Mashed Potato Candy

Submitted by Northern_Reflectionz

"a favorite recipe here at Christmas. One of my grandmothers recipes dating back to early 1900s"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 2 dozen

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup hot mashed potatoes
• 1⁄4 lb butter (1/2 cup)
• 7 ounces flaked coconut
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2 lbs icing sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 12 ounces chocolate chips
• 1 paraffin wax block

directions

1. Place sugar, salt, coconut in bowl with softened butter.
2. Add potatoes and vanilla and mix well by hand.
3. Pack mixture into 9 x 13 pan.
4. Cool in fridge.
5. Cut into 1 1/2 inch squares.
6. Melt chocolate, chocolate chips and paraffin wax -- stirring til no lumps appear. (ALWAYS exercise caution when heating paraffin -- I use a large well washed tin can and put it in the double boiler).
7. Using a toothpick, dip the squares in melted chocolate and place on waxed paper to set.

Reviews

[SnoDov]

"OoOOooo" This recipe is near exact to what my Mom used to make, and lost many years ago and thought we would never find it again!! It figures I would find it on Zar, lol! Now we can make it over & over again ~ thank you SO much, Northern Reflections, for sharing it...(hmm, I'm a "northern gal" too, kind'a makes ya wonder if its a northern thing ;)