A lot of the Irish Potato recipes you will find on the internet use cream
cheese, but REAL Irish Potatoes do actually have potatoes in them! Here is my
recipe for authentic Irish Potatoes:
REAL Irish Potatoes
Ingredients:
1 baking potato
1.5-3 lbs confectioners sugar (the amount you need depends on the size of
your potato. I usually wind up needing a little more than 2 lbs for a large
potato)
1 (7 oz) bag of coconut
1 tbsp butter
2 tsp vanilla
1 pinch salt
Cinnamon
1. Bake potato at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes until soft. Then peel
the potato and place in a bowl. (Note: The potato needs to still be hot when
you start mixing).
2. Mash the potato with salt, butter, and vanilla.
3. Slowly add the confectioners sugar. (You will be amazed what happens
when you start mixing in the sugar... the potato mixture turns watery...
crazy chemical reaction!)
4. Keep adding confectioners sugar until the mixture is very firm. You
really need to add a lot... it should be the consistency of cookie dough or even
a little firmer. If you don't add enough sugar, you will have wet IPs.
5. Mix in coconut.
6. Roll into balls and coat with cinnamon.
7. Let sit overnight and ENJOY!
TIPS:
1. I usually make half of the batch without coconut so I'll roll the first
half then just add a 1/2 bag of coconut to the rest.
2. They actually get better after sitting for a few days, so you can make
them well ahead of time. I just store mine at room tempature in a cookie
tin.
3. Make sure you have enough sugar! The first few times I make these on my
own I didn't have enough sugar and wound up with soggy IPs.
Linking up at House of Rose & Delineate Your Dwelling
