This reindeer meals recipe is a enjoyable and straightforward Christmas craft that youngsters love! You may whip up this vacation custom in minutes with oatmeal and sugar. We have now a lot enjoyable sprinkling this festive “meals” over the yard as a snack for Santa’s reindeer!
Identical to my do-it-yourself sizzling chocolate combine and pet chow, this simple reindeer meals recipe additionally makes an ideal do-it-yourself present for buddies, academics, 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 any longer:
- 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 elements. You want solely two elements: oats and sugar. I exploit coloured sugar to present this reindeer meals recipe a Christmassy spin.
- Straightforward gifting. Reindeer meals is a straightforward last-minute hostess present, or you may make it for buddies, neighbors, and academics. I used to make the children in my son’s class a bit of bag of reindeer meals to go of their goodie baggage earlier than the vacation break.
Make Reindeer Meals
To make reindeer meals, all you want is oats (any type) plus white, pink, and inexperienced sugar. You may combine the elements and add all the things 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 should you 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, high that with a layer of white sugar, and eventually, add the oats.
- Seal and retailer. Twist and seal the baggage closed. Add a ribbon and word of your alternative, and get gifting! You too can retailer your reindeer meals for later, see beneath.
Suggestions and Variations
- Colour the sugar your self. If in case you have granulated sugar however not pink or inexperienced sugar within the pantry, you may shade white sugar utilizing pink and inexperienced meals coloring. Simply add just a few drops to a bowl of sugar, and blend.
- Be sure 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 employ isn’t dangerous to the atmosphere. 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.
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 overlook to have cozy mugs of sizzling chocolate ready if you are available 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 greatest Christmas cookies for extra inspo.
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.
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” exterior as a snack for Santa’s reindeer on Christmas Eve!
- 1/2 cup oatmeal
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/8 cup of pink/inexperienced sugar
- Combine the oatmeal and sugars collectively, pour them right into a plastic bag, and sprinkle them exterior on the bottom for the reindeer!
