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Potato Candy

December 16, 2016 by sblades Leave a Comment

 
Remember this one?  My mother used to make Potato Candy every year and put it on her three-tier glass stand along with date balls, fudge, molasses cookies and fruitcake.  

She probably had fun chasing us three girls around the house after all that sugar, but we sure enjoyed those Christmas sweets!

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My Mom’s recipe is as follows: “boil Irish potatoes with jackets on, mix with powdered sugar, add a pinch of salt and some vanilla.  Roll out very thin, add a layer of peanut butter and roll up.  Refrigerate till firm, then slice into 1/4″ slices.”  O.K.  

On the first try, I nuked two potatoes and started adding powdered sugar…and kept adding and adding and adding.  It never got to doughy consistency, even after over a box of powdered sugar.  Into the garbage it went.

I decided to try again this year and used one-half of one potato.  I started adding powdered sugar by the cup and finally at about 3 1/2 cups, the the dough was formed and I could roll it out and finish the recipe. I’m still amazed at how much liquid the potato adds to the batter!

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Making Potato Candy really brings back memories of sneaking into the refrigerator and grabbing a few of these sweet, peanut-buttery candies every time I went by.

It Christmas candy recipe also brings back great memories of family, fun, and love during the holiday season.

Potato Candy

Potato Candy

Yield: 25 pieces
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Very sweet candy with a peanut butter finish.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 medium baking potato, peeled
  • 3 1/2 C powdered sugar, (may need more)
  • 1 C peanut butter
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Microwave the potato until soft.  
  2. Mix the potato and one cup of the powdered sugar in a medium bowl till smooth.  Add vanilla and salt.
  3. Continue adding powdered sugar until it forms a dough consistency that you can pick up (leave it slightly sticky).  
  4. Put a little powdered sugar on your counter and knead the dough until proper consistency for rolling.  Add powdered sugar as needed.  
  5. Roll out the dough into a 1/4" thick square and spread the peanut butter over it evenly.  Roll the dough into a log and cover with saran wrap.  
  6. Put in the refrigerator for at least one hour, then cut into 1/4" slices.  Keep refrigerated when not serving.

Notes

You can always use more potato, but remember it takes a ton of powdered sugar per potato!  

You can use smooth or crunchy peanut butter.  I like to use smooth as it rolls up more easily.  

The slices are thin, but the candy is very sweet and doesn't need to be sliced any thicker.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 25 Serving Size: 1 piece
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 128Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 55mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 1gSugar: 17gProtein: 2g

Nutrition Values are Approximate

© sblades
Category: Candy

Filed Under: All Recipes, Candy, Holiday Recipes Tagged With: candy, Christmas candy, peanut butter candy, potato candy

White Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispies

November 23, 2013 by sblades Leave a Comment

 
It’s time to start picking the stuff to put on Christmas platters for the neighbors and friends and these White Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispies looked soooo good that I had to test it for quality control (we love that quality control…..). 

Well, it passed with flying colors and the more we test-taste them, the more we like them.  Of course there’s the sweet/salty thing with that white chocolate/dry roasted salted peanuts combination.  Then there’s the crispy/gooey combo with the marshmallows/rice krispies thing going. 

All that along with a light peanut butter flavor in with the white chocolate coating make this candy just divine!

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I think my favorite thing, though, is the marshmallow popping up when you least expected it. The marshmallow melts just a bit when the warm mixture is poured onto dry ingredients, but mostly kept its consistency for that gooey pull. 

I’m not sure if White Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispies will go on the Christmas plates, as I don’t know how “Christmasy” they are, but they’ll definitely stay in the candy rotation!

White Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispies

White Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispies

Yield: 2 dozen
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

  Outstanding combination of sweet, salty, crunchy, gooey.

Ingredients

  • 2 C Rice Krispies cereal
  • 2 C dry roasted peanuts
  • 2 C marshmallows
  • 1/2 C peanut butter
  • 1 and 1/2 packages, (12 oz pkgs) white chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Combine cereal, peanuts and marshmallows in a large bowl.  Set aside.  In a pan, melt white chocolate chips and peanut butter over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. 
  2. Stir in the white chocolate and peanut butter mix to the cereal mixture and mix well. 
  3. Drop by tablespoons onto waxed paper and let set.  Refrigerate for 1 hour.  Store in airtight container.

Notes

Tips and Stuff:

Only change I would make is to add 1/4 C more Rice Krispies for a little more krispy crunch.

Be sure and let them refrigerate after the first set.  After that, I sealed in an airtight container and stored them on the counter and they kept the firmness very well (as long as they lasted!)

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1 piece
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 130Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 42mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 1gSugar: 4gProtein: 4g

Nutrition Values are Approximate

© Krystan at lilluna.com
Category: Candy

Filed Under: All Recipes, Candy Tagged With: peanut butter candy, rice krispies candy, white chocolate peanut butter

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