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 teenagers, whereas they’re making it and after 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 simple last-minute hostess present, or you can also make it for buddies, neighbors, and academics. I used to make the youngsters in my son’s class slightly bag of reindeer meals to go of their goodie luggage earlier than the vacation break.

How one can Make Reindeer Meals

To make reindeer meals, all you want is oats (any type) plus white, pink, and inexperienced sugar. You possibly can 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

• Colour the sugar your self. You probably have granulated sugar however not pink or inexperienced sugar within the pantry, you may coloration white sugar utilizing pink and inexperienced meals coloring. Simply add just a few 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 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 pink 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.

How one can 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 overlook to have cozy mugs of hot chocolate ready while 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.

How one can 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, you’ll want to retailer it in an hermetic container in a cool, dry location.