[Nfb-krafters-korner] Assorted Reindeer Food and Fodder Recipes

Wed Nov 30 01:50:02 UTC 2011

Reindeer Food

What you will need:

2 cups of oatmeal

¼ cup brown sugar (if you don't have brown sugar, you may substitute white,
however, brown is better for the reindeer.)

½ cup carrots, finely diced

2 tablespoons of cake sprinkles

Water

What to do:

Mix all the ingredients together in a medium sized mixing bowl. 

Add water a bit at a time and mix with your hands. When the mixture is
crumbly, you are finished.

On Christmas Eve, spread the mixture across the front lawn for Santa's
reindeer. They will be able to have their snack while Santa is putting your
gifts

under the tree and enjoying his milk and cookies.

The oats in the recipe will give Santa's reindeer lots of energy for their
trip.

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Now for a snack for the good girls and boys on Santa's list. This is fun and
you will enjoy both making and eating these delicious muffins.

Reindeer Muffins

What you will need:

1 package of oatmeal muffin mix

¼ cup of shredded carrots (be sure and shred them finely)

2 chocolate chips (raisins can be substituted) for each muffin

chocolate icing

maraschino cherry for each muffin

red licorice

What to do:

Make muffin mix according to the package directions

Add ¼ cup of shredded carrots

Bake according to package directions.

When muffins are done, remove them from the oven and let cool.

Ice with chocolate frosting. Add a cherry for the nose, chocolate chips or
raisins for the eyes and 2 small pieces of red licorice for the antlers.
Delicious!!!

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In a small ziploc bag or baby food container, mix:

list of 4 items

• 1/4 cup oatmeal

• 1/4 cup sugar

• sprinkle of red or green sugar crystals (for cake decorating)

• OPTIONAL:  You can cut a circle of cloth or felt a bit larger than the
lid.  Place over the lid and tie a ribbon around it to decorate.   We
actually

used Kleenex cut in a circle and tied on with wool for the top of our lid
and it turned out really nice. 

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(the amounts don't have to be exact)

If you use a baby food jar, you can layer the ingredients for a "sand art"
look like we did in the photo.

Reindeer Poem to go with:

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Sprinkle on the lawn at night

The moon will make it sparkle bright

As Santa's reindeer fly and roam

This will guide them to your home. 

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Magic Reindeer Food

Makes 25 cups

>From the kitchen of Kailee Thompson-Post

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2-24oz. packages vanilla candy coating

3 cups mini pretzeles

1-12 oz. can cocktail peanuts

1-14.25 oz. package frosted toasted oat o-shaped cereal

1-12 oz. package crisp rice cereal squares

1-16 oz. package holiday candy-coated chocolate pieces

as desired red sugar

as desired green sugar

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Place candy coating in a glass container; microwave at HIGH 21/2 minutes or 

until melted, stirring once. Combine pretzels and next 3 ingredients in a
large

bowl; add melted candy coating, tossing to coat. Stir in chocolate pieces. 

Spread mixture onto wax paper; sprinkle with sugars. Let stand 30 minutes. 

Break

into pieces. Yields 25 cups. Prep. time is about 20 minutes.

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Reindeer Fodder

2 pounds white baking chocolate or almond bark

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

3 cups Captn' Crunch cereal

3 cups Chex or Crispix

3 cups Cheerios

  1/2 cup pecans, chopped

1 cup pretzel sticks, broken

Melt chocolate in double boiler, add oil when almost melted. Combine rest of
ingredients in a large bowl. Pour melted 

chocolate over mixture, stir until all pieces are coated. Spread on waxed
paper to cool. Break into pieces and store in an 

airtight container.

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REINDEER FODDER

2 1/2 lb. white almond bark

3 c. Cap'n Crunch cereal

3 c. Rice Krispies

3 c. colored miniature marshmallows

3 c. roasted pecans

Roast pecans 10 minutes at 300 degrees. Melt almond bark in double boiler.
Mix other ingredients together; pour melted 

almond bark over all and mix. Spoon out on waxed paper

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Here are the reindeer treats!

Great to do with your kids or friends!

You will need:

bag of mini pretzels

bag of Hershey's kisses

Holiday peanut M and M's (these are green and red only)  if you can't 

find them, the regular M and M's will be fine.

Unwrap as many Kisses as you plan to make Reindeer Treats or better 

yet, find someone else to do this! (grin)

Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F

Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper, non stick foil, or  spray 

with a light coating of veggie spray.

Lay the pretzels out on the cookie sheet and top each one with a kiss.

Slide into the  for about 6 to 8 minutes...until the kisses soften.

You don't want them to melt, just want them to get soft enough 

to  allow you to put a M and M in them.

When the kisses are soft, remove from the oven and place an m and m 

on top of each kiss, pushing it slightly into the kiss.

Let cool and enjoy!

Store in an air tight container!

From: "cookinginthedark-acbradio.org" cookinginthedark at acbradio.org

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Merry Christmas!

Dixie

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the
inn. 

 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping
watch over their flock by night. 

 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord
shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 

 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 

 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord. 

 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 

 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying, 

 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn10FF-FQfs

And, that is what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown!