Potato Candy from Ohio recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 (2 pound) package confectioners' sugar ½ cup leftover mashed potatoes (prepared with butter, salt, and milk) 1 ½ tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, or as needed 1 (18 ounce) jar creamy peanut butter
Nutrition Info
- 286.9 caloriescarbohydrate: 43.1 gcholesterol: 2.4 mgfat: 11.7 gfiber: 1.3 gprotein: 5.4 gsaturatedFat: 2.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 117.2 mgsugar: 39.6 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Potato Candy from Ohio
Directions
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Combine confectioners' sugar, mashed potatoes, butter, and vanilla extract in a large bowl until a thick dough forms. Refrigerate dough until chilled, about 30 minutes. Stir extra confectioners' sugar into dough if too moist.
Spread a large sheet of waxed paper on the counter. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
Dust rolling pin with confectioners' sugar. Roll chilled dough on prepared waxed paper into a 1/4-inch thick rectangle.
Spoon peanut butter into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in microwave on High until slightly softened, 20 to 30 seconds.
Spread softened peanut butter onto dough.
Roll dough, starting from long end, into a jelly roll shape.
Wrap the roll in waxed paper and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. Slice into 1/4-inch slices.