Description
Bird suet recipe to attract wild birds all winter long! This easy, 6-ingredient DIY bird food is high-energy, cost-effective, and bird-approved.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup natural peanut butter (unsalted, no xylitol)
- 2 cups beef lard (rendered fat, not pork-based)
- 2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 2 cups fine cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup brown sugar (optional for added energy)
- ½ cup dried fruit (cranberries or raisins)
- ½ cup chopped nuts (almonds or peanuts)
- ¼ cup black oil sunflower seeds
Instructions
- Melt the beef lard and peanut butter together in a saucepan over low heat until smooth
- In a mixing bowl, combine the oats, cornmeal, flour, and brown sugar
- Stir the dry mixture slowly into the melted fat mixture until fully combined
- Fold in dried fruit, chopped nuts, and sunflower seeds into the mixture
- Spoon the warm bird suet recipe into silicone molds, muffin tins, or small containers
- Allow to cool at room temperature, then refrigerate or freeze until firm and ready to serve
Notes
- Use vegetable shortening instead of lard for a vegetarian option if feeding in cool weather
- Only use natural peanut butter to avoid harmful sweeteners like xylitol
- Freeze extra suet cakes and thaw as needed for a fresh winter supply
- Avoid using pork or salty fats which are unsafe for wild birds
- Hang suet feeders in shaded spots to prevent melting in mild climates
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Bird Feeding
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 suet cake
- Calories: 410 kcal
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 55mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
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