Recipes

How to make Bird Suet Cakes

Our backyard birds have been enjoying the seed and suet cakes. We have been getting plenty of birds on video for our weekly episodes of The Lake Hills City Birds. Below is the recipe for the Bird Suet Cakes.

Ingredients

1 cup of Lard or Suet
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
2 cups ground corn meal
2 cups quick or rolled oats
1/3 – 1/4 cup sugar
1 cup bird seed
1 cup dried fruit

Directions

1. In a large pot over medium low heat melt the lard and peanut butter.
2. Once melted turn off heat. Then mix in the remaining ingredients.
3. Pour into a mold or a pan.
4. Refrigerate or freeze until hardened.
5. If you used a pan, cut suet into sizes to fit in suet cages and let your birds enjoy.

Below is a video.


Recipes

Homemade Bird Suet

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups suet or lard
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
2 cups quick cooking oats
1 1/4 all purpose flour
2 cups cornmeal
Optional Ingredients
1/4 cup dried fruit
1/2 Bird seed
1/4 Dehydrated meal worms

Directions
In a large pot melt the lard over medium heat.
Add in the peanut butter and heat until slightly melted.
Mix in oats, flour, cornmeal, and sugar.
If using optional ingredients, add those in.
Pour into molds or a cake pan.
Place in fridge or freezer until hardened.
If using a cake pan cut into desired sizes.
(You can also dip pinecones in this mixture while it is warm to make bird feeders.)