How to Best Create the Stomach-Churning Breakfast Dessert Pasta That Buddy So Enjoyed in ‘Elf’

In a “special gross-out holiday” episode of Binging with Babish, filmmaker Andrew Rea recreated Buddy’s Breakfast Dessert Pasta, a truly memorable dish from the lovable Christmas film Elf. Unfortunately, the stomach-churning combination of pasta and sauce with a variety of gooey, chocolatey sweets left poor Rea with a really bad taste in his mouth.

Now this was most far and away the most disgusting thing, not only have I made for this show, but ever made in my entire life. Gotta get that horrible flavor out of my mouth – stat

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Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.