Old Fashioned Potato Candy

Name: Old Fashioned Potato Candy
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 1 medium potato, peeled and sliced; 2 lb confectioners sugar; creamy peanut butter

By Patty Ward
@homecook373100

This is a recipe from my past. My best friend in middle school hailed from W. Virginia, and this was a common candy made around holidays. I thought she was crazy, but I did try it... and wow! It just tasted like good peanut butter candy! She passed away in 1991 and I still miss her to this day. This one is for you Marge.

Hope you like this too!

Rating:

★★★★★ 4 votes5

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Prep:

1 Hr

Ingredients

1 medium

potato, peeled and sliced
2 lb

confectioners sugar
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creamy peanut butter
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How to Make Old Fashioned Potato Candy

Step-by-Step

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