How To Make Potato Candy

[@gingerberkhouse5174]

I'm 78 years old and remember my grandmother making this for us. She called it "poor man's candy." I like it as much now as I did then. 😊

[@almabayomi8065]

During my teen years a friend of mine had a Mother that made the Potato Candy! She verbally gave me the recipe every time! I really loved her for making all the teen girls candy!

[@TheGoffLife]

I tried two different recipes last year with measurements , I found yours without measurements & yours was the only one that worked ! The others also called for mixers & all this other stuff . Thank you for posting an old fashioned way to do it !! Can’t wait to do it again this year

[@jamesrogers47]

My grandmother and I used to make potato candy, although we varied the recipe, often adding coconut and ground pecans or walnuts. We also enrobed them in dark chocolate.

[@helenszczseny8418]

Back in the late forties luzerne penna, my friends mom always gifted me with a chocolate Easter egg!!the best I ever had the family was Enza thank you so much for the memories in this video I will try it hope I can I am 85!! Still enjoy life and memories of this potato candy thank you so much

[@dianasmith1212]

This is exactly what my mother made but she took the recipe with her to the grave in 1977. I spent years trying to figure out how she made the dough as she never let us watch that part, just the rolling and cutting. Think she figured we wouldn't eat it if we saw it was mashed potatoes! I saw a recipe for potato candy but instead of rolling flat and using peanut butter it called for rolling into balls then dipping in chocolate. I thought this had to be it and after my brother tasted it (more like cleaned the plate) he said "you found Mom's recipe! What is it?" I just smiled and said it was a secret. A few years ago I made it for a contest at the family reunion and won the prize for best dessert. Except for my aunts, everyone else thought I was kidding when I admitted it was mashed potatoes.

[@kellywhite4486]

Thank you!! This (from what I can remember) is just like what my Grandma used to make. All these other recipes that I'm finding with corn syrup, egg whites tons of regular sugar, etc... etc.. just aren't right. I remember there being just a few ingredients and potato was one of 'em! Pretty sure you hit this on the head and now I have to pick up some peanut butter at the store and make some! :)

[@nessaf.279]

You won me over when you said you can’t never have too much peanut butter I am now subscribing 😂 Peanut butter is my air, my go to treat or snack is a teaspoon of plain peanut butter, my meal when nothing else sounds good is peanut butter sandwich. My family makes this candy and was looking for the recipe and I came across this video so thank you.

[@FullcircleFaith]

You should use this video for public speaking class if you ever need it for college coursework or anything like that. Excellent job, very professional.

[@bycunreamer2456]

FullcircleFaith rlly amazing

[@rocksteadyrein6516]

My Grandmother only boiled, dried the potatoes, add confectioner's sugar and then rolled it out and spread it with creamy JIF peanut butter. I'll always like hers best. I've tasted your type, and it's good but I think the milk and vanilla make the potato taste different and it becomes too smooth and I like to taste the potato alone with the peanut butter. Merry Christmas thanks for keeping old time recipes alive!

[@roymcleansr.5404]

Ditto we made it the same as yyou

[@itsmeagain1436]

I use 3 potatoes with a pad of butter when cooking. No vanilla or milk.

[@cynthiawalker7888]

Lovely video! I had a hair dresser who would make this for us all the time when we were kids! One of my coworkers brought it up that he loved it and missed it and that no one knew how to make it. I wanted to make it for his birthday coming up! Thank you for making this video! Such a great help!

[@jessieblue2644]

This was very well done. You did great in your presentation.

[@myarayne3611]

Can you please make more videos. Yours is the only one that’s accurate and actually worked I remember my gram making this but couldn’t remember how to do it.

[@doc6269]

These are awesome. My mom used to make these during the holidays when we had other family come over. Same exact recipe. I've been finding other recipes she use to make online as well, like the meat pie she made, and salmon pie as well.

[@bethbabson913]

Mom also didn't need to chill roll. She buttered plate then chilled plated candy and had pretty swirls, just fine. Pure sugar. I'm guessing my Greats dropped use of the potato. Didn't call it potato roll, obviously and I was in my 30s at least before found out recipe traveled to other areas besides PA Dutch.

[@beautifulorchid5107]

My mom used to make this all the time, i love potato candy.

[@sherrihurst3142]

Living in the South I grew up on this... sweet but so yummy!

[@AliceTellsAll]

Yum! So many variations of this recipe. Can’t wait to try it.

[@lindalober4353]

poor mans food, I remember momma making this for us for Christmas! Looks pretty on a nice plate, taste different than any other candy you will ever have!

