This reindeer meals recipe is a enjoyable and simple Christmas craft that children love! You possibly can whip up this vacation custom in minutes with oatmeal and sugar. We’ve got a lot enjoyable sprinkling this festive “meals” over the yard as a snack for Santa’s reindeer!
Similar to my do-it-yourself scorching chocolate combine and pet chow, this straightforward reindeer meals recipe additionally makes an ideal do-it-yourself reward for associates, lecturers, and classmates throughout 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 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 more:
- 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 exploit coloured sugar to offer this reindeer meals recipe a Christmassy spin.
- Straightforward gifting. Reindeer meals is a simple last-minute hostess reward, or you can also make it for associates, 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.
Methods to Make Reindeer Meals
To make reindeer meals, all you want is oats (any variety) plus white, crimson, and inexperienced sugar. You possibly can combine the substances and add all the pieces 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:
- Prep. Place your piping baggage into cups and fold the tops over, as when you have been going to fill them with frosting. Collect your reindeer meals substances.
- Scoop. Scoop the substances 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 observe 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. 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 just a few drops to a bowl of sugar, and blend.
- Ensure it’s biodegradable. Oats and sugar are secure for sprinkling on the bottom. For those who swap or change the substances on this reindeer meals recipe, take care that something you utilize 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 too can layer white and inexperienced sugar to lure a leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day.
Methods 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 overlook 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. Take a look at my greatest Christmas cookies for extra inspo.
Methods to 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, 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 substances: 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 crimson/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!
