These Suet Recipes are from Birds & Blooms Website.
Tropical Treat:
Attract woodpeckers, as well as chickadees and nuthatches, with this suet recipe made with coconut. The best part is this suet mix won’t melt when it’s warm outside.
- 1 cup lard
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1⁄3 cup coconut
- 2 ½ cups oats
- 2 ½ cups cornmeal
- Raisins, nuts or birdseed, optional
Melt lard and peanut butter. Stir in coconut, oats and cornmeal. Add optional ingredients. Pour the mixture into a pan and chill in refrigerator over-night. Cut into squares and wrap in plastic for easy storage and removal. -Rebecca Beiler, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Out on a Limb:
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup flour
- ¾ cup water
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup lard
- 1 cup raisins
In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Then add the water, and mix. Put peanut butter and lard in a small bowl and microwave for 2 minutes. Add to the cornmeal mixture along with the raisins. Refrigerate for about two hours. -Naomi Manalo, Middleton, Delaware
Bird Cake:
Make this “bird cake” treat and hang it from trees or bird feeders in mesh bags.
- 1 cup lard
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1 cup honey
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup oats
- 2 eggs
Mix all ingredients and pour into a greased 9-inch square pan. Bake at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. -Mary Hochstetler, Milford, Indiana
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1 cup lard
- 2 cups quick oats
- 2 cups cornmeal
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- Berries like currants optional.
Mix dry ingredients. Melt peanut butter and lard together, and mix with dry ingredients. Press into pan, cool, cut into squares and freeze until needed.