Fun and tasty sweet potato sliced candy
swirls filled with peanut butter.
Sweet Potato-Peanut
Butter Wheels
- 1 medium sweet potato
- 1 tablespoon margarine or butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 (16-ounce) boxes confectioners' (powdered)
sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- Scrub the sweet potato and boil until
tender. Cool and peel. In a food processor puree the sweet potato
with the margarine. Add the salt and vanilla, blending well.
Set aside 2 tablespoons of confectioners'sugar gradually until
the mixture is the consistency of thick, cooked dough. Wrap in
a tea towel and chill.
- Use enough sweet potato mixture to roll
out a circle 1/4-inch thick and 12-inches in diameter. Keep the
remaining sweet potato mixture covered with a damp tea towel.
- In a saucepan heat the peanut butter and
spread in a thin layer over the rolled out sweet potato mixture.
Roll like a jelly roll. Slice into 1-inch pieces, keeping the
round shape.
- Prepare the remaining sweet potato mixture
and peanut butter.
- Store the candy in a tightly covered container.
Makes about 4 dozen candies.
Recipe from the Sweet Potato Cookbook by
Lyniece North Talmadge, courtesy of North Carolina Sweetpotato
Commission.
