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 any further:

• Fast to make. This magical reindeer meals recipe is such a enjoyable exercise for youths, whereas they’re making it and after they’re sprinkling it over the garden afterward!
• Pantry elements. You want solely two elements: oats and sugar. I exploit coloured sugar to offer this reindeer meals recipe a Christmassy spin.
• Simple gifting. Reindeer meals is a straightforward last-minute hostess reward, or you may make it for mates, 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 baggage earlier than the vacation break.

The best way to Make Reindeer Meals

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

Suggestions and Variations

• Shade the sugar your self. You probably have granulated sugar however not crimson or inexperienced sugar within the pantry, you possibly can colour white sugar utilizing crimson and inexperienced meals coloring. Simply add a couple of drops to a bowl of sugar, and blend.
• Be certain that it’s biodegradable. Oats and sugar are protected for sprinkling on the bottom. In case you swap or change the elements on this reindeer meals recipe, take care that something you utilize 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 too can layer white and inexperienced sugar to lure a leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day.

The best way to Use Reindeer Meals

On Christmas Eve, sprinkle reindeer meals exterior on the garden or subsequent to the chimney to beckon Santa’s reindeer your approach! Don’t neglect to have cozy mugs of hot chocolate ready whenever 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.

The best way 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, be sure you retailer it in an hermetic container in a cool, dry location.