Pioneer Potato Candy

Name: Pioneer Potato Candy
Yield: Makes about 8 dozen ½″ balls, or 2 pounds
Ingredients: 1 c. warm unseasoned mashed potatoes; ½ tsp. salt; 2 tsp. vanilla; 2 lbs. confectioners sugar; 1 lb. chocolate confection coating or chocolate for dipping; ⅔ c. ground salted peanuts, or 1 c. shredded coconut

Preparation info

Makes about
8 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

For true pioneer candy, omit peanuts and chocolate, more recent additions

Ingredients

1 c. warm unseasoned mashed potatoes
½ tsp. salt
2 tsp

Snack
Confectionery
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Combine potatoes, salt and vanilla in a 4-qt. mixing bowl. Sift confectioners sugar over potatoes, stirring and adding about 1 c. at a time. Mixture will liquefy when first sugar is added, then gradually begin to thicken. When it becomes the consistency of stiff dough, knead it even though all the sugar has not been added (likewise, add more sugar if needed).
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