This reindeer meals recipe is a enjoyable and simple Christmas craft that youngsters love! You’ll be able to whip up this vacation custom in minutes with oatmeal and sugar. We now have a lot enjoyable sprinkling this festive “meals” over the yard as a snack for Santa’s reindeer!
Similar to my home made scorching chocolate combine and pet chow, this straightforward reindeer meals recipe additionally makes an ideal home made reward for mates, lecturers, and classmates in the course of the vacation season.
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 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 elements. You want solely two elements: 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 can also make it for mates, neighbors, and lecturers. I used to make the youngsters in my son’s class a bit of bag of reindeer meals to go of their goodie baggage earlier than the vacation break.
How you can Make Reindeer Meals
To make reindeer meals, all you want is oats (any form) plus white, crimson, and inexperienced sugar. You’ll be able to combine the elements and add every thing to a present bag, or, do what I love to do and layer the elements right into a piping bag for a fairly presentation. Right here’s how:
- Prep. Place your piping baggage into cups and fold the tops over, as for those who have been going to fill them with frosting. Collect your reindeer meals elements.
- Scoop. Scoop the elements into the bag. Beginning with the coloured sugar, prime that with a layer of white sugar, and at last, add the oats.
- Seal and retailer. Twist and seal the baggage closed. Add a ribbon and be aware of your alternative, and get gifting! You can even retailer your reindeer meals for later, see under.
Suggestions and Variations
- Shade the sugar your self. When you have granulated sugar however not crimson or inexperienced sugar within the pantry, you possibly can coloration white sugar utilizing crimson 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. For those who swap or change the elements 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 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.
How you can 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 neglect to have cozy mugs of scorching chocolate ready while you are available 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. Try my greatest Christmas cookies for extra inspo.
How you can 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, make sure to retailer it in an hermetic container in a cool, dry location.
Description
This reindeer meals recipe is a enjoyable and simple Christmas craft thought. It makes use of solely two elements: oats and sugar. Children have a lot enjoyable sprinkling this “meals” outdoors as a snack for Santa’s reindeer on Christmas Eve!
- 1/2 cup oatmeal
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/8 cup of crimson/inexperienced sugar
- Combine the oatmeal and sugars collectively, pour them right into a plastic bag, and sprinkle them outdoors on the bottom for the reindeer!
