Reviewed: May 18, 2003

These are outstanding with or without the coconut! I had the misfortune of losing this recipe and I had no idea that I would find it in allrecipes! A lady at my church use to make these and she called them Sweet Potato Sticks. She made them minus the coconut. Thank goodness for the ingredient search...that is how I was able to make them again! They have to be chilled well and make an easy candy to be sold as a fund raiser for church or school bazaars. I used to run a school age childcare and the kids loved making these every year as a fun sort of treat and as I was always looking for cheap fun things for them to do, these fit the bill on food experience day! Thanks for sharing this recipe with the group....I never thought I would ever see it again!

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ISLANDGIRLEJFAN

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Home Town: Ferndale, Maryland, USA

Living In: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2003

I omitted the coconut and it was just as good.

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Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2003

This St. Patty's Day I decided to add some new treats to my goodie baskets I give out each year. This was one of the new receipes I tried, and I'm so glad I did. They were fun to make and very tasty!!! (My 3 yr. old had a lot of fun helping.) Everyone I gave them to commented on how good they are. I did go a little heavy on the cinnamon to get them dark, next time I think I'll roll them in cinnamon and brown sugar. Will definately be making these again.

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KATHERINE C.

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2003

This recipe is great! It's just as good as the one's you can buy at See's candy. I did what See's did, though, and instead of just cinnamon, I mixed cinnamon with cocoa powder. Perfect!

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Freckles

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2003

These were great! I had a recipe for these and lost them. This was just as good! Everyone at work loved them! I put a little less conf. sugar in them, because I ran out. But I think I liked them even better that way. They weren't too sweet!

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Mary M.

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2002

This was a big hit in my holiday candy tins. Be sure to allow time for them to dry out a little so they won't be so squishy. Also, next time I'm going to roll them in cinnamon and a little sugar instead of just cinnamon. The cinnamon alone is slightly bitter when you first pop it into your mouth.

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2002

The recipe was very tasty for the adults and kids. My tip is to add a pinch of sugar in the cinnamon. Also to mixed the cinnamon and sugar then in a seperate bowl (small) I put a pinch of the cinnamon & sugar then put the a ball into it and tossed it around, this seemed to coat them the best.

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2002

Next time I'm going to use Cinn. and Sugar, not groung Cinn. The ground Cinn. was too much!

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2002

These are very sweet and rich and yummy. We preferred them without the cinnamon, rolled into small balls. They would probably be great dipped in melted chocolate. I served them after dinner to our guests on St. Paddy's Day with homemade Irish Cream. We wouldn't eat them very often because of all the sugar and fat, but they make a great special treat.

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Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2002

These are absolutely adorable! Think that one time I may try a drop of orange food coloring in the dough and make them little "sweet potatos". They were very easy and very good, but I was suprised at how much time it took to roll them out and coat them in cinnamon. Took me almost an hour. But it was worth it they are so cute. Thanks for sharing.

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MARLA CLANCY

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2002

I made this with my young dayhome kids for a St.Patrick's Day treat they could share with their families. It was an easy recipe to follow and they had a ton of fun making "potaoes." Everyone loved them! Thanks a lot!

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