Chicago eatery serves up Buddy the Elf's iconic candy-topped spaghetti - complete with marshmallows, M&Ms, and maple syrup sauce (so, would YOU dare to try it?)

Just in time for the holiday season, you can now order Buddy the Elf's famous spaghetti dish. The festive $16 menu item 'features crispy powdered sugar-infused spaghetti, vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, raspberry coulis, marshmallows, a rainbow array of M&Ms, crunchy wafers, and, in true Buddy fashion, a generous drizzle of maple syrup,' according to Food and Wine. Miss Ricky's, an Italian restaurant located at the Virgin Hotel in Chicago, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the movie by serving up its version of the bizarre meal that character Buddy, portrayed by Will Ferrell, created The unusual concoction was showcased in the hit 2003 comedy which followed protagonist Buddy as he headed from the North Pole to New York in a bid to track down his real father The unusual concoction was showcased in the hit 2003 comedy which followed protagonist Buddy as he headed from the North Pole to New York in a bid to track down his real father. During an episode of ABC's LOCALish in 2020, TV hosts Kerrie and Alex fittingly dressed up as elves and headed over to the the restaurant to give the specialty food item a try How to make Elf spaghetti at home Make spaghetti, let it set, cut it and add three cups of canola oil to a pot at 375 degrees Once the oil gets heated up, add the pasta in by handfuls and proceed to fry it for two minutes or until it turns crispy Take the fried spaghetti from the pot and transfer it onto a paper tower-lined plate or sheet pan Dust the warm noodles with powdered sugar and add your choice of toppings such as vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce Alex commented: 'It tastes like something that I as a kid would just totally throw all of my favorite foods onto the plate.' He said that the final step was to have fun with your desired toppings as he suggested adding 'vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, raspberry coulis, marshmallows, M&M's, and maple syrup.'