Chocolate Acorns
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Chocolate Acorns are the cutest Fall or Thanksgiving treat! You only need a few pantry items and no oven, so they’re great to make with the kids or grandkids. Assemble as many or as few as you’d like.
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If you’re looking for a fun and easy no-bake treat to make for the Fall with your kids, grandkids, or classroom, these chocolate acorns are it! You only need 4 simple ingredients – Hershey’s Kisses, candy melts, mini Nilla wafer cookies, and mini chocolate chips. You can assemble as many or as few as you need. They’s so cute and perfect for Thanksgiving.
Helpful Tips & Variations
- Use candy melts or melting wafers. Wilton candy melts or Ghirardelli melting wafers are best for candy making because of their smooth consistency, they dry fast, and once hardened, they don’t soften at room temperature. If you want to use regular chocolate, I recommend combining it with some coconut oil, which will help thicken it up and harden faster. You’ll need about 1 tablespoon coconut oil per 1 cup of chocolate.
- Use mini ingredients. Make sure you purchase mini cookies and chocolate chips.
- Make a peanut butter version with mini Nutter Butter cookies and peanut butter chips.
- Try a different stem. Replace the mini chocolate chip with a tiny pretzel stick for the stem.
Chocolate Acorns
Ingredients
- 12 ounce bag chocolate candy melts
- 50 milk chocolate Hershey's kisses, unwrapped
- 50 mini Nilla wafer cookies, (see note)
- 50 mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
- Melt the candy melts according to package directions until melted and smooth.
- Very gently dip the flat end of the Hershey's Kiss into the chocolate just so there's a very thin layer, and immediately place it on top of the flat side of a mini Nilla wafer cookie, pressing to attach it.Place on the prepared baking sheet, cookie side down, and repeat with the remaining cookies and kisses.
- Using a spatula, transfer the remaining melted chocolate to a small Ziploc bag; snip off a very tiny corner.
- Pipe a smidge of the melted chocolate onto a mini chocolate chip and attach it to the top of the wafer to create the stem.
- Let set at room temperature or place the baking sheet with all the acorns in the fridge for about 5 minutes to set completely.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are very important to you, I would recommend calculating them yourself.
Did you make this? Leave a rating below!Proper Storage
When using candy melts, the chocolate won’t melt at room temperature (if kept away from heat or moisture), so the acorns can sit out at room temperature (in an airtight container.) They’ll last for about a week. Or you can store them in the fridge for longer. If you make a lot and need to store them. I recommend layering them and placing parchment paper in between the layers.
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This are so darn cute! I made a large batch, and they were a huge hit! Tasty too!
These are so cute!
Just made these and they are adorable and delicious.
I make these with peanut butter as the “glue” and are pretty yummy!
Great idea
Easy and fun to make…I bought Nabisco mini vanilla wafers…not as round as yours.
Could I freeze these for a couple weeks
Made this last night, it was delicious! I will definitely be making this again.
Hi Amy,Made this last night, it was delicious! I will definitely be making this again.
Kattia, Such a cute idea for on a cupcake!
These were such a hit and so easy to make!
So very cute and easy to make. I popped these on some vanilla cupcakes.
Made these for Thanksgiving……huge hit, for kids & adults. When the day was done & I sat down to relax & reached for the dish of acorns…..all gone! Thanks for sharing.
Ha! They go fast at my house, too!
They are adorable! Made these last weekend with my chocolate loving mother-in-law!
Perfect, enjoy!
These are delightful! Once the “acorns” are set in the refrigerator, can they be packed in little boxes? I wouldn’t want them to fall apart.
Thanks
Hi Karen! Once they are removed out of the refrigerator, the chocolate does soften of course, but I haven’t experienced them coming “unglued” … having said that, I’ve only wait 1-2 days to give them to people, so I don’t know how they’ll fair after a long period of time or if you’re shipping them.
I LOVE chocolate! With that said, I wonder if using powdered sugar and water as a “glue” would make them stick longer? Thanks for this easy-peasy idea! ?
Maybe just use nutella for glue?
Can I make these with chocolate frosting I am working with pre schoolers
Ok I would love to make these, I have never seen mini nilla waffers. Where do you find them.
Hi Julie – I get them at Target and/or Walmart!
Okay, these are beyond adorable. Not only that, but they look so addictive! They’ll be a perfect snack to display, but I don’t think it will last long! ;)
These are so cute, will great for Thanksgiving :)
These were a huge hit at our church cookie walk!
THESE ARE SO CUTE FOR THANKSGIVING FOR LITTLE KIDS.
I made these with the grandkids. We have a big Oak tree. and they are always gathering acorns for the squirrels lol – they were fun to assemble and didn’t last long. Thanks for sharing
my little cousins/my aunt’s grandbabies are going to love these at Thanksgiving!!!
Can’t wait to make these with my granddaughters for Thanksgiving! Thanks!
How cute are these?!! Made these with my girls and it was super fun.
SO cute! Love it.
Cute!! Love these!!
These are so cute!
These are adorable! They’d be such a cute favor nestled in little boxes.
Well, if they’re major carnivores, good luck with that. But if they’re open to squash, you’re golden! My answer to stress is always sugar. It’s full proof.
Hi. It’s Carolyn. I like your recipes. They sound good.
Ah, marzipan. One of these days I’m going to try my hand at that. You know, when the kids are older and moved away, and I have all day to bake bread and learn sculpture.
Made these! My son is in love with acorns, due to the movie My Neighbor Totoro (he was also Totoro for Halloween this year). Thanks for this awesome idea!
Fun! I got the mini wafers and mini chips at Target, fyi. My local market also carries them, so I don’t think they’re that hard to find. Hopefully!
This look delish. What type of lighting did you use for this shot? I like it alot.
Thank you, Janet. I just used my usual EGO lights. It’s probably how they’re positioned and angled. And the back ground. I don’t know…it’s rare, but some foods just do all the work for me, ya know?
These are SO cute! Making for Thanksgiving??? :oD
I know, aren’t they? That’s the plan. But we’ll see how much time I end up having. And energy. And refrigerator space. Can we just go out this year? ;-)