Mexican Sweet Potato Candy Recipe
Yield: 1 servingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
1 medium: Unpeeled sweet potato, (1
2 lbs: Powdered sugar,
-cup),
1 1/2 cup: Chopped nuts,
1 TSP VANILLA OR RUM EXTRAC
1 tsp: Cinnamon,
1/4 tsp: Salt,
1/2 tsp: Nutmeg,
1 cup: Flaked coconut,
1/2 tsp: Cloves),
3/4 cup: Chopped raisins and/or dates,
Directions:
Boil, bake or steam potato until tender; peel and put through food
mill or sieve to remove any fibrous bits. Turn into a 2-quart bowl
and add salt; gradually add 1 pound of sugar. Mixture will liquefy at
first, then thicken. After first pound of sugar is worked in, add
coconut, nuts and raisins/dates alternately with remaining pound of
sugar. Add flavoring; mix well. This candy can be rolled into logs
and each log rolled in coconut or finely chopped nuts. Refrigerate
until firm and then slice. You can add candied cherries or just about
any tasty thing you can think of. You can roll it in individual
bite-sized balls if you prefer. Makes about 3 lbs of candy. From:
EXTRA SPECIAL COOKING (Recipe submitted by Pat Odom) Shared by:
Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 2/93
TO ALL Submitted By DOTTIE THERIAULT SUBJ WANTED MEX. RECIPE On
11-02-95
Source from luhu.jp
mill or sieve to remove any fibrous bits. Turn into a 2-quart bowl
and add salt; gradually add 1 pound of sugar. Mixture will liquefy at
first, then thicken. After first pound of sugar is worked in, add
coconut, nuts and raisins/dates alternately with remaining pound of
sugar. Add flavoring; mix well. This candy can be rolled into logs
and each log rolled in coconut or finely chopped nuts. Refrigerate
until firm and then slice. You can add candied cherries or just about
any tasty thing you can think of. You can roll it in individual
bite-sized balls if you prefer. Makes about 3 lbs of candy. From:
EXTRA SPECIAL COOKING (Recipe submitted by Pat Odom) Shared by:
Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 2/93
TO ALL Submitted By DOTTIE THERIAULT SUBJ WANTED MEX. RECIPE On
11-02-95
Source from luhu.jp