Reindeer Meals Recipe | Cookies and Cups

Why You’ll Love This Reindeer Meals Recipe

It’s a convention 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 teenagers, whereas they’re making it and once they’re sprinkling it over the garden afterward!
• Pantry components. You want solely two components: oats and sugar. I exploit coloured sugar to offer this reindeer meals recipe a Christmassy spin.
• Straightforward gifting. Reindeer meals is a simple last-minute hostess present, or you can also make it for mates, neighbors, and lecturers. 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.

Find out how to Make Reindeer Meals

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

Ideas and Variations

• Shade the sugar your self. When you’ve got granulated sugar however not pink or inexperienced sugar within the pantry, you possibly can shade white sugar utilizing pink and inexperienced meals coloring. Simply add just a few drops to a bowl of sugar, and blend.
• Be certain that it’s biodegradable. Oats and sugar are secure for sprinkling on the bottom. If you happen to swap or change the components on this reindeer meals recipe, take care that something you employ isn’t dangerous to the surroundings. 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 pink and inexperienced coloured sugar for pink, purple, and/or yellow. You may as well 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 exterior on the garden or subsequent to the chimney to beckon Santa’s reindeer your method! 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 present 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, remember to retailer it in an hermetic container in a cool, dry location.