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[NickNack]

I love peanut butter candy pinwheels.  There's a place that makes them locally for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but you have to buy the whole role.  I live by myself and couldn't possibly eat the whole roll, because they're so rich.  Can they be frozen?  I have a feeling you can't freeze peanut butter but wanted to check.  

[Deb665]

@NickNack @Rather than freezing, could you slice the roll of candy and place in a cookie tin.  Then keep the tin in your refrigerator? It should last a long time stored this way.

[Nonametoday]

@NickNack   Are these the ones made with Irish potatoes?  If so, I don't see why not.  But, I would not keep them for long.  I have made the Irish potato/peanut butter candy logs and frozen them but I had children and they did not last long frozen or otherwise at my house.

[NickNack]

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@Nonametoday wrote:

@NickNack   Are these the ones made with Irish potatoes?  If so, I don't see why not.  But, I would not keep them for long.  I have made the Irish potato/peanut butter candy logs and frozen them but I had children and they did not last long frozen or otherwise at my house.

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@Nonametoday   I've seen recipes where they made them with potatoes.  I think usually they're made with cream, butter and powdered sugar though (and peanut butter, of course).  It's good to know that you've frozen them though.

[NickNack]

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@Deb665 wrote:

@NickNack @Rather than freezing, could you slice the roll of candy and place in a cookie tin.  Then keep the tin in your refrigerator? It should last a long time stored this way.

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@Deb665   What I've always done is store the candy in zip-lock bags in the refrigerator.  Do you think they would stay fresh longer in a cookie tin than zip lock bags?  They just don't stay great for a long time that way.  

[Deb665]

@NickNack @Why not put them in zip lock bags, and then put the bag in a tin?  Or, slice only enough to eat in a few days, and roll the rest of the log in plastic then place the roll in a zip lock?  It just might be that a larger portion might keep better than slices.  

[Kachina624]

@NickNack.  Why don't you contact the place where you buy them and ask for their recommendation?  This must be a local specialty ' cause I've never heard of this type of candy.  Often when frozen sweets are thawed the excess moisture causes them to become soggy.

[Carmie]

I make them every once in a while.  I have never frozen them, cause they don't last that long around here.

They are made with powdered sugar, butter, milk and vanilla and peanut butter.  I no longer make the mashed potato version.

I would probably wrap them in Saran Wrap and store airtight in the fridge.  they should keep well refrigerated.

To keep them for more than a week or two, I think freezing would be okay.  My DH would eat them frozen.

[RedTop]

This is originally known as Potato Candy. If made with just confectionary sugar, they freeze as well as peanut butter balls. I don't freeze ours because it is made with a small boiled potato, but lasts weeks in the refrigerator.

[CrazyKittyLvr2]

@NickNack  Now you have done it!!!!   I have never heard of  or seen this candy. I want to try it, now if only I can find it.  I'm sure I could find a recipe but DD doesn't like PB and I don't need a whole batch just for me.

That looks so good.  My Mom would have loved it, she loved her sweets.