren't too much at once. Enjoy!

leeann deborde dixiebaby

Mar 25, 2011

Sandi Weiso are you my long lost friend from Tennessee?

Sandi Weiso Brown sis03

Mar 25, 2011

**red face** That I am, my dear friend, Leeann! And, I have NOT forgotten you! How'd you find this recipe?

leeann deborde dixiebaby

Mar 25, 2011

Oh I'm glad its you! You can run, but you cannot hide! I just typed in sandi weiso into facebook and up came your recipe. I sent you all a christmas card,it came back, so I sent it again to another address. I dont know if you ever got it. How are you???? In this crazy world I remember your good heartedness.love, leeann

Sandi Weiso Brown sis03

Mar 25, 2011

Thank you, LeeAnn, that is sweet of you to say! You've always been a concerned, loving friend! How about emailing me or becoming a FB friend?

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CinStraw's Kitchen CinStraw

Aug 23, 2011

What a celever recipe...I make potato candy from a recipe handed down from my GreatGrandMother, but, not like these (ofcourse they did not have 'potato flakes back then). I need to make these. Thanks for sharing.

Sandi Weiso Brown sis03

Oct 2, 2011

Thank you for the comment, Cindy! A cooked potato can also be used, micro baking it seems best to limit the moisture of cooking in it a pot, though. Hope you give it a try...as my husband said, "It's better than fudge!" Sadly, he has since passed away, but because he was such a huge desert fanatic, his compliment will remain with me. :)