Bat Poop - for Halloween

From: Chef #120879

On Oct 29, 2009

I tried this recipe twice..... first was very crumblely... like others have said. so I put on my chef hat and took a look at the recipe, I though the ratio of chocolate to dry stuff was too high, also the chocolate mix was not hot enough when it was time to blend with pretzels and raisins. So I melted the marshmallows first with 2 Tbs butter, like I was making rice krispies. Then when that was hot I added just milk chocolate chips, and decreased the amount of dry stuff. It worked much better but I will not waste ingredients to try it again.... sorry but it wasn't that good.

From: Elliana's momma

On Oct 24, 2008

I made this for my second grade class at the culmination of our bat week. They thought it was disgusting and they LOOOOVED it!!!

From: Ima Cookin'

On Oct 30, 2009

I had to post this hopefully before others try it this weekend. DO NOT melt the marshmallows w/the chocolate and white choc chips! This turns the whole thing into a cake-play-doh concoction and you can't pour it over anything! In the THIRD batch I made, I just melted the chips and poured the melted chocolate over the dry things, marshmallows, raisins and pretzel pieces. Mixed it very rapidly and WOW what a wonderful treat. Doing it this way, I had no trouble getting it to stick. The heat from the chocolate sort of melted the marshmallows a bit, to make them good and gooey. After it was all mixed up I spread it on wax (parchment) paper and let it all cool. Then this morning, I broke it all up in random sized pieces and rolled it between my palms and VOILA! Bat Poop Crazy!!!! LOL Oh, I also subbed butterscotch chips for the white chocolate. The store hubby went to for me after the first two batches flopped, didn't have white chocolate. (They tasted "Spook-tacular" with the butterscotch chips!) The butterscotch actually helped to give it a more "orange-y brown", more poop-like color! Update: These are not staying on the plate in my office. My co-workers are simultaneously all saying "Eeeew, bat poop?" and then you hear, "Mmmmmmm....do you have the recipe???" LOL!!! It's a hit! I'll be making another batch tonight for a party tomorrow. (I have some pics, but have to wait to get home to post.) Thanks so much for posting Tom&Candy!! EDIT: I forgot to add, to be sure all your dry ingredients are in a HUGE bowl, so you can mix it all up without spilling pretzels and marshmallows over the side, for the chi dog on the floor to grab! I used my biggest stainless bowl which is approx. 18" diameter.

From: Chef #1433149

On Nov 1, 2009

I tried this the first time and it just didn't seem right, then I read a review on here saying don't mix the marshmallows with the chocolate when melting. The magic formula!! I tried it a second time and just melted the chocolate and poured over the dry ingredients and marshmallows. DELICIOUS!! This tastes SOOOO good - you have to try it. I actually saved the first batch that went wrong. It was just a load of crumbles, but would be good as a topping on dessert or ice cream and it still tasted pretty good, so I bagged it and froze it to use at a later date. Enjoy!