This reindeer meals recipe is a enjoyable and straightforward Christmas craft that children love! You may 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!
Identical to my selfmade sizzling chocolate combine and pet chow, this straightforward reindeer meals recipe additionally makes an ideal selfmade reward for pals, lecturers, and classmates through the vacation season.
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 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.
- Straightforward gifting. Reindeer meals is a straightforward last-minute hostess reward, or you may make it for pals, neighbors, and lecturers. I used to make the youngsters in my son’s class just a little bag of reindeer meals to go of their goodie baggage earlier than the vacation break.
Tips on how to Make Reindeer Meals
To make reindeer meals, all you want is oats (any sort) plus white, crimson, and inexperienced sugar. You may 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 in case you had been going to fill them with frosting. Collect your reindeer meals elements.
- Scoop. Scoop the elements into the bag. Beginning with the coloured sugar, high that with a layer of white sugar, and eventually, add the oats.
- Seal and retailer. Twist and seal the luggage closed. Add a ribbon and observe of your selection, and get gifting! You can too retailer your reindeer meals for later, see beneath.
Suggestions and Variations
- Colour the sugar your self. When you’ve got 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 secure 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 can too layer white and inexperienced sugar to lure a leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day.
Tips on 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 manner! Don’t neglect to have cozy mugs of sizzling chocolate ready once 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 finest Christmas cookies for extra inspo.
Tips on 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’ll want to retailer it in an hermetic container in a cool, dry location.
Description
This reindeer meals recipe is a enjoyable and straightforward 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!
