Best Bird Treats In A Jar Recipes

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HOMEMADE BIRD FOOD AND BIRD FEEDER



Homemade Bird Food and Bird Feeder image

Provided by Valerie Bertinelli

Time 30m

Yield 2 bird feeders

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 large navel orange
1/2 cup natural almond butter
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup raw, unsalted pepitas
1/2 cup unsalted sunflower seeds

Steps:

  • Slice the orange in half through the equator. Hold one half of the orange over a mixing bowl and use a spoon to scoop the flesh into the bowl, catching the juices and avoiding breaking through the peel. Repeat the process with the other half of the orange. Use kitchen shears to cut the pulp into smaller pieces.
  • Add the almond butter, oats, dried cranberries, pepitas and 1/4 cup sunflower seeds to the bowl with the orange. Use a rubber spatula to mix until evenly combined. Set aside.
  • Use a wooden skewer to pierce a hole through an orange peel about 1/2 inch below the cut. Continue to thread the skewer through the orange to reach the other side. Pierce through the orange, creating 2 holes directly across from each other. Remove the skewer and repeat the same process crosswise on the orange, so that you now have 4 holes. Repeat the same process with the other orange half.
  • Take one piece of kitchen twine and use the skewer to help the ends of the twine through two of the mirroring holes. Tie a knot at either end of the twine to secure it to the inside of the orange. Repeat the process with the remaining twine. Use one of the wooden skewers to poke from one side of the orange to another, creating a perch. Repeat the process with the remaining skewer, creating an X. Repeat with the second orange half.
  • Fill the oranges with the almond butter mixture. Top with the remaining 1/4 cup sunflower seeds. Hang the bird feeders outside on a sturdy branch.
  • Any leftover almond butter mixture can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days to refill the feeders. Alternatively, it can be eaten by humans with green yogurt or on toast.

BIRD TREATS IN A JAR



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A great little addition to a nature loving friends basket. Great for the birds that stay the winter. This one is so fun. Not only do the birds get a treat in the winter months but you get a chance to show your decorating skills. A little paint or maybe an old card or magazine can be used to make this gift special

Provided by Stormy Stewart @karlyn255

Categories     For Pets

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup(s) quick-cooking oatmeal, uncooked
1/3 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed
3/4 cup(s) sunflower seed (i use the ones w/o the hulls
1 cup(s) millet bird seed
3/4 cup(s) cornmeal
3/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Layer first 4 ingredients. oatmeal, brown sugar, whole sunflower seeds and millet birdseed in a one quart wide mouth jar, set aside. Combine cornmeal and flour, layer on top, packing down firmly. Secure lid and attach following instructions: .
  • Winter bird treats To Prepare * 1 cup creamy peanut butter * 1/2 cup water . INSTRUCTIONS: . Place mix in a medium bowl, add 1 cup creamy peanut butter and 1/2 cup water.mix well. Spread in an ungreased 13x9 pan --. Score into 4" x 2" squares. Bake at 350* for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool. Cut into bars. Hang these in suet feeders or onion sacks. Birds love them.

BIRD TREATS IN A JAR MIX



Bird Treats in a Jar Mix image

Make and share this Bird Treats in a Jar Mix recipe from Food.com.

Provided by grandma2969

Categories     < 30 Mins

Time 30m

Yield 12 bars

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal, uncooked
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup millet bird seed
3/4 cup cornmeal
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup water

Steps:

  • Layer first 4 ingredients.oatmeal, brown sugar, whole sunflower seeds and millet birdseed in a one quart wide mouth jar, set aside.
  • Combine cornmeal and flour, layer on top, packing down firmly.secure lid and attach following instructions:.
  • INSTRUCTIONS:.
  • Place mix in a medium bowl, add 1 cup creamy peanut butter and 1/2 cup water.mix well.
  • Spread in an ungreased 13x9 pan --.
  • Score into 4" x 2" squares.
  • Bake at 350* for 20 minutes.
  • Set aside to cool --.
  • Cut into bars.
  • We hang these in suet feeders or onion sacks.birds love them.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 282.7, Fat 16.1, SaturatedFat 2.8, Sodium 104.6, Carbohydrate 28.2, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 8.3, Protein 9.9

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