Irish Potato Candy

a bitten piece of potato candy resting on top of other whole cinnamon coated coconut candies in a white basket

5 from 3 votes

Irish potato candy are cinnamon sugar coated nuggets of sweetened cream cheese and coconut. This sweet treat looks convincingly like mini potatoes and are perfect for celebrating St. Patrick's Day.

Prep Time20

Chill Time30

Total Time50

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 258kcal

Author: Meaghan @ 4 Sons R Us

Ingredients

1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
4 oz cream cheese softened
4 cups powdered sugar
2 1/2 cups shredded coconut
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp ground cinnamon

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Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and cream cheese until evenly combined and fluffy. Add the vanilla and beat again until evenly incorporated.
1/4 cup unsalted butter, 4 oz cream cheese, 1 tsp vanilla extract
Working with one cup at a time, slowly mix in the sugar- scraping down the sides of the bowl as you go, until it's all in and evenly incorporated.
4 cups powdered sugar
Use a spatula to stir the coconut into the thick batter, until evenly combined.
2 1/2 cups shredded coconut
Cover the mixing bowl, and chill the batter for 30 minutes.
Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator and use your hands to roll the dough out into large marble-sized potato-ish lumps.
Roll the raw 'potatoes' in the cinnamon to evenly coat. Transfer them to a serving platter, or to a tupperware to keep sealed up to a week in the refrigerator.
3 tbsp ground cinnamon

Notes

Don't worry about making the candy into perfect ball shapes. The imperfections will make the candy look more like potatoes.
Let the butter and cream cheese soften on your counter prior to using.
If you want to make eyes on the potato, press in a pine nut or two after they are coated in cinnamon.

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