Easy Acorn Treats {Two Ways!}

Let’s talk treats.  Easy treats.  Delicious treats.  Adorable treats.  I always need little things like these Easy Acorn Treats for school treats, little gifts for friends and teachers, and fun things to make with my kids for our weekly Family Night.  I have a thing for acorns, I just think they’re so darn cute, so I’m going to show you two different ways to make some edible ones.

Ingredients Needed

This is just a preview of ingredients and method, keep scrolling for full printable recipe.

Nutter Butter Acorns

• Mini Nutter Butter cookies – These might be found on the cookie aisle of your grocery store, or near the checkout. You can also use a mini Nilla Wafer instead of a Nutter Butter (great option if you’ve got nut allergies at your house) but again, I like the Nutter Butters because they have that cute criss-cross pattern on top.
• Hershey’s Kisses – You can use any kind of Hershey’s Kisses, just keep in mind you’re pairing it with peanut butter, so stick with something that won’t taste funky with that.
• Mini chocolate chips – You can also use regular sized chips, or peanut butter chips here, I just happen to like how the mini’s look. 
• Frosting – You can use store bought decorator’s frosting in a tube or pouch, homemade frosting, or even a chocolate paste made with a little softened butter, powdered sugar, and cocoa powder (just eyeball, you need very little).

Donut Hole Acorns

• Donut holes
• Chocolate – Melted. You can use chocolate chips, a chocolate bar, or candy melts.
• Pretzels – Straight or twisted. I like the twisted because they have a cute little curve to them once snapped apart, which makes a very cute little stem.
• Toppings of choice – Toasted coconut, sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, toffee bits, etc.

How to Make Easy Acorn Treats

Nutter Butter Acorns

1. Just use a dab of frosting to attach a Kiss to each cookie and then pop a little chocolate chip on the top.  I’ve found it works best to have your frosting in a Ziploc bag with the tip cut off and then you can just scrape your little chip across the opening to get a tiny bit of frosting on it and stick it on there.  It’s easy to make a bunch at once and look how adorable they look when you’re all done?  Bonus: no dirty dishes. These make clever little gifts if you fill a cute jar or treat bag.

 

Donut Hole Acorns

1. These ones start with doughnut holes.  Side note: Anything that starts with a doughnut hole is already a winner in my book. Since doughnut holes can be funny shaped sometimes, I often slice the very top off on one end to make it flat. Then you’re just going to dunk the one flat end in a little melted chocolate and then in a topping of your choice. 
   
   I’ve used sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, toffee bits, chopped toasted coconut, and more.  I’m using coconut here. 
2. And then just use a little piece of a pretzel for the stem. Ta-da!  Instant cuteness. These are fun for party food, or nestled in a cute box for a little gift. PS: Doughnuts dipped in chocolate and toasted coconut are amaaazing.