We are nuts about these Oreo Acorns!
Oreo Acorns
These Oreo Acorns are so fun and easy to make.
They will be the perfect addition to any fall harvest party, or even Thanksgiving!
All of the guys in my house are big fans of Oreos and Peanut Butter, so the combination of the two couldn’t create a more desired treat with my crew!
To begin, gather all of the ingredients, make sure your cream cheese is out and coming up to room temperature.
Next, put a few oreos at a time into your food processor, and pulse it until they turn into crumbs.
Before we had a food processor, I put them in a zip top bag and pummeled them with a rubber mallet 🙂
Once the Cream Cheese is softened, begin to fold the Oreo crumbs into it until they’re well blended.
Use a heaping tablespoon of the mixture to form into acorn shapes.
To form, roll into an elongated ball, then pinch one end to make it slightly tapered.
Place the acorns on a baking sheet with wax paper and place them in the freezer for 1 hour.
After the acorns are hard, melt the chocolate.
Dip each acorn into the chocolate with a fork.
Tap the edge of the bowl to remove any excess chocolate – then place back on parchment paper.
Continue until all acorns are dipped, and then allow them to come to room temperature to harden.
Once the chocolate covered acorns are hardened, melt the butterscotch chips (or Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips) and pour brown sprinkles into a separate bowl.
Dip the tops of each chocolate covered acorn into the butterscotch – then immediately dip into the sprinkles.
Cut ½ inch pieces of the pretzel sticks.
Dip the edge of each pretzel stick into the butterscotch and press into the top of each acorn.
Return to baking sheet to allow the pretzels to set before serving.
Oreo Acorns
Ingredients
- 1 package peanut butter Oreos
- 1 8 oz. package cream cheese softened
- 12 oz Chocolate chips or Chocolate Candiquik chips
- 6 oz Butterscotch or Peanut Butter chips
- Brown Sprinkles
- Pretzel Sticks
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 154Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 87mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 1gSugar: 15gProtein: 2g
These are a few items I found helpful in my own kitchen when making this Oreo Acorns recipe:
Hamilton Beach (70730) Food Processor & Vegetable Chopper with Bowl Scraper, 10 Cup, ElectricRachael Ray 56524 3-Piece Oven Lovin’ Cookie Pan Steel Baking Sheet Set, Gray with Orange GripsAmazonBasics Silicone Baking Mat Sheet, Set of 2Oreo Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Sandwich Cookies, 12.2 OunceReese’s Baking Chips Peanut Butter Flavored, 10-Ounce Bags (Pack of 6)Wilton 710-168 Chocolate Jimmies Food Decorative, 6.25-OunceOreo with a Twist: 75 Easy recipes and fun to make food craftsAmazing Oreo RecipesOreo as The Main Ingredient for Magical Desserts: Oreo Desserts that You Can Even Make for Special Occasions
Don’t miss these other fun fall themed recipes here at When Is Dinner:
- Snickerdoodles
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Pumpkin Pie
- Irish Beef Stew
- Caramel Popcorn
- Blueberry Breakfast Bread
Kathy Pease
Friday 6th of October 2017
These are so cute and I will have to try this.
Eugenia Hall
Friday 6th of October 2017
Looks scrumptious! These would be so cute for a fall party.
Janice Crespo
Thursday 5th of October 2017
These are adorable! I will definitely have to try these out - using the butterscotch instead of the peanut butter! so creative!
Brandy Schwartz
Wednesday 4th of October 2017
These look delicious! Thanks for posting the recipe. I think I'm going to try these out on the family before Thanksgiving.
Lisa Ehrman
Sunday 1st of October 2017
I would love to be able to make these for a party.