Best Irish Potato Candy Recipes

IRISH POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Add the vanilla and confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Using your hands if necessary, mix in the coconut. Roll into balls or potato shapes, and roll in the cinnamon. Place onto a cookie sheet and chill to set. If desired, roll potatoes in cinnamon again for darker color.

IRISH PEANUT BUTTER POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• Place potato into a saucepan with enough water to cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook potato until very tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two.
• Transfer potato to a large bowl and mash with a fork until smooth.
• Gradually stir confectioners' sugar into mashed potato a little at a time until the mixture forms a stiff dough. The dough will be runny until all the powdered sugar is used.
• Place a large square of waxed paper onto a work surface. Roll or press dough into a 12-inch square rectangle on the waxed paper.
• Spread peanut butter over top of dough, covering it entirely.
• Pick up one edge of waxed paper and start rolling the dough to make a 12-inch-long log. Wrap log tightly with waxed paper.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour. Unwrap log and slice candy into cross-sectional pieces about 3/4-inch thick to serve.

IRISH POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• 1. Peel and boil one medium size potato until done.
• 2. Mash the potato. Let the potatoe set in a glass bowl to cool 5 minutes.
• 3. Stir in confectionary sugar a little at a time. I do this by hand but you can use a dough hook with a mixer.
• 4. Sprinkle powder sugar on a piece of wax paper. Roll the dough to a thickness of 1/8 in.
• 5. Spread peanut butter on the flatened dough.
• 6. Tightly roll up the dough.
• 7. Cut the dough into thin 1/4-3/8 thick slices. Put into a refrigerator to keep. Enjoy!

MULDOWNEY'S IRISH POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• Place softened butter in a large bowl. Add confectioners' sugar, coconut, corn syrup, and vanilla extract; mix using your hands until combined. Knead until it holds together but is not too sticky, adding more sugar and coconut, if needed.
• Place cinnamon on a plate. Form the mixture into small, round balls and roll in the cinnamon until coated and they look like tiny potatoes.

IRISH POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• Combine mashed potatoes and vanilla.
• Adding one cup at a time, blend in enough confectioners' sugar to form stiff, non-sticky dough. (Just how much sugar is needed will depend on moisture of potatoes. Baked potatoes tend to be drier than boiled; leftovers tend to be drier than fresh.)
• Working with about 1 teaspoon of mixture for each candy, shape into small irregular spheres (like new potatoes) and set out on wax paper to dry slightly before coating.
• Toss candies a few at a time, in a plastic bag with ground cinnamon.
• Shake off excess cinnamon.
• Store candies in cool place or refrigerate.

IRISH POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• 1. 1. In a medium bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Add the vanilla and confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Using your hands if necessary, mix in the coconut. Roll into balls or potato shapes, and roll in the cinnamon, sugar. Place onto a cookie sheet and chill to set. If desired, roll potatoes in cinnamon again for darker color.

IRISH POTATO CANDY RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and softened butter together until smooth. 2. Add the vanilla. Slowly add the confectioners sugar, beating well to mix with every addition. 3. Add the coconut (you may need to lower the mixer speed to blend the coconut into the mixture evenly). 4. Chill mixture for 30 minutes. 5. Roll the mixture in balls, then mold each ball to resemble a potato shape. 6. Roll balls in cinnamon (and cocoa if using). 7. Place the "potato" on a cookie sheet lined with foil. Chill for an additional 30 minutes, then enjoy!