Muldowneys Irish Potato Candy Recipes

IRISH POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Add the vanilla and confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Using your hands if necessary, mix in the coconut. Roll into balls or potato shapes, and roll in the cinnamon. Place onto a cookie sheet and chill to set. If desired, roll potatoes in cinnamon again for darker color.

COCONUT-FREE IRISH POTATOES CANDY

Steps:

• Place almonds in the bowl of a food processor; process until finely ground. Pour cinnamon into a rimmed plate.
• Mix cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract in a large bowl until evenly blended. Place the bowl into a large pan filled with ice to help mixture stiffen; make sure butter mixture does not spill out of the bowl.
• Sift confectioners' sugar into the butter mixture. Add ground almonds and stir until combined. Let mixture rest on ice for 5 minutes.
• Roll mixture into 1/2-inch balls and roll in cinnamon until coated. Refrigerate until set, about 20 minutes.

IRISH POTATO CANDY

Steps:

• combine the 1st 5 ingredients until well mixed. (use your hands. I have broken too many spoons on this).
• Shape into 1 inch balls
• Roll in Cinnamon.
• refrigerate.
• Options I have tried.
• omit cinnamon and dip in melted dark chocolate.
• omit cinnamon add 1/2 C chopped dried apricots and dip in melted white chocolate.