Reindeer Meals Recipe | Cookies and Cups

Why You’ll Love This Reindeer Meals Recipe

It’s a practice in our home to sprinkle “reindeer meals” on our garden on Christmas Eve, to draw Santa’s reindeer. It additionally provides Dancer, Prancer, and firm one thing to eat whereas Santa is inside leaving us presents (and consuming cookies)! Right here’s why you’ll be making this enjoyable craft each Christmas to any extent further:

• Fast to make. This magical reindeer meals recipe is such a enjoyable exercise for youths, whereas they’re making it and once they’re sprinkling it over the garden afterward!
• Pantry substances. You want solely two substances: oats and sugar. I take advantage of coloured sugar to provide this reindeer meals recipe a Christmassy spin.
• Simple gifting. Reindeer meals is a straightforward last-minute hostess present, or you may make it for pals, neighbors, and lecturers. I used to make the children in my son’s class a bit of bag of reindeer meals to go of their goodie luggage earlier than the vacation break.

Find out how to Make Reindeer Meals

To make reindeer meals, all you want is oats (any sort) plus white, crimson, and inexperienced sugar. You may combine the substances and add every little thing to a present bag, or, do what I love to do and layer the substances right into a piping bag for a reasonably presentation. Right here’s how:

Suggestions and Variations

• Coloration the sugar your self. If in case you have granulated sugar however not crimson or inexperienced sugar within the pantry, you may shade white sugar utilizing crimson and inexperienced meals coloring. Simply add a number of drops to a bowl of sugar, and blend.
• Ensure it’s biodegradable. Oats and sugar are protected for sprinkling on the bottom. In case you swap or change the substances on this reindeer meals recipe, take care that something you employ isn’t dangerous to the setting. Keep away from glitter, for instance. You don’t need any actual woodland creatures choking in your magical reindeer meals!
• Change up the vacation. Flip this reindeer meals into bunny meals at Easter. Swap the crimson and inexperienced coloured sugar for pink, purple, and/or yellow. You can even layer white and inexperienced sugar to lure a leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day.

Find out how to Use Reindeer Meals

On Christmas Eve, sprinkle reindeer meals outdoors on the garden or subsequent to the chimney to beckon Santa’s reindeer your manner! Don’t overlook to have cozy mugs of hot chocolate ready if you are available from the chilly.

Reindeer meals makes a enjoyable and festive present for family and friends, both by itself or along with a plate of sugar cookies, fudge, or peanut butter balls. Try my best Christmas cookies for extra inspo.

Find out how to Retailer

Reindeer meals is non-perishable, so it lasts within the pantry for months. In case you need to get a head begin in your vacation gifting, be sure you retailer it in an hermetic container in a cool, dry location.