Tigger Tails

"Don't swing on a swing, it's much too frail,
the best kind of swing is a Tigger's tail!"  ~Roo

Our favorite gift shop/bakery in Disneyland is Pooh's Corner in Critter Country.  We always stop in after a ride on Splash Mountain.  You can watch live through a glass window as chocolatiers make caramel apples, dip shortbread, and make Tigger Tails.

We recreated this recipe for our Mock Disney Day.  We didn't want to go through the hassle of making caramel from scratch, so we used meltable caramel that we found in the baking aisle. They turned out really cute and were tasty too!

Tigger Tail Instructions

1.  Thread 3 large marshmallows on skewer.  This recipe made 10 Tigger Tails.  

2.  Melt 1 package Kraft Caramel Bits in a small glass canning jar (according to package directions).  Stir until smooth, melted and ready to dip.  

3.  Dip Marshmallows in caramel and place on pan covered with a piece of parchment paper.  

4.  Refrigerate the tails to help caramel harden (20-30 minutes).

5.  Use kitchen shears to trim off excess caramel from the sides of each tail and refrigerate again.

This is what the tails will look like after you've
trimmed the excess caramel from the edges of
each Tigger Tail.

6.  Melt 1 pkg. Wilton Candy Melts (orange color, vanilla flavor) in a small glass canning jar.  Stir until smooth, melted and ready to dip.

7.  Dip refrigerated tails in the melted chocolate and place back on the parchment paper.  

8.  Place 1 cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate in a ziploc baggie and microwave in 30 second intervals until chocolate is melted.  

9.  Cut one of the corner tips from the Ziplock baggie and drizzle the dark chocolate over the tails to look like stripes.

 10.  Once cooled, you can wrap each tigger tail in a cellophane bag and tie with a ribbon.