What Is Santa’s Favorite Food? | The Elf on the Shelf (2024)

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What is Santa Claus's favorite food? ›

Santa loves all types of cookies. He has tried more than most people on Christmas Eve, but his favorite is a sugar cookie. Of course, of all the recipes he's tried, he likes Mrs. Claus' sugar cookies the best!

Now that you know Santa's favorite food is cookies, make him one !

In the United States, many children leave a glass of milk and a plate of cookies for Santa. Some families deviate from the norm by leaving Santa and his reindeer carrots, pizza, or even celery.

Sweet Snacks

You may have heard the rumor that elves love sweets, and it happens to be 100% true! What you may not know is that many of the sweets elves eat are exclusive North Pole foods with a dash of Christmas magic, including special cereals made by Mrs. Claus and gummy fruity treats concocted at the North Pole.

Chocolate Chip cookies

You can never go wrong with these classic, delicious cookies. Santa himself lists these as his favorites, and he prefers them soft and gooey with lots of chocolate chips. If you decide to leave these out for him, make sure there's a glass of cold milk nearby!

Does Santa have a favourite snack? Santa isn't especially picky, but he sure loves Canadian milk (he even gets it delivered to his house all year round!). We'll tell you why: not only is it delivered quickly (obviously, because Canada is so close to the North Pole), but Canadian milk is quality stuff.

Whilst the reindeer might pull the sleigh, we're the ones lining Santa's stomach and fueling him for the night ahead. Christmas Eve plates for Santa have typically consisted of mince pies and brandy, but with millions of homes around the world all giving him treats, we're starting to worry about his digestion.

There are slight variations in each family but Santa usually gets a glass of milk, beer or whisky and then biscuits to munch on. Rudolph and his pals are given the healthy option of carrots but the new trend of lighting their way with 'reindeer food' laced with glitter adds the taste of oats and magic into their diet.

What is Santa's real name? ›

It is believed that the first Santa Claus was Saint Nicholas. Saint Nicholas was a monk and therefore did not marry. The Santa Claus that we know lives in the North Pole. According to some North American sources, his original name was Kris Kringle before he changed his name to Santa Claus.

Santa loves his white milk and cookies, but after stopping at every child's home, give Santa Claus some flavored milk for a tasty surprise. Or switch out the milk for some holiday eggnog!

Everyone knows that Santa's favorite way to wash down his plate of cookies is with a big glass of eggnog. This tradition has been around for decades, but have you ever asked yourself why? When did drinking this egg and milk concoction become a holiday tradition?

Chocolate Chip cookies

You can never go wrong with these classic, delicious cookies. Santa himself lists these as his favorites, and he prefers them soft and gooey with lots of chocolate chips. If you decide to leave these out for him, make sure there's a glass of cold milk nearby!