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Almond Potato Candy Recipe

When my mother was a child, my grandmother would make this as a substitute for expensive store-bought marzipan. I've since added the melted chocolate, which gives it more richness. —Betty Hartigan, Calgary, Alberta

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Almond Potato Candy Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 60 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup mashed potatoes (prepared without milk and butter)
2 cups whole blanched almonds, finely ground
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon baking cocoa
1 teaspoon almond extract
2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
Additional confectioners' sugar or ground almonds

Directions

In a bowl, combine the mashed potatoes, almonds, sugar, cocoa and almond extract; mix well. Add melted chips and stir well. Cover and refrigerate for several hours. Shape teaspoonfuls into balls; roll in sugar or almonds. Yield: about 5 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 54 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 2 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Almond Potato Candy in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p107