Easy Irish Cinnamon Potato Candy Recipe
Here’s a recipe that ends up into real tasty and sweet-smelling candies. It’s a one degree in difficulty level. You could easily make these candies anytime at your home. Serve easy Irish cinnamon potato candies as yummy desserts for holiday treats. Not only children would love these but everyone at your home.
Ingredients
- ½ cup mashed potatoes (115 g)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla (2.5 ml)
- 1 lb sifted confectioners' sugar (455 g)
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon (30 g)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, mix mashed potatoes and vanilla.
- Adding one cup at a time, stir in enough confectioners' sugar to form stiff, non-sticky dough. (The amount of sugar needed will depend on moisture of potatoes. Baked potatoes tend to be drier than boiled; leftovers tend to be drier than fresh.)
- With about 1 teaspoon of mixture for each candy, shape them into small irregular balls (like new potatoes) and lay down on wax paper to remove moisture before coating.
- In a plastic bag with ground cinnamon, toss candies a few at a time. Shake off excess cinnamon.
- Store candies in refrigerator to chill.
- Serve potato candies and enjoy!
