Tater candy (aka Irish potato candy or peanut butter pinwheels). Irish potato candy is a traditional Philadelphia confection that, despite its name, is not from Ireland, and does not usually contain any potato. The candies have a coconut cream inside (generally made from some blend of coconut, confectioner's sugar, vanilla, and cream or cream cheese). Delicious way of using your small grown potatoes.

This sweet Irish potato candy combines a mashed potato and powdered sugar with a layer of peanut butter in the middle. It is then rolled into a log and cut into slices. This sweet Irish potato candy combines a mashed potato and powdered sugar with a layer of peanut butter in the middle. You can have Tater candy (aka Irish potato candy or peanut butter pinwheels) using 4 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Tater candy (aka Irish potato candy or peanut butter pinwheels)

You need of potato.
Prepare of sugar powdered.
Prepare of peanut butter.
It's of vanilla extract.

It is then rolled into a log and cut into slices. Irish potato candies may look like adorable little potatoes, but they're actually so much sweeter. Unless you're from Pennsylvania, you've probably never heard of Irish potato candy. I didn't know what they were, but assumed they were candy made from potatoes.

Tater candy (aka Irish potato candy or peanut butter pinwheels) instructions

Boil 1 medium sized potato until a fork stuck in middle goes in easy. Potato should be very soft. Let chill in fridge at least one hour. Remove skin and mash in a bowl. Begin adding powdered sugar and mixing with potato. Add vanilla extract before mixture gets thick..
Continue adding sugar and mixing until it is thick enough to spread and roll out with a rolling pin. Should be about as thick as making a pie crust..
Spread potato mixture out on wax paper using powdered sugar to help ease of rolling out. Roll to about 1/4 inch thickness or less..
Spread peanut butter over potato mixture to about 1/8 inch from all edges. Begin to roll up into a log..
Wrap rolled log in wax paper and put in fridge to chill. At least one hour (longer is better).
Cut into little "wheels", and enjoy!.

So, what is Irish potato candy? This candy has all the characteristics of a truffle (round candy, sweet and creamy center) except it does not It's typically made with butter, cream cheese, sweetened shredded coconut, and powdered sugar (aka confectioner's sugar). All of these ingredients are mixed. Irish potato candies are baby fist-sized soft confections designed to look like small potatoes, with a white center and brown exterior. They're usually made from a coconut-flavored cream filling which is molded into small, slightly oblong potato-sized pieces.