[@erikadowdy686]

I watch ALOT of these videos and i wanted to tell u ; Ur a good teacher

[@paulontheroad]

Thank you for the tutorial Carly. My dad used make this and I always liked it but since I never paid attention I didn't learn how to make it myself.

[@franceslambert8070]

I grew up with tater candy. LOVE IT!! Thank you.

[@Alwis-Haph-Rytte]

I think using powdered milk would work better since you're using sugar as the drying medium and maybe cocoa powder too with the liquid milk. I might start with Splenda then switch to the powdered sugar which is needed to preserve these. Maybe even adding honey, powdered milk and cocoa powder with the potato and vanilla for the base.

[@dianajames4534]

Best candy ever. Gonna try makeing my 1st batch

[@Artchick1972]

interesting!! I know of something called Irish potato candy which is different. This looks really good

[@Acemeister11]

You like seriously need to post more of these

[@waylonskitchen3525]

i love potato candy great video

[@offrdchevy]

Our family been making this all my life,we called it peanut butter rolls

[@oceanblueskybeach2844]

thank you for posting this

[@Coolcat2710]

This was great tried it myself and it was great

[@BILLYJOE957]

To start I hope you don't mind that I think you are adorable. The video is very clear and you never use the words ahh or um. Thank you for this. Something new to start making. Have a great day :)

[@pjwells1604]

Could you please list the ingredients and the process used to make it??

[@rakamas]

Very nice,I had this many yrs ago when I was a child ❤️

[@roymcleansr.5404]

Dominoes powdered sugar works best. Thanks for bringing back memories. This stuff isn't cheap. Plus it's too delicious and sugary.

[@brucebarnes9138]

I'm going to have to try that that's not how we make our potato candy but I'll have to give your recipe a try

[@brawyn777]

Some other videos use the whole potato, which is better? Thanks for this,I really want to try this

[@fymarchand1301]

Love your kitchen it’s homey.

[@mariapatterson5243]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THESE! DO YOU HAVE A RECIPE FOR PEANUT BUTTER BALLS USING CONFECTIONERS SUGAR?

[@itsmeagain1436]

Did you ever get your recipe for peanut butter balls?

[@sunnymama3887]

Thx this SO good and really helpful

[@ASHEVILLEMOVINGCOMPANY]

We are having potato candy at Dollywood today thank you so much for the awesome video and your memories of your family if you're ever in Asheville North Carolina I would be honored to take you to my favorite barbecue restaurant down the street from the Biltmore Estate Moe's I am always just a phone call away my goal in life is to have as many friends as possible hope I could add you to this list

[@kathleenferrantishuping4083]

My grandmother made that as well but did you know it's actually a candy from the Great Depression in the early 1900s and that's why I'd love to make it of course not with the syrup with the powdered sugar Etc easier and faster

[@MrBonnygoode]

Mine stated a liquid, do I keep adding and adding sugar to thicken this.. Ugh i tried twice.. I loved this as a child.

[@leatherneck7501]

Hey, I tried making some the other day . Mine stayed a liquid to . It would not form into a dough . Have you tried again ?

[@Backwoods101]

I love it.. .you said "mush"!

[@bethbabson913]

I'm not sure who in my family stopped using potato and I don't recall milk for initial steps. Recipe is stored but I have seen it before boxed my books. PA Dutch and Irish in family line.

[@dianebays5484]

It's basically powdered sugar candy! I'm diabetic, so i won't eat any, but I'll make it for my kids!

[@pamelamorris3148]

Mmm, the good stuff!!

[@daksmom1999]

I just watched another potato candy video. The guy said to use just one whole potato, but right before mashing the potato, it looked like he had two potatoes. He wound up using 6 cups of powdered sugar, and he added milk. He had a lot of candy, but enough pb for just three candy rolls. It was funny, because his mom then made a couple of comments about the candy. I'd like to try this, but, man, would it be SWEET.

[@lisagast4616]

My grandmother was Irish she never made it with vanilla and it come out in the depression days the real recipe didn't have milk and vanilla

[@harryt622]

The dough looked a little bit dry and crumbly. Can you use less sugar to make it a little smoother? I know this was posted three years ago but can you tell me where I can buy a jar of peanut butter, a box of confectioners sugar and a potato for one dollar? I will shop there all the time.

[@itsmeagain1436]

Any grocery store should have the products. It's icing sugar or powdered sugar and any type of peanut butter. I have used chocolate peanut butter, Nutella, or honey roasted peanut butter. It all works great. Skip the milk. You don't need it.

[@kathymills3476]

In Biden's World, your only hope is a dumpster behind the store.... Sorry😐!!!

