Mashed Potato Candy

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup hot mashed potatoes
• 1/4 lb butter (1/2 cup)
• 7 ounces flaked coconut
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2 lbs icing sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 12 ounces chocolate chips
• 1 paraffin wax block

Recipe

• 1 place sugar, salt, coconut in bowl with softened butter.
• 2 add potatoes and vanilla and mix well by hand.
• 3 pack mixture into 9 x 13 pan.
• 4 cool in fridge.
• 5 cut into 1 1/2 inch squares.
• 6 melt chocolate, chocolate chips and paraffin wax -- stirring til no lumps appear. (always exercise caution when heating paraffin -- i use a large well washed tin can and put it in the double boiler).
• 7 using a toothpick, dip the squares in melted chocolate and place on waxed paper to set.