Speaking of peanut butter, have you ever had potato candy?

[Floyd R. Turbo]

My mother used to send me a box every Christmas. It was a pinwheel of brain damage!

[samnsara]

1. i want some! I remember Spud-nuts !!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

4. Oh yea! 😋

[CrispyQ]

6. With great fondness!

I can get potato bread at my grocery store. It's good, too, but not like a spud-nut.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. Actually, I have, but I don't remember it having peanut butter in it.

Isn't it mainly mashed potatoes and powdered sugar?

[Floyd R. Turbo]

3. Yes! With peanut butter filling. At least that's the way my mother made it!

[True Blue American]

5. Tasted

Never made it but remember it well.

[safeinOhio]

7. Spread it like....crunch crunch

[csziggy]

8. A recipe for it!

This one uses peanut butter but says any nut butter will bork.

Old Fashioned Potato Candy

October 16, 2017 by Amy 82

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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: candy, potato candy, recipe
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Chilling: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 24 pieces
Calories: 165kcal
Ingredients

1 small russet potato , peeled and chopped
6-7 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup nut butter , cookie butter, or nutella

Instructions

In a small pot of boiling water, cook the potato until tender. Drain and transfer to a bowl; mash until smooth and lump-free (a ricer is ideal for this!) You’ll need a 1/2 cup mashed. Allow to cool slightly, but still warm.
In a extra large bowl, combine cooked potato and 2 cups of the powdered sugar until blended (at this point it will be very loose.) Stir in the vanilla.
Continue to add 1 cup of the powdered sugar at a time until the mixture forms a putty-like dough. (Use a handheld electric mixer if stirring with a wooden spoon gets too difficult.) Shape into a round.
Transfer the dough onto an 18x12 sheet of wax paper sprinkled with powdered sugar; sprinkle the top with a little powdered sugar. Use a rolling pin to roll into a rectangular shape, about 1/4-inch thick; trim to form straight edges.
Spread an even layer of nut butter over the surface of the candy. Slowly roll the candy from one long edge to another. Wrap with the wax paper, cut in half. Place in a resealable plastic bag and chill until firm, about an hour.
Slice rolled potato candy into 3/4-inch thick pieces and enjoy!

Notes

This treat is super sweet and rich, so a little goes a long way.
This recipe is incredibly easy, but it requires you to pay attention to how much powdered sugar you are adding. 6 cups might be enough, or you might need 7. Just stop adding it once a putty-like texture is achieved. You don’t want it so stiff that it cracks as you roll into a log, but you don’t want it sticky.
This dough does dry fairly fast, so work quickly.
Don't waste the excess dough you trim off! Roll back into a ball (before it dries out) and pinch off small amounts; form into balls and coat with cocoa powder.
You want to stay true to the powdered sugar and potatoes, but as far as the filling, there are many options! You can use nut butter (peanut butter, sunflower butter, almond butter, etc.), cookie butter, or Nutella.
Leftover candy can be stored up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator in an airtight container.

Nutrition
Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg

More: https://bellyfull.net/2017/10/16/old-fashioned-potato-candy/

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Yes, my grandmother made it every winter.

[eppur_se_muova]

10. Love it ! It's also known as "poor man's candy" ...

... I guess because it doesn't have chocolate.

(A little Nutella will fix that. )