Irish Potato Candy Recipe

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Irish Potato Candy
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 lb sifted 10x sugar
  • combine potatoe , vanilla 1 cup at a time of the 10x sugar to form a soft non sticky dough.
  • take note on this : mashed will use more sugar than the baked. baked will be drier.
  • working with 1 tsp of mixture for each candy shape into small irregular spheres (like new potatoes). set on wax paper to dry slightly before coating. if you coat before drying out your cinnamon will be wet and blotchy. after they dry a little. toss candies a few at a time in a plastic bag with cinnamon. shake off excess. store in cool dry place.

Directions:

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  2. 1 stick butter room temp.
  3. 1 pound 10x sugar
  4. 1/4 cup heavy cream
  5. 1 or 2 tablespoons old bushmill irish whiskey
  6. 1 cup shredded coconut
  7. 1/4 cup 10x sugar & 4 teaspoon cinnamon
  8. Beat butter and 1 pound 10x sugar. Add cream and whiskey with coconut by hand.
  9. Refrigerate 2-3 hours. Shape into walnut size balls like new potatoes. Roll into cinnamon and 10x sugar.
  10. Makes 2 dozen.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1902.65 Kcal (7966 kJ)
Calories from fat 5.1 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.57g 1%
Cholesterol 1.13mg 0%
Sodium 23.61mg 1%
Potassium 411.17mg 9%
Total Carbs 486.73g 162%
Sugars 452.94g 1812%
Dietary Fiber 10.11g 40%
Protein 2.86g 6%
Vitamin C 8.5mg 14%
Vitamin A 0.9mg 29%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 191.9mg 19%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 337.27 Kcal (1412 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.9 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.1g 1%
Cholesterol 0.2mg 0%
Sodium 4.19mg 1%
Potassium 72.89mg 9%
Total Carbs 86.28g 162%
Sugars 80.29g 1812%
Dietary Fiber 1.79g 40%
Protein 0.51g 6%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 14%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 29%
Iron 0.4mg 12%
Calcium 34mg 19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 37.3
    Points
  • 52
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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