Peanut Butter Potato Candy

1 small potato
1 package powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Peanut Butter

Boil small potato until soft in unsalted water. Remove skin and mash with a fork. Add vanilla. Mix in powdered sugar small amounts at a time. Continue adding sugar until the dough is firm. Roll on powdered board to 1/8" thickness. Spread thin layer of peanut butter. Roll up like a jelly roll. Thinly Slice.

Chocolate Coconut Potato Candy II

4 cups coconut
¾ cup cooked, cold mashed potatoes
1 pound powdered sugar
6 oz chocolate chips
small piece of paraffin

Variation add finely chopped almonds to the mix

Mix the first three ingredients together. Next shape the mix into balls about the size of an unshelled walnut. Let the walnut size balls dry on wax paper. In a double boiler melt chips and a little bit of paraffin on low heat. Dip dry balls into chocolate.

These have been described as being close to Mounds candy bars and as being close to Almond Joy if you add in some finely chopped almonds to the mix before dipping in the chocolate.

Chocolate Coconut Potato Candy

1/3 cup mashed potatoes
1 1/3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flaked coconut
Chocolate (German or Semi-Sweet works well)

Mix ingredients thoroughly. Shape into desired size balls. Place in refrigerator until very cold. Roll candy in melted chocolate.