Peanut Butter Potato Candy (2024)

This old-fashioned peanut butter potato candy recipe is sweet, nostalgic, and super easy to make.

Potato Candy Ingredients

These are the six ingredients you’ll need to make this peanut butter potato candy recipe:

• Potatoes: Start by boiling and mashing potatoes (you’ll need about ¼ cup of mashed potatoes).
• Milk: Two tablespoons of milk helps the potato candy come together.
• Vanilla: Vanilla extract takes the flavor up a notch.
• Salt: A pinch of salt enhances the overall flavor.
• Confectioners’ sugar: You’ll need six to seven cups of confectioners’ sugar (a.k.a. powdered sugar) for this super sweet candy.
• Peanut butter: A peanut butter filling is the perfect complement to the sweet candy.

How to Make Potato Candy

You’ll find the full, step-by-step recipe below — but here’s a brief overview of what you can expect when you make homemade peanut butter potato candy:

1. Make and chill the dough.
2. Roll the dough out.
3. Spread peanut butter on top of the dough.
4. Roll the dough into a jelly roll shape and chill.
5. Cut the roll into slices.

How to Store Peanut Butter Potato Candy

Store your peanut butter potato candy in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

Can You Freeze Potato Candy?

Yes, peanut butter potato candy freezes well for up to three months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

Editorial contributions by Corey Williams