Irish Potato Candy is a traditional potato candy. Cream cheese, shredded coconut and more come together to create this old fashioned potato candy that is so addictive.
Ingredients
4ozcream cheese, softened
¼Cunsalted butter, softened
4Cpowdered sugar
2 ½Cshredded coconut
1tsppure vanilla extract
1tbspground cinnamon
½Clight brown sugar
Instructions
Using a hand mixer, cream together the butter and cream cheese until combined and smooth. Make sure to use softened cream cheese.
Beat in the vanilla until combined then gradually mix in the powdered sugar on low.
Next you will fold in the shredded coconut and mix until it is just combined.
Cover with foil and place into the fridge for 1 hour to allow the mixture to set up.
Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Using a tablespoon, scoop out some of the mixture and roll it into a mis haped ball
Set onto the cookie sheet. Repeat step until all of the potato candies are rolled into a ball
In a medium bowl, whisk together the brown sugar and cinnamon.
Coat each dough ball in the brown sugar mixture.
Place homemade potato candy onto a serving tray. Then serve up and Enjoy!