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Acorn Donut Holes Recipe

Making these adorable and delicious donut holes is quick and easy. Anyone can make my donut holes recipe at home, you’ll be surprised by how easy it is to make your own donuts!

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When fall rolls around I start looking for more indulgent dessert recipes. There is just something about the cooler weather that encourages more time spent in the kitchen doing some baking, cooking, etc. These acorn donut holes are perfect for the holidays.

Close up shot of the finished donut holes recipe.

Not only will these donut holes be a hit with your family and friends, but they are also great to take into the office for a special treat. Bite-sized treats are great for sharing and most people would rather have a little sweet treat than something overly indulgent like a slab of cake, right?!

Acorn donut holes view from the top.

I’ll show you how quick and easy it is to whip up a batch of these cute and yummy donut holes. Of course, you could also leave off the embellishments and just enjoy the donut holes recipe as is throughout the rest of the year!

Ingredients needed for this donut hole recipe:

How to make acorn donut holes:

  1. Spread about a teaspoon of chocolate frosting to the top ¼ of a donut hole.
  2. Put sprinkles in a small bowl and dip frosted part.
  3. Break pretzel sticks in half and press a half into the top of the donut hole.
Close up of the finished fall themed treats.

Tips & Tricks:

Dip pretzel stick into a little bit of frosting before pressing it into the top of “acorn” to help it stay. If you are having trouble getting the acorns to hold together properly you can leave the donuts out for a few hours so that they stiffen up, very fresh donuts might be more difficult to work with.

Finished donut holes on a plate.

This recipe doesn’t include a serving size, because you decide whether you would like to make just a few, or the whole box! Also, they are donuts, they’re not exactly a recommended food group so 1 or 2 will be a perfect treat for anyone…or if you are having a bad day and eat half the box I guess that’s fine too 😉

another pin for these fall treats.

If you are using my recipe linked above to make the donuts from scratch you will just make the donut part of the recipe. Don’t put on the churro flavorings or your acorns will end up looking a little wonky!

Printable Acorn Donut Holes Recipe:

Yield: 24

Acorn Donut Holes

Acorn donut holes view from the top.

Making these adorable and delicious donut holes is quick and easy. Anyone can make my donut holes recipe at home, you'll be surprised by how easy it is to make your own donuts!

Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • Glazed donut holes
  • Chocolate frosting
  • Sprinkles
  • Pretzel sticks

Instructions

      1. Spread about a teaspoon of chocolate frosting to the top ¼ of a donut hole.
      2. Put sprinkles in a small bowl and dip frosted part.
      3. Break pretzel sticks in half and press a half into the top of the donut hole.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 23Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 26mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 0g

I am not a medical expert. These calculations are provided as a courtesy.

Other delicious dessert recipes:

Here are some other tasty dessert recipes that I think you will enjoy. If you are like me, there’s never a bad time for dessert! These are some of my favorite recipes that I’ve shared here at Cook Clean Then Repeat, be sure to stop by the comment section and let me know which ones you’ve tried!

Close up of one donut hole on the plate

Helen at the Lazy Gastronome

Saturday 24th of October 2020

Those are fun and creative!! Pinned! Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party! Hope to keep seeing you every Sunday!!

Miz Helen

Tuesday 20th of October 2020

Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday,506. We are looking forward to seeing you again soon! Miz Helen

Marilyn

Tuesday 20th of October 2020

******************************************************** Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too! Please stay safe and healthy. Come party with us at Over The Moon! Catapult your content Over The Moon! @marilyn_lesniak @EclecticRedBarn ********************************************************

Grandma's House DIY

Monday 19th of October 2020

Thanks for sharing with us at the To Grandma's house we go link party - I'll be featuring you!

Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook

Monday 19th of October 2020

These look so cute and yummy!! Thank you so much for bringing to this week's Fiesta Friday party!

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