Irish Potato Candy From My Mother Recipe

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Irish Potato Candy From My Mother
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Ingredients
5
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Nutrition
120
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 - 1 cup mashed potatoes
  • note: make certain that you do not use butter, milk or salt when mashing the potatoes. i have on occasion added half a package of cream cheese to the mashed potatoes and it gives the candy a lovely texture and taste.
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract ( is fairly powerful so you may want to use less, it's up to you.)
  • 1-1/2 lb confectioner's sugar
  • a dash of red or green food colouring just to give a hint of festive colour

Directions:

  1. Boil potatoes until fork tender.
  2. Whip the potatoes really well so that there are NO lumps.
  3. Add almond extract to the potatoes.
  4. Next, add the sugar.
  5. Mix enough sugar with the potatoes and almond extract until the mixture becomes thick enough to shape.
  6. Chill the mixture for a couple of hours or overnight. This makes it easier to shape into balls.
  7. Take enough to form a small ball, the size of a walnut.
  8. You can roll them in finely chopped pecans, walnluts, cocoa powder, cinnamon, coconut or festive coloured sprinkles.
  9. I prefer them plain but I do like a variety on my Christmas sweet plate.
  10. Store in an air tight container preferably in the fridge or cold cellar.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 120.12 Kcal (503 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 7.3mg 0%
Potassium 20.2mg 0%
Total Carbs 30.49g 10%
Sugars 28.24g 113%
Dietary Fiber 0.19g 1%
Protein 0.19g 0%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 2.8mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 316.57 Kcal (1325 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 19.23mg 0%
Potassium 53.24mg 0%
Total Carbs 80.37g 10%
Sugars 74.44g 113%
Dietary Fiber 0.49g 1%
Protein 0.49g 0%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 7.4mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.4
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

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