5 from 9 votes
Irish Potato Candy
This Irish Potato Candy recipe is a no bake candy made with cream cheese, powdered sugar, and shredded coconut rolled in cinnamon. A Philadelphia favorite!
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
24
servings
Calories:
149 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese , softened
- 4 tablespoons butter , softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 2/3 cup coconut 7 ounces, shredded, sweetened
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and salt in your stand mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Reduce the speed to low and add the powdered sugar in small amounts.
- Increase the speed to medium for 1 minute, then add in the coconut until well mixed in.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Using a 1 tablespoon sized cookie scoop, scoop the dough onto your baking sheet.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate the pieces for 30 minutes.
- Add cinnamon to a small bowl. Roll the pieces into an oblong shape, then gently roll in the cinnamon.
- Using a cinnamon-coated toothpick press light indentations into the candy to make small dents like a potato.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
149kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
3mg
(1%)
Sodium
78mg
(3%)
Potassium
50mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
23g
(46%)
Vitamin A
112IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.03mg
(0%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 149
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 149kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 3mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 78mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 50mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 112IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.03mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.