[@kathymerrillmerrill7230]

After your finished making the candy and ref. For 2 or 3 hours and you get it out of the frig. And its way to soft.. what do I do to harden/thicken it up?! Please help, Ms. Dammit Man

[@leongossett4060]

The best candy in the world.

[@Joshtv123456789]

I bet nutella would be good with this

[@kathleenferrantishuping4083]

I have also noticed that if I use a baked potato I might need a tablespoon of milk but that's very rare in a boiled potato

[@the2aitken148]

Potatoe candies are a German and French Christmas candy. from New Brunswick Canada . I've been making them every Christmas since i was 8 with my mother and her and her moher before me . My family has made these since the 18th century.... we make them much better and easier. 😀 it's not a usa found candy..

[@joeschmoe8771]

Could you use Nuttela instead of peanut butter?

[@tyesmoth6414]

Joe Schmoe you could, but it would taste way different than the original way of making it. Interesting idea though, I'm going to have to try it

[@joculardweeb6647]

My friend makes it with maple syrup so sure

[@cometkatt]

another you tuber tried both & preferred the pnut butter much to her surprise.. havent tried them yet as am allergic to chocolate..

[@mrs.o3992]

Thank you!!

[@braidonburns4981]

The same way my uncle makes it expect he puts pecans on the top 😋

[@mayabm6927]

Like crumbled pecans? On top of the peanut butter and rolled in? Or just on top of the whole roll? How did it stick?

[@annagraser5088]

I make potato candy from left over mashed potatoes.

[@Shedoeswhatshewants]

I’m gonna attempt this but with almond milk 😊

[@ja7941]

That is the first time I've ever seen it made that way mama never used potatoes in it I'll have to make one that way just to see thank y'all

[@ericafisher3052]

Could you bake the potato candy? Just curious. Thanks

[@teresarussell7588]

Hmmm, apparently I must of done something wrong 😕 seems the more I added powdered sugar the more runny it got now I've got a way too sweet concoction on my hands Idk what exactly I did wrong

[@williamshafer1996]

That's just the way it is. You just keep adding sugar until it forms a dry dough. Mine always takes almost a whole bag.

[@teresarussell7588]

Thanks 😊 it seemed the more powdered sugar the more bitterly sweet it was a little too sweet 😂 think I'll just stick to making the candy I know how to make

[@williamshafer1996]

@@teresarussell7588 I didn't care for it either

[@frankgrimes342]

Vanilla extract cost me $6 confectioner's sugar $2 lol

[@laurieb1705]

You weren't supposed to use the whole bottle of vanilla! lol

[@frankgrimes342]

@@laurieb1705 hahah I didn't but I did use a whole potato 😜😜😜

[@mandygreen1784]

Can you make it instead of peanut butter use nutella? Would it taste good? And have you tried it before? If not plz do a video on it let me know if it is good to make.

[@kathymills3476]

It will taste great if you love Nutella!!!

[@mandygreen1784]

Oh also I think but not sure but I think it would cost more that a dollar bc powdered sugar doesn't come cheap it itself is about three or four dollars if u don't have it already in the house which I don't bc I don't do a whole lot of baking and cooking. I don't mean sound ugly or rude just trying to help it might help someone if they are expecting everything will just cost a dollar in total or if u meant a dollar a piece then that's not true peanut butter is about two dollars powdered sugar is about three or four vanilla extract is about five the salt and potato might be the cheapest of them they might be a dollar or less plz don't get offended just trying to help😄

[@rakamas]

Krogers has various ingredients on sale right now for .99 each,I'm sure she meant with the portions of the ingredients she used that what she made was about $1..I'm also sure it would depend where you live..if you can't afford to get the ingredients,mb you& someone from your church could make it with you and share the cost.Happy Holidays.😄

[@SuperWilljoe]

im sorry but why add a potato?

[@raccoonbxtch4401]

I wanna slap whoever disliked this video 😡

[@jordanharris6977]

Anyone else start geekin when she "dusted" the rolling pin? Lol!

[@bycunreamer2456]

L' Epoh omg we geeked so hard, me, misha and "Rodstackleafor" and I. We all geeked. You geeked too.

[@jordanharris6977]

Haha!!

[@Diamond420x]

Nope your just a perv

[@cadepugh4822]

Nobody cares how it looks

[@cadepugh4822]

Use your manners chew with your mouth closed and learn how to use a knife here’s a tip don’t saw it

[@gottcha29]

CADE PUGH, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO RUDE?? ARE YOU SMART ENOUGH TO MAKE A VIDEO , SHE WASN'T CHEWING AND THAT KIND OF CANDY YOU HAVE TO SAW. YOU ARE JUST A MEAN PERSON.