Acorn Treat Recipe with Nutter Butters and Hersheys (2024)

Wowee, Y’all, its November 5th and the year is almost over! It seems like January was JUST here and now its just around the corner. I think I am totally understanding that “my life is flashing before my eyes” thing now. Maybe sometime after 30 it really does. In any case the beauty of the end of the year is the holiday fun! We just passed Halloween but still look forward to Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years around here. And now that Thanksgiving is on the horizon and I am hosting, its time to start gathering up really tasty food treats, eats, and crafts to make the season merry and bright. Or something like that.

So I saw this little Acorn Treat idea a bit back from Hershey’s. I mean..hello…perfection dipped into perfection. I have been itching to try it all year but it seemed silly to break out the Hershey’s and Nutter Butters in July so about the second that fall arrived, I was ready. I mean who doesn’t LOVE chocolate and peanut butter? And I have to admit here that Hershey’s is my very favorite chocolate and nutter butters take a close second to Oreos in my tummy.

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Nabisco, Mini Nutter Butter, Bite Size Snak-Saks,Ghirardelli Chocolate Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Chips,KISSES Milk Chocolate, Silver Foils, 66.7 Ounce Karo Light Corn Syrup, 16 fl oz

Acorn Treats Recipe

Tip: Prep a day ahead of time. Why? See below.

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First things first- lets talk about what is sticking our Acorn Treats together. I mean something has to melt the peanut buttery goodness of the nutter butter against the beautiful Hershey kiss, right? I am pretty sure Hershey’s used Royal Icing but I do not have a batch of that. So while you could get all crafty and make some or even buy some, I am going to do what I always do when I want something to stick- use Karo.

The great thing about Karo is that it dries and really does stick well. The reason I noted to prep ahead of time is because to let the Karo dry very well and have your cookie not fall apart when someone puts their hand into the jar, means it needs some time to set.

Now you are ready to get started.

Unwrap your Kisses and set them to the side. Pour some Karo into the lid of the syrup. Then you can either dip your fingers (do NOT lick them) and spread it on the cookie in which you will add your Hershey kiss OR you can dip your kiss into the lid and stick on the cookie. You have choices. If you choose to dip your Hershey into the lid, it has great coverage but can get TOO gooey and slide right off, so usually dip and put a little on two cookies and use that syrup on more than one.

The biggest issue with making these cookies is that you eat as many as you make.

Now you may be asking yourself, can I use something else to stick it.

Sure! But experiment first.

I did try peanut butter and that just never dried. Even overnight the cookie came right off:

On we go.

Once you have your Kiss and cookie melded together you can add a mini chocolate chip to the top of the cap. You can skip this part or get creative- even a butterscotch one would be fine.

Now at this point you have probably eaten as many as you have made, so time to give them away as treats.

Put them in a small mason jar with a cute tag, or maybe create a little acorn box for a takeaway treat at your Thanksgiving table.

I printed my little box from my Silhouette and the print is titled – ‘Silhouette Design Store – View Design #50930: acorn choc box with place card tag with Snapdragon Snippets. ‘

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Nabisco, Mini Nutter Butter, Bite Size Snak-Saks,Ghirardelli Chocolate Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Chips,KISSES Milk Chocolate, Silver Foils, 66.7 Ounce Karo Light Corn Syrup, 16 fl oz

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Acorn Treat Recipe with Nutter Butters and Hersheys (2024)

FAQs

How do you make edible acorns? ›

With just a small dab of icing on the bottom of your HERSHEY'S KISSES candies, press them onto mini wafer cookies and you have yourself edible acorn candy treats!

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What are Nutter butter cookies? ›

Nutter Butters are a delicious, American made, sandwich cookie made with two sugar wafers shaped like peanuts and filled with “real peanut butter” filling. (Although they weren't always shaped like peanuts! They used to be little connected square, peanut butter-filled cookies in a grid—almost like tiny raviolis.)

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Is Nutter Butter a candy? ›

Nutter Butter is an American sandwich cookie brand, first introduced in 1969 and currently owned by Nabisco, which is a subsidiary of Mondelez International.

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Is it safe for humans to eat acorns? ›

How to Use Acorns. Acorns can be used in a variety of ways. They can be eaten whole, ground up into acorn meal or flour, or made into mush to have their oil extracted. Once you've safely leached the tannins from your raw acorns, you can roast them for 15 to 20 minutes and sprinkle them with salt for a snack.

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Is it safe to eat acorns raw? ›

Raw acorns are considered unsafe due to their tannins, which are toxic if consumed in high amounts. However, you can remove the tannins by boiling or soaking. Properly prepared acorns are perfectly edible and full of nutrients like iron and manganese. Delicious roasted, they can also be ground into flour.

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What is in the middle of a Nutter Butter? ›

To make the peanut butter filling, cream together the peanut butter, confectioner's sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla. Cream until the mixture is nice and smooth and there are no lumps. Add more heavy cream if your mixture is too thick (this may vary on peanut butter brands).

What are the ingredients in Nutter Butters? ›

INGREDIENTS: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, PEANUT BUTTER (ROASTED PEANUTS, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL {RAPESEED, COTTONSEED, AND SOYBEAN OILS}, SALT, PEANUT OIL), PALM OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE ...

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Can dogs eat Nutter Butters? ›

All nuts are high in fat which can upset your pup's tummy so if you want to share roasted nuts or nut butter, limit your dog's intake.

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What did nutty buddies used to be called? ›

Nutty Buddy, formerly known as Nutty Bars, are a snack manufactured by McKee Foods under the Little Debbie brand since 1964.

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Are Nutter butters good for you? ›

It isn't just the high protein, fiber, and healthy fats that are good for you. Nuts also have plenty of other nutrients like Vitamins E and B6, folate, niacin, magnesium, zinc, copper, and potassium. Just watch the ingredients on your brand of nut butter, peanut or otherwise.

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How long do you have to boil acorns to make them edible? ›

You'll want to leach your acorns to draw out the tannins. Bring two large stockpots to a boil. Pour the acorns into one pot and let it boil until the water turns dark, usually about 15 minutes. Carefully transfer the acorns to the second pot of boiling water and boil the nuts for about 15 minutes.

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How did Native Americans use acorns for food? ›

Acorn Baskets

After collecting acorns, tribe members will shell the acorns and crush their flesh within the acorn basket, making flour. A tribe member will then leach, or wash, the acorn flour in their basket, removing yucky tasting tannins. Finally, tribe members cook the acorn flour with fresh water, in the basket!

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What do cooked acorns taste like? ›

Raw acorns are very bitter and gritty and must be processed prior to eating. Acorns that are leached or roasted are nutty and sweet. For some people, the taste of leached acorns is similar to that of boiled potatoes. While many oak species give bitter-tasting acorns, some produce sweeter nuts like European white oaks.

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How do you process fresh acorns? ›

Step 2: Gather Acorns. First you will need to gather up some acorns. ...
Step 3: Wash, Dry, Dry. Now let's pour in some water and wash off the shells of the acorn. ...
Step 4: Crack Them Acorns. Now comes the fun part. ...
Step 5: Soak, Drain, Soak, Drain, Clear. ...
Step 6: Drain, Taste, Roast/Dry. ...
Step 7: Grind Grind Grind, Store.

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