Potato Candy

I had never ever heard of Potato Candy until a Facebook friend shared a video of the history of this interesting confection. The more comments I read about how this was a favorite of many, I had to give it a try!

The history of Potato Candy explains it was created during the days of the Great Depression. I’m not sure if that is exactly true or not, but the end result was a surprising melt in your mouth delicious confection!

I will be totally honest. Rolling the dough into a jelly-roll was frustrating. I almost stopped, but after going back to the store because I did not have enough powdered sugar, I was too stubborn to give up. By the way, make sure you have enough powdered sugar before you start making the candy! Let me say, as pretty or not pretty your jelly roll turns out, the candy is totally worth it!

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5 from 1 vote

Potato Candy

A surprisingly sweet and delicious melt in your mouth confection!

Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr

Total Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Course: Sweets

Servings: 3 dozen

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup mashed russet potato peeled, cooked & cooled
• 1 T milk
• 1 t pure vanilla extract
• 1/8 t kosher salt
• 6 to 7 cups powdered sugar plus more for rolling the dough
• 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter

Instructions

• In a large bowl, mix the mashed potato, milk, vanilla, & salt with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add 6 cups of the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time. Add the last cup of powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. Once the mixture creates a dough, you have added enough powdered sugar. You may or may not use all of the last <g class="gr_ gr_71 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="71" data-gr-id="71">cup</g> of powdered sugar.
• Form the dough into a ball & dust with powdered sugar. Lay the ball of dough on a large piece of parchment paper. Roll dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut the sides to make a 12x10 rectangle.
• Sprinkle a generous amount of powdered sugar over the dough. Lay a fresh sheet of parchment paper over the top of the dough. Invert the dough and now discard the parchment paper on top.
• Spread the peanut butter evenly over the dough.
• Starting from a long side, tightly roll the dough jelly-roll style. Use the parchment paper to help guide the dough. Don't worry if the dough cracks along the way. Just press the dough a little to seal the cracks.
• Wrap the roll with a fresh sheet of parchment paper and freeze for 1 hour.
• Remove from the freezer & cut into 1/4 inch thick slices. Serve and enjoy!
• Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Notes

Recipe Source: Southern Living