Reindeer food

• porridge oats↗150g g
• jumbo oats↗150g g
• mixed nuts50g g
• pumpkin seeds↗25g g
• sunflower seeds↗25g g
• golden caster sugar↗50g g
• sunflower oil↗4 tbsp tbsp
• maple syrup↗2 tbsp tbsp
• ground cinnamon↗½ tsp tsp
• mixed spice½ tsp tsp
• ground ginger↗½ tsp tsp
• sultanas↗100g g
• apricots↗100g g

  chopped

• sweetsmixture of

  (we used silver balls, chocolate beans, jelly sweets and hundreds and thousands)

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Put all the ingredients (except the apricots, sultanas and sweets) in a large bowl. Stir everything well, then spread out onto two baking trays in an even layer. Put the tray in the oven for 40 mins.

2. 2

   Leave the granola to cool on the tray, then break it up into small chunks and stir in the sultanas and apricots.

3. 3

   Put the granola in a jar ready for breakfast. To make it suitable for magic reindeer, put a few spoonfuls into a small paper bag and mix in some sweets.

4. 4

   Tie with string or a ribbon and add a fun label for Father Christmas to find.