Treat Your Grad With These Easy Chocolate Graduation Caps!

Easy Graduation Cap Party Treats

Directions

1

Unwrap the chocolates. Use the icing to "glue" the chocolate square to the mini Reese's.

2

Apply more icing to the top of the hat and add an M&M. Place a small piece of Twizzler candy as a "tassel" around the M&M.

3

Place each on a platter or use them as cupcake toppers

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Use candy and chocolate squares to create delicious chocolate graduation caps as a fun crafty dessert to celebrate the big day! 

holding a chocolate graduation cap

Need a fun graduation party treat? 🎓

Consider putting together these ADORABLE graduation cap treats! They’re super easy to make and are a festive and yummy treat for your graduate. You can serve these caps on a tray or use them as fun graduation cupcake toppers instead.

woman holding a tray of chocolate graduation treats

Do you have a 2024 grad this year? I do! 

My son is a senior in high school this year and busy doing all the fun senior things. I am hoping to throw him a big party as this is an important milestone that we are excited to celebrate! I cannot believe how fast my kids have grown up and wish time would slow down sometimes just a bit.

supplies to make graduation cap treats on a tray

Sourcing the ingredients list from the grocery store is easy!

I used various flavors of Ghiradelli chocolate squares for the hats and pull-apart Twizzlers to make a fun tassel. There are different options for candy, so feel free to switch up ingredients if desired. If your graduate has a white graduation cap, consider using the white chocolate squares!

This was a fairly quick craft food project to do and something the family could easily help out with and do together.

using icing to glue chocolate together

adding an m and m twizzlers to graduation hat

holding a chocolate treat for graduation

graduation caps on a platter


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Easy Graduation Cap Party Treats

These mini graduation caps are adorable and make for some tasty party treats!

Directions

1

Unwrap the chocolates. Use the icing to "glue" the chocolate square to the mini Reese's.

2

Apply more icing to the top of the hat and add an M&M. Place a small piece of Twizzler candy as a "tassel" around the M&M.

3

Place each on a platter or use them as cupcake toppers

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Extra tips for making Reese’s graduation caps:

  • I used a store-bought bottle of decorating icing that hardens when dried, and it worked very well. I’d use that instead of a softer frosting.
  • If you didn’t want to use Twizzlers as a “tassle” consider using another color icing to draw on frosting.
  • If there is a nut allergy, instead of Reese’s chocolate cups maybe use Rolos candy instead!
  • Starting with very cold chocolate is helpful. I started with room temp and quickly noticed some melting while putting these together.

holding a tray with chocolate grad hats

These graduation treats are so CUTE!

What a fun and simple food craft to make for a party or as a gift. You can even customize the colors for your school and really make it special. Enjoy, and congratulations to all your graduates! 🙌

graduation bouquet using chocolate caps

I tried to pull off a candy bouquet using cake pop sticks, and it was a fail! 

This is honestly so cute and fun using styrofoam as the base with tissue paper. I have done this in the past with no problem, but last week I tried it and my Reese’s just sort of slid off on half of them! LOL It was a fail for me. If you have done this recently and have tips I am all ears. Maybe using Rolo candy would have been sturdier!


Make this adorable graduation jar gift next!


About the writer:

Lina has a Bachelor's Degree from Northern Arizona University with 11 years of blogging and photography experience having work featured in Today.online, Martha Stewart, Country Living, Fox News, Buzzfeed, and HGTV.


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  1. Klp

    Cute idea! Since the chocolate squares can get expensive, I’ve used chocolate covered graham crackers. I think Keebler used to sell them and still might!

    • Lina D

      Oh good idea! or maybe a square cookie.

    • Scarlet B

      Oooh. I like that idea. Thanks for sharing!

    • Dana Edwards

      they do and they were .99 at kroger yesterday

  2. riss

    What can you substitute for reese’s? Peanut allergy.

    • laurajean

      Rolos?

    • Lina D

      Ya I’ve seen Rolos!

    • Beverly

      How about skittles? They onlinee in lots of colors, so you could probably find your school color. Are they peanut free?

    • riss

      Thanks for the suggestions πŸ™‚

    • Dana

      You can use brownie bites

    • Linda Jasiak

      Such a great idea!

  3. Cindy

    Wonder if a round chocolate like Lindt would work for “head”. Put little dots for eyes? Are there any solid ones or are they all filled.

  4. Txgirl05

    Thank you for posting this! I have a few graduating seniors in my classes. I will be making these for them πŸ™‚ simple and inexpensive

    • Lina D

      Oh that’s so nice of you!

  5. Amie

    cute idea

  6. Shannon

    I love this!! The BEST idea yet!!

    • Lina D

      Oh thanks!

  7. Kimberly

    These are adorable!!

  8. Shoppingfan

    Super duper cute! Thxs. I’m saving this for next year as my son will be graduating.😒 Time moves too fast – cherish it!

  9. Alyson

    How long do I cut the twizzler piece?

    • Lina D

      Mine were about 2- 3 inches long. It’s up to you πŸ˜‰

  10. shelly

    How many days ahead of time can you prepare these?

    • Lina D (Hip2Save Sidekick)

      I would think a day or two in the fridge would be fine. πŸ‘

  11. Kate

    I used Fruit Roll ups for the tassel. Cut it in s trips. Hole punch a circle for the tassel dot.

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