Potato Candy - A Tradition I Never Knew About - Page 3

Financialgrl · ‎03-13-2010

When I was in elementary school, if they had mashed potatoes for lunch one day, they made a lot of it and the next day you'd get the pinwheel potato candy for dessert. I'm in my 60s - this has been around forever, and yes I, like someone else here, have tried to make it in the past and mine never tasted like it did in the school. I wonder if the schools used some sort of instant potatoes.

Montana · ‎03-09-2010

Here’s a recipe with instant potatoes:

https://www.cooks.com/recipe/ak5n623a/instant-potato-candy.html

INSTANT POTATO CANDY

1/4 c. instant potato flakes (must be flakes)
1/4 c. water
1 (16 oz.) box confectioners' sugar
1/2 c. peanut butter

Combine the potato flakes and water in a mixing bowl. Beat until the mixture holds together and looks like thick mashed potatoes. Start adding the confectioners' sugar, a cup at a time, and continue adding until the mixture can be formed into a ball. Roll the mixture out to a rectangle about 12 x 8 inches. Spread the peanut butter over the potato mixture. Roll up like a jelly roll, starting with the 12 inch side. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm. Cut into slices about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.