These Chocolate Acorns are the perfect bite size treat for a Fall snack or dessert. This no bake dessert recipe is a breeze to make with only 4 ingredients and the kids love it.
With just a few simple ingredients, Chocolate Kiss Acorns come together so fast for an Easy Fall Dessert. They taste delicious with the combination of chocolate and vanilla wafers.
If you are looking for an easy but festive Fall treat, this recipe is perfect for kids of all ages. We also make Oreo Turkey Cookies and Turkey Cupcakes Recipe every year.
If you have leftover Hershey Kisses, make Chocolate Kiss Cookies Recipe.
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Why We Love This Recipe
It’s so much fun to make and great for lunchboxes, parties and more. I love to make a batch for a dessert tray, and they are easy to make.
Everyone will love these for the fall season for the best sweet treats. It’s such an easy fall snack.
Ingredients
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips. Make sure to use good quality chocolate.
- Mini Nilla Wafer Cookies. Make sure to use miniature size.
- Hershey Kisses. Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses
- Mini Chocolate Chips. The miniature chocolate chips are the perfect size for the top.
Get the complete list of ingredients at the bottom of the page.
Variations
- Nutter Butter Bites. Substitute Mini Nutter Butter cookies for the vanilla wafers. The peanut butter and chocolate make a fabulous combination.
- Butterscotch Chips. You can also use butterscotch chips in this recipe for a few and delicious flavor.
- Peanut Butter Chips. Try swapping the milk chocolate for peanut butter for a yummy combo. Peanut Butter Chocolate Acorns taste amazing.
- Pretzel stems. You can also use broken pretzel sticks as stems.
How to Make Chocolate Acorns
- Step 1. Prepare the pan. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside.
Step 2. Place the semi-sweet chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Heat in 30 second intervals. Stir after each interval, until the chips melt.
Step 3. Add the melted chocolate to a ziploc bag or pastry bag. Cut off one of the corners on the bag.
Step 4. Pipe chocolate on to each mini vanilla wafer. Then top each cookie with a Hershey kiss. Finally, place them on the prepared baking sheet.
Step 5. Allow the chocolate to set. Freeze for 5 minutes.
Step 6. Then add chocolate to the chocolate chips to adhere. Place a small amount of the melted chocolate onto the flat side of the mini chocolate chips. Then place them on the tops of the cookies for the stems of the acorns.
Step 7. Add the mini chocolate chips and freeze for another 5 minutes. Don’t skip this step as you want the ingredients to set. Serve and enjoy.
Storage
Store the leftovers in an air-tight container or bag at room temperature for up to 2-3 weeks.
Make sure the acorns have completely set before storing. The chocolate should be totally dry.
Can You Freeze?
Freeze up to 6 months. Place the acorns in an airtight freezer-safe container. Make sure that the container is large enough to hold them all without breaking any cookies.
Expert Tips
- Melt the chocolate in intervals. Make sure that you melt the chocolate in intervals, so it does not burn. Stir thoroughly in between each one.
- Allow the chocolate to set. Place in the freezer so the chocolate hardens and sets. This step is important to the final outcome of the acorns.
- Line the baking sheet. Clean up will be easier if you line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Don’t use too much chocolate. You want to use enough chocolate to get the pieces to stick but not so much that you have excess.
- Freeze to help set. Don’t skip placing the acorns in the freezer to help them set.
More Easy Fall Treats
- Pumpkin Pie Rice Krispie Treats
- Candy Corn Cookies
- Harvest Puppy Chow Recipe
- 51 Easy Thanksgiving Cupcakes
This easy recipe is so much fun to make and eat. They taste amazing and take very little time to make. Make this an annual tradition with the kids. Please leave a comment and star recipe rating once you try it.
Chocolate Acorns
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 25 Mini Nilla Wafer Cookies
- 25 Hershey Kisses unwrapped
- 25 Mini Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside.
- Place the semi-sweet chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Heat in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until the chips are fully melted.
- Pour the melted chocolate in a ziplock bag and cut off one of the corners on the bag.
- Use the bag to place a small amount of the chocolate onto the flat side of each of the cookies and then top each cookie with a Hershey kiss. Then place them on the prepared baking sheet.
- Freeze for 5 minutes so that the chocolate can set.
- Place a small amount of the melted chocolate onto the flat side of the mini chocolate chips and place them on the tops of the cookies for the stems of the acorns.
- Once the mini chocolate chips have been added, freeze for another 5 minutes.
- Then the cookies are ready to serve and enjoy!