Pioneer Potato Candy..........aka: Potato BonBons

Tonight for mutual we are having a "potato pigout".  Everyone is supposed to bring something made with potatoes.  I decided to make dessert.....I think I will call these "Potato BonBons"!!  It was interesting to make them....and I don't think anyone would ever guess that they are made with potatoes.


These Potato Kisses are a wonderful St. Patrick's Day candy! Use leftover (unseasoned) mashed potatoes to make this coconut-flavored candy.  It was the same recipe only shaped like a kiss.....but I couldn't get them to stay in the shape of a kiss so I called them bonbons....there was fudge and pinwheels....then there was fondant....once again the same recipe but you could mix it up with different flavored extract, chopped nuts, rolled in powdered sugar or cocoa or dipped in chocolate.....4 different recipes online.....but they all have exactly the same ingredients....and my version......Potato BonBons


Pioneer Potato Candy..........aka: Potato BonBons...
3/4 c. warm mashed potatoes
1 tbsp. butter
pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 lb. powdered sugar (4 1/2 c.)
12 oz. shredded coconut
12 oz. chocolate candy coating
Prepare a cookie sheet by lining it with waxed paper.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the potatoes, butter, salt, and vanilla.
Slowly beat in the powdered sugar  1 cup at a time. Stir in the coconut until well-combined.
Form into 40 balls using small cookie scoop and place on waxed paper on a cookie sheet. Chill until set (in freezer), about 1 hour. (the Pioneer version was put into a pan & then cut into pieces and dipped in choc.)
Microwave the candy coating until completely melted and smooth, stirring after every 30 seconds to prevent overheating. (I used my little double boiler)
Dip the balls in the melted coating using a fork or dipping tools, and place them back on the waxed paper covered cookie sheet until set.
Store Coconut Potato Kisses in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week. 


These were a hit!!!  and they are all gone!!!!!  We had quite a feast......homemade french fries with fry sauce, potato soup, fried potatoes, spanish potato tortilla, scalloped potatoes and ham, garlic potatoes, mashed potatoes.......and potato BONBONS for dessert!!!