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 offers 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 any longer:

• 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 present this reindeer meals recipe a Christmassy spin.
• Simple gifting. Reindeer meals is a simple last-minute hostess reward, or you may make it for pals, neighbors, and academics. I used to make the children in my son’s class just a little 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 form) plus white, purple, and inexperienced sugar. You possibly can combine the substances and add the whole lot 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:

Ideas and Variations

• Coloration the sugar your self. You probably have granulated sugar however not purple or inexperienced sugar within the pantry, you’ll be able to colour white sugar utilizing purple and inexperienced meals coloring. Simply add a number of drops to a bowl of sugar, and blend.
• Make sure that it’s biodegradable. Oats and sugar are protected for sprinkling on the bottom. In the event you swap or change the substances on this reindeer meals recipe, take care that something you employ isn’t dangerous to the atmosphere. 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 purple and inexperienced coloured sugar for pink, purple, and/or yellow. You can too 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 method! Don’t overlook to have cozy mugs of hot chocolate ready while you are available in from the chilly.

Reindeer meals makes a enjoyable and festive reward for family and friends, both by itself or along with a plate of sugar cookies, fudge, or peanut butter balls. Take a look at 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 wish to get a head begin in your vacation gifting, you should definitely retailer it in an hermetic container in a cool, dry location.