Traditional Maine Needhams Recipe

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Traditional Maine Needhams
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Cook potatoes unseasoned, then mash to
  2. Make 3/4 cup.
  3. Combine salt, potatoes, melted butter, confectioner's sugar, flaked
  4. Coconut and vanilla in a mixer until smooth and well blended.
  5. Turn into a lined jelly roll pan.Spread evenly (mixture will be very thick), then.
  6. Place in refrigerator to harden (24 hours).
  7. Cut into small squares and dip in chocolate coating.
  8. For coating: melt paraffin and semi-sweet chocolate at the top of a double boiler.
  9. Turn down heat and add chocolate chips. Stir until chocolate has melted but mixture is still slightly thick. Keeping heat low to maintain melt, dip Needhams to coat. Place dipped squares on wax paper to cool. Needhams will keep very well for a long time refrigerated and will
  10. Actually improve in flavor over a few weeks.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3603.01 Kcal (15085 kJ)
Calories from fat 1035.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 115.01g 177%
Cholesterol 61.01mg 20%
Sodium 1481.15mg 62%
Potassium 1087.82mg 23%
Total Carbs 650.63g 217%
Sugars 460.98g 1844%
Dietary Fiber 7.76g 31%
Protein 14.28g 29%
Vitamin C 6.3mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 5.7mg 31%
Calcium 96.6mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 391.73 Kcal (1640 kJ)
Calories from fat 112.54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.5g 177%
Cholesterol 6.63mg 20%
Sodium 161.03mg 62%
Potassium 118.27mg 23%
Total Carbs 70.74g 217%
Sugars 50.12g 1844%
Dietary Fiber 0.84g 31%
Protein 1.55g 29%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 10%
Iron 0.6mg 31%
Calcium 10.5mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 80.8
    Points
  • 101
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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