Tigger Tails- A Copy of the Disney Land Snack

Three years ago we went to Disney Land in California when my Tigger and Pooh lovin son had a sweet treat he has not stopped talking about since. They're called Tigger Tails. We took our first trip to Disney World in Florida this past fall and all J could talk about was eating another Tigger Tail. Not the rides, not the characters, not the super cool Animal Kingdom Lodge we were going to stay in. NO! We were paying umpteen (it's a number) dollars so my kid could eat the back end of an animal off a stick.

While we were at Disney, I went into every snack shop, candy shop, restaurant, pop stand, gift shop, bathroom I could find. No one had even heard of a Tigger Tail. Curse you Disney Land for creating such a concoction and not sharing it with the World (get it? the World? as in Disney World? ) I know - I crack myself up.

So I did what any resourceful mom would do. I made my own. And I am going to show you how, so that you may never experience the torture I did, spending my vacation NOT searching down Tigger, just his blasted edible tail.

Step 1: Gather your ingredients

a whole bag of caramels minus 5 or 6 for snacking on as you unwrap the rest
a whole bag of orange candy melts
about 1/3 cup of chocolate chips
32 regular sized marshmallows

Step 2: Prep your marshmallows

Line baking sheet with wax paper
Get 8 skewers and place 4 marshmallows on each

Step 3 : Slowly melt caramel on low heat stirring constantly

once melted spoon caramel over marshmallow while rotating skewer to get all sides covered
set on wax paper to cool (my caramel stuck to my cheap wax paper, if you know of something that for sure won't stick, use that instead)

Step 4: Refrigerate for about half an hour or until caramel hardens

Step 5: Step 5 can not be shown because it appeared...well...kinda...obscene.

melt orange candy melts in microwave preferably in tall narrow container
I have a wooden block with small holes drilled in that my husband made me for cake pops which I used for these also. Styrofoam works well too.
dip caramel covered marshmallows in orange candy melt and then stand upright. You see- suddenly-I had this sorta of fleshy colored phallic shaped object standing erect before me. My cheeks are burning red just telling you about it and there is no way I was taking a picture of it.
And before you can put the chocolate stripes on- you have to let it ---uh---umm--ok I'm just gonna say it- you have to let it get hard. There go my cheeks again!

Step 6: Add stripes

melt your chocolate chips for about 15 seconds in a plastic sandwich bag in the microwave
snip small hole in corner of bag
pipe chocolate stripes on tail

Step 7: Put back in fridge to get the opposite of soft

After all the embarrassment you get a yummy snack which I had to cut with a knife and fork because I couldn't bear to put it in my mouth whole after all those inappropriate thoughts. I have also gone to confession and said ten Hail Mary's to clear my conscious. Just so ya know- in case you were concerned for my soul.

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This looks so cute and yummy! I have a recipe link party "Cast Party Wednesday" I would love it if you came over and shared some of your recipes with us.
Thanks,
I hope to see you there!

Posted by: Sheryl | June 30, 2011 at 12:17 AM