Chocolate Nut Acorn

Healthy fats, touch of protein – healthy Chocolate Acorn!

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Chocolate Nut Acorns are festive and fun – similar to Reeces Peanut Butter Cup yet similar cause the nut butter is mixed in with the cocoa (cacao) powder.  Add pistachio or other nut to the end for the top of the acorn – and for nut flavor. 

Enjoy! and Happy Holidays!

Do watch heat around these – they do better chilled and served. 

Which diet is this Chocolate Nut Acorn are suitable for?

Vegan – Yes – use maple syrup for sweetness instead of honey.

Gluten-free – Yes 

Dairy-free – Yes

Egg-free  – Yes

Nut-free – has nut butter – you could substitute seed butter like pumpkin or sunflower seed butter and seeds crashed instead of nuts. friendly

Paleo and Keto friendly

Quick to make!

ENJOY!

How to store Chocolate Nut Acorn

Store in fridge. Best to keep them cold till you serve them.

Pair this with:

Desserts it goes with

• Easy Whipped Feta dip with green chilies
• Easy Whipped Feta with Fennel and Orange
• Zucchini and Tomato Appetizer
• Easy Whipped Feta Dip with Mediterranean Twist
• Cashew Cheese Ball – Vegan Option

As a dessert with a meal:

• Gluten-free MEATLOAF without Breadcrumbs
• Chicken Broccoli Mushroom Dinner
• 2 ingredient Easy & Quick Pizza!

How to make this Chocolate Nut Acorn fool proof?

Create Ovals, have chocolate dip and crushed nuts ready – DIP DIP then put in freezer.

Keep in Fridge before serving. ENJOY. Add Shredded unsweetened coconut for snow!

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RECIPE

Chocolate Nut Acorn

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Festive, Fun, Funky, Flavorful – Chocolate Nut Acorns.

These are healthy and have nut butter for protein – these will definitely satisfy.

Add pistachio or other nut to the end for the top of the acorn – and for nut flavor. 

Add shredded unsweetened coconut for snow!

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 16 pieces

Ingredients

  

Chocolate Acorn

• 1/4 cup coconut oil melted microwave 30 sec, or double boiler
• 1 1/3 cups almond flour
• 2 pinches sea salt or himalayan salt
• 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
• 2 tbsp cocoa or cacao powder

Chocolate top

• 2 oz. chocolate
• 1 tbsp coconut oil

NUTS – second dip

• 1/4 cup pistachios chopped finely

Decorate

• unsweetened shredded coconut
• pretzel for stem of acorn if you like

Instructions

 

• Mix the Chocolate Acorn ingredients together. Create ovals – make 16 or 20 smaller ovals.
• Make the melted chocolate. dip one end in chocolate then dip in pistachos or other nuts to create the top of the acorn.
• Place on serving platter and add shredded coconut as snow. You can pick some evergreen small branches and add to platter to decorate.
• Or store in fridge or freezer in an air-tight container.

Keyword appetizer, dessert

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