Easy Peanut Butter Potato Candy Recipe

Name: Easy Peanut Butter Potato Candy Recipe
Total time: 2 hrs 20 mins
Ingredients: 0.25 cup mashed potatoes; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; 6 cups confectioners sugar; 0.33333334326744 cup peanut butter, or as needed

Make old-fashioned peanut butter potato candy with just a few ingredients! Mashed potatoes, powdered sugar, and peanut butter combine for a delicious and easy homemade candy.

Total time2 hrs 20 mins
Prep time20 mins
Yield20

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Ingredients

0.25 cup mashed potatoes
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
6 cups confectioners sugar
0.33 cup peanut butter, or as needed

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, combine mashed potatoes, milk, vanilla extract, and salt.
Gradually stir confectioners' sugar into the potato mixture until a pliable dough forms. Refrigerate the dough for approximately 1 hour to chill.
Lightly dust a cutting board or sheet of waxed paper with confectioners' sugar.
On the prepared surface, roll the dough into a large rectangle.
Evenly spread a layer of peanut butter over the top of the dough rectangle.
Tightly roll the dough into a jelly roll shape. Refrigerate the roll for 1 hour, then slice into pinwheels.
Serve immediately and enjoy this classic candy!

Nutrition

Calories: 158 kcal
Fat Content: 2 g
Fiber Content: 0 g
Sugar Content: 33 g
Sodium Content: 30 mg
Protein Content: 1 g
Cholesterol Content: 0 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 34 g
Saturated Fat Content: 0 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g