Last night, I couldn’t sleep and so decided to try and organize my posts a bit better. I started a holiday label on my sidebar to organize Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. posts and found myself craving something sweet! How cute would it be to create acorn buckeyes??? Then I did what you should NEVER do. I googled “peanut butter chocolate acorn” and found that someone else already beat me to it. Of course they did. Gah! Ah well, it is still a good idea, and so I share it with you.
I followed my lower fat buckeye recipe found here, shaped the “dough” into Hershey kiss shapes and popped them in the freezer.
While they were freezing, I melted some chocolate chips in the microwave (stir every 30 seconds or so) and then dipped my kisses into the chocolate.
MeeDun says
These look fun and (I followed your link to your recipe) delicious! I'm going to try them out along with my other holiday treats, thank you for sharing this recipe and idea! =)
MeeDun
http://heelsheartsandhighkicks.blogspot.com/
Erin says
Those are so cute!
Kim says
Dar-ling! Serving (or photographing) them in the leaf plate makes them look elegant.
Thelittlebrownhouse.us says
Wow – when I can't sleep I usually just veg in front of a movie.. you are very industrious! These look amazing,and I never would have thought of dying the sprinkles black! Did you use gel food coloring or liquid?
Jensamom23 says
You are amazing!
fairfieldhousenj.com says
They will have a place on our Thanksgiving table as well.
Thank you for sharing!
Laurie says
Yay…thank you for this post. My husband LOVEs buckeyes, I'm going to make some for him! What a clever idea to make them look like acorns!
Jo says
These are fabulous! I'm going to make them for Thanksgiving ~ so cute.
Jo
Chris says
Oh. My. Word. I would literally sit and pop those suckers into my mouth until I puked. Simply because they're so darn cute! NICE job!
Bridget says
Delish!! I'm afraid I'd eat the whole bowl…pretty cute I must say
Richella says
OH, so cute. Just adorable.
I have a new policy, though: I am only going to make buckeyes at Christmas. I made some this summer, just for fun. . . and guess who ate most of them? I mean, I have three teenage boys in the house, you'd think they'd be gone in a heartbeat, right? You wouldn't think the mom could eat too many of them, right?
Wrong. The mom ate WAY too many of them. And I need to do some remedial skinny-jean work before Thanksgiving!!
Tracey says
One of my favorite food during Christmas are buckeyes…and you made them better with the chocolate sprinkles! Can't wait to make them!
Heather@PixieDust says
yum! i so want one (or two or three)
Jen~ Lipstick and Laundry says
Um trying not to lick my computer screen right now… I NEED to make those!
Mrs.V says
These. Look. DIVINE.
Lady, you are killing me!
(but good on ya – super creative idea!) 🙂
Cheers
Holly says
Holy Smokes! You are brilliant!
Emsamum says
clever you!!
Leslie says
That looks so yummy!!! I might have to steal, uhhh I mean borrow this idea for an upcoming family party!
Kimberly says
never heard of a buckeye recipe. they sure look good though. I see you are from PA. Email me and tell me what part? I am close to PA.
Sarah @ Sugar Bananas! says
mmm chocolate and pb – These look delicious (and adorable!)
the cape on the corner says
oh my gosh, what are you trying to do to me? they look so yummy, and yet i find that they remind me of little hedgehogs. is that bizarre? i fear it is!
cleverlyinspired says
Yummo! Sharing on my fb page